Issues inheriting attributes from a parent product

Q&A
1

We’ve run in to an issue with child products inheriting attributes from a parent product.

First Scenario - Works :+1:
When we create a child product manually by clicking on the + icon from the Child Products relationship tab of a product, all of the attributes from the parent product are inherited to the child product, as expected.

Second Scenario - Does not work :-1:
When we create a child product through an Import Feed by specifying the Parent Product, the attribute values are not linked. We have to either manually go to each attribute and click on the link icon or select the “Inherit all from parent” option from the Edit split button.

I am sure that we are just doing something wrong. I was looking for an option on the Import Feed to inherit the parent attribute values, but I didn’t see anything. Has anyone else ever dealt with this issue?

2

Hello,

Sorry for the late reply. The bug is not reproduced in the latest version - when creating child records via the imported feed attribute values are inherited. If you still have the bug, please upgrade the system to the latest version.

3

Thank you for following up. I did notice a recent change log that sounded like it fixed the issue. I guess that I need to test my import again.

4

Hello, I´m running an old version, (have not the time to upgrade), and have the same kind of problem on some of my products.
Some product is missing several attributes for some reason, and if I clear the class, save and set the class again, all attributes is regenerated, but not inherited.

I´m now sitting and manually kicking the “Inherit” link, on every attribute on every product that is missing inherit.

Is this problem corrected or more automatic if I upgrade?
Do you think I have something to win if I take the time to upgrade?