Applying Variation Groups

You can apply variation groups to your storefront in different configurations.

You can:

import variation groups through the standard catalog import process. Salesforce B2C Commerce supports the variation group product type in the Catalog.xsd schema. B2C Commerce supports merge-mode for imports.
create variation groups by at least one variation attribute for a given variation master
search to find all variation groups
assign a variation group to a content slot.
Note: In the storefront, clicking a content slot with a variation group assigned to it displays the product detail page for the variation master. The product detail page shows the selected attributes of the variation group with an appropriate image, similar to the way product sets are merchandised.
assign a category position to a variation group, which allows you to show all red handbags before all gold handbags.
assign a variation group to a category or subcategory regardless of the variation master's assigned primary category and storefront category. For example, you can sell all red variation products in any size using a Holiday category.
assign a variation group to a promotion.
assign a variation group to a product set, which lets you create outfits in specific colors, with specific products that can be sold in any size.
control storefront search behavior through search preferences for products that have variation groups configured

B2C Commerce:

disables slicing when variation groups exist for a master product, but only for that product. You can still use slicing for all other products.
uses attribute value fallback to include variation groups. For example, B2C Commerce first checks that an attribute value is set for the variation product, then the variation group product, and finally the master product.
collects active data for variation groups. Active data for a variation group is an aggregation of the variation products contained in the group.

You can also use the B2C Commerce Script API to show variation groups in landing pages, category pages, and customized search experiences.