Hi there,
When I don't allow a variant field (like the name) to be updateable by uncecking its checkbox in the Fields section, Dynamicweb allows you to edit that field for the main product only and not for the variant. That's great and exactly how it should be.
If, however, the variant gets changed in the database (for example, through integration we update the name) and you then subsequently edit that variant, its settings are applied to all variants and the main product instead of the data from the main product being forced down on the variants.
To see what I mean, consider these product names (setup through the UI)
My Product (main product)
My Product (variant 1)
My Product (variant 2)
My Product (variant 3)
I then change variant 2 in the database as follows:
My Product (main product)
My Product (variant 1)
My New Product Name (variant 2)
My Product (variant 3)
Then, when I open variant 2 and make a change to a different field (for example, set its Active state) and save the changes, all products take the new name:
My New Product Name (main product)
My New Product Name (variant 1)
My New Product Name (variant 2)
My New Product Name (variant 3)
Does that make sense and is this the right behavior? You would imagine that because the variant name can't be different across variants, the product and variants would take on the main product's name, like this:
My Product (main product)
My Product (variant 1)
My Product (variant 2)
My Product (variant 3)
Or not? Is there a good reason that DW takes the edited variant instead?
Cheers,
Imar
