How to get a variant approved & go live
A variant's status is owner-locked: the item's owner company must approve it before it publishes - then it appears on the channels beside or replacing the original.
Step-by-step
- Set the variant status toward approval when you're ready.
- The status is locked - only the item-owner company can approve.
- Wait for the owner to approve; the variant becomes published.
- It posts to the channels via the item's e-commerce tab.
- Buyers see the original and your variant side by side.
Full transcript
Here's the last variant step - approval and going live. The owner of the item has to approve your variant before it can publish on the channels.
When you're ready to go live, you change the variant status from registered to approval - but the system won't let you, and that's normal. The status is locked - it can only be changed by a user from the item-owner company. So you wait for the owner to approve it. Here the owner is reuse it, so you wait for the reuse it team to release it. Once they approve, the variant switches to published. Open the item's e-commerce tab and the variant is now posted on the channels. On the product page you see the original plus your variant - upgraded by your company - with its own photos, price, warranty and condition. Buyers can add either one to cart.