[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # help with default characteristic ## - **[treybraid](/forum/user/30556-treybraid "View treybraid's Profile")** - [![treybraid's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/30556-treybraid "View treybraid's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/30556-treybraid) Less More - Posts: 40 - Thank you received: 0 - - - 10 years 7 months ago [\#233273](#233273) by [treybraid](/forum/user/30556-treybraid "View treybraid's Profile") *[help with default characteristic](/forum/32-content-creation/883079-help-with-default-characteristic#233273 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.1 -- Joomla version -- : 3.4.8 -- PHP version -- : 5.3.29 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : FIREFOX 45 im selling some tickets for football games... ive created 4 characteristics titled "games" and ive told it to list the 4 games in a dropdown... when i open up the product and add a characteristic im unable to add the default--- where can i add this and how... thanks trey")* was created by *[treybraid](/forum/user/30556-treybraid "View treybraid's Profile")* -- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.1 -- Joomla version -- : 3.4.8 -- PHP version -- : 5.3.29 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : FIREFOX 45 im selling some tickets for football games... ive created 4 characteristics titled "games" and ive told it to list the 4 games in a dropdown... when i open up the product and add a characteristic im unable to add the default--- where can i add this and how... thanks trey Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMyLWNvbnRlbnQtY3JlYXRpb24vODgzMDc5LWhlbHAtd2l0aC1kZWZhdWx0LWNoYXJhY3RlcmlzdGljP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[treybraid](/forum/user/30556-treybraid "View treybraid's Profile")** - [![treybraid's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/30556-treybraid "View treybraid's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/30556-treybraid) Less More - Posts: 40 - Thank you received: 0 - - - 10 years 7 months ago [\#233307](#233307) by [treybraid](/forum/user/30556-treybraid "View treybraid's Profile") Replied by *[treybraid](/forum/user/30556-treybraid "View treybraid's Profile")* on topic *[help with default characteristic](/forum/32-content-creation/883079-help-with-default-characteristic#233307 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.1 -- Joomla version -- : 3.4.8 -- PHP version -- : 5.3.29 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : FIREFOX 45 im selling some tickets for football games... ive created 4 characteristics titled "games" and ive told it to list the 4 games in a dropdown... when i open up the product and add a characteristic im unable to add the default--- where can i add this and how... thanks trey")* can someone please help me here... i cant add the options to my products--keeps asking for default and ive got no clue what that is... trey Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMyLWNvbnRlbnQtY3JlYXRpb24vODgzMDc5LWhlbHAtd2l0aC1kZWZhdWx0LWNoYXJhY3RlcmlzdGljP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")** - [![Jerome's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar80.png)](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/80-jerome) - HikaShop core developer Less More - Posts: 26394 - Thank you received: 4078 - - [](http://obsi.dev) - 10 years 7 months ago - 10 years 7 months ago [\#233276](#233276) by [Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") Replied by *[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")* on topic *[help with default characteristic](/forum/32-content-creation/883079-help-with-default-characteristic#233276 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.1 -- Joomla version -- : 3.4.8 -- PHP version -- : 5.3.29 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : FIREFOX 45 im selling some tickets for football games... ive created 4 characteristics titled "games" and ive told it to list the 4 games in a dropdown... when i open up the product and add a characteristic im unable to add the default--- where can i add this and how... thanks trey")* Hi, For management of variants ; please read that documentation page : [ www.hikashop.com/support/documentation/i...ct-form.html#variant](http://www.hikashop.com/support/documentation/integrated-documentation/20-hikashop/tutorials/19-hikashop-product-form.html#variant) Please make sure that you add values to the characteristics before adding them to your products and you should be able to select a default value when adding the characteristic. Regards, PS : Please avoid topic subjects in full uppercase. --- Jerome - Obsidev.com HikaMarket & HikaSerial developer / HikaShop core dev team. Last edit: 10 years 7 months ago by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile"). Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMyLWNvbnRlbnQtY3JlYXRpb24vODgzMDc5LWhlbHAtd2l0aC1kZWZhdWx0LWNoYXJhY3RlcmlzdGljP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[treybraid](/forum/user/30556-treybraid "View treybraid's Profile")** - [![treybraid's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/30556-treybraid "View treybraid's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/30556-treybraid) Less More - Posts: 40 - Thank you received: 0 - - - 10 years 7 months ago - 10 years 7 months ago [\#233317](#233317) by [treybraid](/forum/user/30556-treybraid "View treybraid's Profile") Replied by *[treybraid](/forum/user/30556-treybraid "View treybraid's Profile")* on topic *[help with default characteristic](/forum/32-content-creation/883079-help-with-default-characteristic#233317 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.1 -- Joomla version -- : 3.4.8 -- PHP version -- : 5.3.29 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : FIREFOX 45 im selling some tickets for football games... ive created 4 characteristics titled "games" and ive told it to list the 4 games in a dropdown... when i open up the product and add a characteristic im unable to add the default--- where can i add this and how... thanks trey")* Thats the problem that I'm having....the characteristics are added I just can't add them to the products cause its asking for the default value --- Where do i edit the variants at??? I'm not seeing a variants tab anywhere---very frustrating and i dont know what im doing wrong here... Thanks Trey Last edit: 10 years 7 months ago by [treybraid](/forum/user/30556-treybraid "View treybraid's Profile"). Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMyLWNvbnRlbnQtY3JlYXRpb24vODgzMDc5LWhlbHAtd2l0aC1kZWZhdWx0LWNoYXJhY3RlcmlzdGljP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Mohamed Thelji](/forum/user/6861-mohamed-thelji "View Mohamed Thelji's Profile")** - [![Mohamed Thelji's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar6861.png)](/forum/user/6861-mohamed-thelji "View Mohamed Thelji's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/6861-mohamed-thelji) Less More - Posts: 12953 - Thank you received: 1778 - - - 10 years 7 months ago - 10 years 7 months ago [\#233322](#233322) by [Mohamed Thelji](/forum/user/6861-mohamed-thelji "View Mohamed Thelji's Profile") Replied by *[Mohamed Thelji](/forum/user/6861-mohamed-thelji "View Mohamed Thelji's Profile")* on topic *[help with default characteristic](/forum/32-content-creation/883079-help-with-default-characteristic#233322 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.1 -- Joomla version -- : 3.4.8 -- PHP version -- : 5.3.29 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : FIREFOX 45 im selling some tickets for football games... ive created 4 characteristics titled "games" and ive told it to list the 4 games in a dropdown... when i open up the product and add a characteristic im unable to add the default--- where can i add this and how... thanks trey")* Hello Trey, Did you set some values through your characteristic configuration page ("Hikashop->Products->Characteristics") ? If you did, then you should have some Default values available for your characteristic when you add it to your product configuration page. Also, you'll see a variant tab only if you have set some characteristics on your product configuration page. Last edit: 10 years 7 months ago by [Mohamed Thelji](/forum/user/6861-mohamed-thelji "View Mohamed Thelji's Profile"). 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