How to use Attribute and Relationship filters to find products in Plytix faster
This article explains the different ways you can use filters to quickly find products in your Plytix account.
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Finding Product Filters
Narrow down the products you see in the Product Overview table.
- Click on 'Products' in the navigation menu.
- Choose 'All products' from the dropdown.
Product Filters are found on the right side menu of the Product Overview page. There are two filter types: Attributes and Relationships. These can be used together to narrow your selection.
Attribute Filters
To use attribute filters:
- Click on the '+' icon next to Attributes.
- From the dropdown, select the attribute for which you would like to filter.
- Choose the operator.
- Select the value you want to filter for, then click 'Apply filter'.
💡 You can further narrow or broaden your search by stacking filters on top of one another. To do this, click 'AND' or 'OR' and follow the process to add a filter.
The Product Overview table will now show the results of your chosen filters.
ℹ️ Each attribute type has a specific set of conditions that can be selected to change the parameters of the filter. To learn what types of conditions there are for every attribute type, see the article: Attribute Types.
System Attributes Filters
In addition to filtering by the attributes you've created, there are also some system filters available by default in your PIM to help you find what you need.
Assets
Filter by whether the assets attribute is defined or not (i.e., if there are any assets associated with a product).Categories
Filter by the categories a product belongs to.Created and Last Modified
Filter by the date a product was created or last modified.Family
Filter products by the family they belong to, or check whether the family attribute is defined for the product or not.
ℹ️ Learn more about creating and managing product families.
GTIN
Filter by the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) to check for specific GTINs or get a list of products where the GTIN is defined or not.Has Variation and Is Variation
"Has Variation" indicates if a product has different variants, and "Is Variation" identifies if a product is a variant of another.Label
Find a specific label (a short-text identifier for your products), check whether it is defined, or whether it contains specific text.Product type
This allows you to filter by the product type. The available options are "Single," "Parent," "Variant" and "Sub-variant."
ℹ️ Would you like to work with product variants? Learn more about how to create and manage them in Plytix.
⚠️ The Multilevel Product feature allows you to have up to three product levels. It is currently a beta feature. If you're interested in testing it, please contact your Account Manager
SKU
Filter by the SKU to search for specific SKUs, or to exclude products that don't contain any of the specified SKUs.Static Lists
This allows you to filter by products that belong to a given static list.Status
Filter by the product’s status, such as "Completed," "Draft," or "Archived."Thumbnail
Filter by whether products have a thumbnail defined or not.Date Attribute Filters
When filtering using date attributes (Created, Last Modified or a custom date attribute), you may filter dates dynamically using relative dates. This means that instead of constantly updating filters, you can find products based on whether they were modified today, yesterday, a week ago, or up to one year ago.
To use relative date filters:
- In the 'Filters' area of the Product Overview, click on the 'Add filter' icon next to "Attributes."
- Select a date attribute from the 'Select Attribute' dropdown.
- From the second dropdown, select 'Relative Date.'
- Change the number of days according to the results for which you want to filter.
- Click 'Apply filter.'
💡 To filter for only products modified today, type "0" in the days input field. To filter for products modified today and yesterday, type "1". To filter for products modified in the last week (including today), type "7". Results can be filtered up to 365 days from today.
ℹ️ Note that the relative date selector is based on UTC time. Results include all products modified on a certain date, so they are not relative to a specific hour of the day. For example, selecting "Last 1 days" will return all products modified yesterday and today-- not products only modified in the last 24 hours.
Relationship Filters
To use relationship filters:
- Click on the '+' icon next to Relationships.
- From the dropdown, select the relationship for which you would like to filter.
- Choose 'is defined' or 'is not defined'.
- Click 'Apply filter' to search for all SKUs that fit the filter or click 'All SKUs Selected' to select specific SKUs.
- If you selected specific SKUs, define the quantity of related products for which you want to filter.
- Click 'Apply filter'.
The Product Overview table will now show the results of your chosen filters.
ℹ️ At this time, you cannot filter on more than one relationship.
Saving Filters
You can also save your filters to a smart list, so you can reload your filtering conditions another time.
To do this:
- Click the 'Save filters' icon at the top of the filters section.
- Select 'Create a new list' and give your list a name.
- Click 'Save'.
💡 Load a saved filter anytime by clicking 'Load list'. You can also access these lists under the Product Lists page.
Clearing Filters
When you want to view a different set of filters or return to an unfiltered view of all of your products, you can remove one filter at a time or all filters at once.
To remove one filter, hover over it and click the trash can icon.
To remove all selected filters, click on 'Clear Filters' at the bottom of the filters menu.
What's next?
- Learn about all the things you can do from the product overview page
- Learn how to create asset lists
- Lean how to manage your product lists
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