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Configurable Attribute in Magento 1

To use an attribute for configurable products we need: is_configurable = 1 is_global = 1 is_user_defined = 1 backend_type = int frontend_input = select

Sourcemodel

Custom Product Attributes, Source Models and Flat Tables

How to add an attribute to product_flat_table Either one of the following attribute settings is true: backend_typ = 'static' is_filterable > 0 used_in_product_listing = 1 is_used_for_promo_rules= 1 used_for_sort_by = 1 Or you add it manually by observing this event:

EAV

Remove Values From Attribute

Today I had to change the values of a magento product attribute. Attribute before I had an attribute color with the values: aqua black blue fuchsia ... (all other CSS2.1 color names) And I had to change it to german values. So I had a look into $installer->addAttribute(