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Product variants are used to manage products having that have different variations, like size, color, etc.
Follow the steps below to set up your variants.Example: Setting up variants for cordless tools
In the below example, let us take cordless tools and setup variants for a few products. Below is a list of steps to follow.
Let's say we have a Cordless Drill. And this drill comes in different voltage options and battery capacities.
So, we have the following variants:
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Before we setup, the first step is to create a "Variation Group" for Cordless Tools. This variation group has two attributes: voltage, battery_capacity.
The reason we first create a variation group is so as we add more and more products, we don't have to keep adding the attributes manually.
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Part 2: Setup the Variant Attributes
2.1. Now click "Attributes" from the header menu.
2.2. Click "Add Attribute" and select "Picklist" to create options list of values. Click "Continue."
2.3. Enter the attribute name (Ex: Color, Size, Voltage).
* Keep the validation level as "Optional" unless this selection will be required to check out.
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3.1 Select the "Variants" tab and select "Change Variation Group"
3.2 Click the corresponding box of the previously made variation group. 
This article assumes the corresponding parent products and option attributes have been set. To review how to create parent products and initially set option attributes, please see Creating Products
Part 1: Creating variants manually
1. Once your parent product has been created, select your parent product to view the Product Details Page.
2. To create your first variant, select New Variant.
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**Note: If Option Attributes have not been set up yet, you will be prompted to set them up before variant creation is complete.
3. Upon creation of this products first variant, you will be able to view and select variants by clicking the variant dropdown at the top of the page, clicking the variant group to the left, or clicking the variants tab at the bottom.
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Part 2: Creating variants through simple imports
Catsy also allows you to create and assign variants by data import. When performing bulk updates, using the Import feature is the most efficient way of generating large numbers of products and populating their relevant information. For more information on Catsy’s Import feature, please see Importing Products .
Part 3: Editing Option Attributes
Option Attributes can be edited at any point within the Parent Product’s Details Page.
Click on the Variants tab to bring up the variants portion of the details page, and select “Set Options”.
Select the attributes you’d like to set as Option Attributes, and click “Save”.
