How to Delete a Product Attribute

This guide shows how to delete attributes and their values in TB.One. Learn how to efficiently remove attributes from a single product, multiple products, or through imports.

Manual Deletion for a Single Product

1.Open the product you want to modify in TB.One.

2.Go to the "Product Description" and scroll to the "Product attributes" section.

3.Click the red cross next to the attribute you want to delete. This action is labeled "delete product attribute".

4.Optional: If you want to delete only a certain attribute value and not the entire attribute, click on the value and select the “-- please select --” option from the dropdown list.

5.Save your changes at the bottom of the product page.

Manual Deletion for Multiple Products

1.Go to the article list in TB.One.

2.Filter your articles if needed.

3.In the "page actions" section on the left sidebar, click on "bulk editing".

4.Acknowledge the warning in the popup and click "next".

5.Expand the "Categorisation" dropdown.

6.Check the box in front of "Add/delete attribute".

7.In the first dropdown, select the “remove from” option.

8.Select “Product” in the second dropdown.

9.Select the attribute you want to delete in the third dropdown.

10.Optional:  If you want to delete only a certain attribute value and not the entire attribute, In the last dropdown, select the attribute value you want to delete.

11.Click on "apply changes".

The attribute (or attribute value) will be deleted from all products that are currently filtered and have this attribute stored. This process may take some time depending on the number of products.

Deletion via Import

1. Adjust import settings

•Go to "Admin > import > settings".

•Ensure that the option "Attributes" in the section "Delete content that is no longer delivered during import" is active. If it isn't, activate it.  

•Optional: If you want to delete only a certain attribute value and not the entire attribute, select the “Attribute values” option instead

2. Prepare and import your file

•Create an import file that includes all product attributes that should remain on the products. The import setting you adjusted in the previous step will delete all other product attributes (or values) that are not listed in the import file.

•You can limit the import to the products from which the attribute and value is to be removed, but ensure that all other product attributes and values are included in the file.

•Validate your file.

•Import your file.

•The import will now delete all product attributes and values for the products that were included in the file and keep the product attributes and values that are still in the file.

•To avoid unintentional removal of product attributes or their values in the future, we recommend that you deactivate the import setting from step one after the successful import and only reactivate it if necessary.

Q&A

Can I delete an attribute from only some products?

Yes, you can do this manually for each product or by filtering the products in the article list when using bulk editing. When using import, you can prepare an import file that only includes the products you want to keep the attribute on.

Is there a way to recover a deleted attribute?

No, deleted attributes cannot be recovered. You would need to add the attribute and its values again.

How can I control which attributes are exported to a specific channel?

Attributes are internal flags which are generally "hidden" from the channels and are not a default part of the export. They are transferred to the target channel via value mapping if they are assigned to a channel property.

What happens if I delete a attribute that is used for value mapping?

Deleting an attribute used for the value mapping an cause errors in the product export to the channels. Exercise caution and adjust your product variants accordingly.