Configurable Product Settings

By default, Manage Stock is set to No because the inventory of a configurable product is derived from the quantities of its associated simple products. If you want to manage the inventory manually, clear the Use Config Settings check box and select Yes for Manage Stock. The fields Enable Qty Increments andStock Availability are enabled.

• Enable Qty Increments: If you want to sell your products in batches (increments), set the desired quantity number here. A customer will be able to purchase this product only in the increments that you specify.
• Stock Availability: If you want to temporarily remove an item from sale, select the Out of Stock option in the drop-down menu.

Creating a Simple Associated Product

This section enables you to create simple products to associate to your configurable product.

To create a simple associated product:

1. In the Create Simple Associated Product box, click Create Empty. A popup window opens with a regular product creation page, but with a preselected product type (Simple Product) and an attribute set that is the same as the configurable product.
2. Specify the settings as you would when creating a Simple Product.
3. Click Save to add your product to your configurable product list.
4. Repeat for additional simple associated products.
   The Copy from Configurable button works in a similar manner to the above, but it pre-populates many of the fields with information from the configurable product.