Item Defaults

Use the Item Defaults tab in Site Manager > Catalog Configuration to define the default SKU-selection experience and accessory ordering behavior.

SKU selection

The default selection mode applies to CatalogPricingControl, unless its SKUSelectionMode property overrides it.

Mode	Behavior
Simple	Shows the SKU-selection list and loads the SKU price on the current item-detail page.
Simple Redirect	Shows the SKU-selection list and redirects the shopper to the selected SKU’s detail page.
Advanced	Guides the shopper through SKU options and loads the resulting SKU details on the current page.

Use Edit Default SKU Selection Fields to arrange the Family/Characteristic pairs used for SKU selection. Add a pair by choosing an item-type family and its related characteristic; use Top, Up, Down, and Bottom to set processing order. The saved SKUSelectionFields value is a comma-delimited list, ordered from left to right.

If item-level SKU selection fields are used, do not define SKUSelectionFields inside SitePages.config control definitions.

Accessories

Setting	Description
Action Type used to add Accessories to the Shopping Cart	Choose Drop Down (the default) or Button. A separately configured always-add-with-accessories item uses the button behavior.
Allow Accessorized Item Ordering in Any Quantity	Lets shoppers add an accessorized item and its individual accessories in quantities above any configured minimum. When disabled, they are added as quantity one and cannot be changed.
Allow the quantity of Accessorized Items to be modified in the Shopping Cart	Lets shoppers change the quantities in the cart. When disabled, the main-item quantity control is hidden and unavailable in the accessory grid.