[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Characteristics -> Values ## - **[beeldstudio](/forum/user/1943-beeldstudio "View beeldstudio's Profile")** - [![beeldstudio's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/1943-beeldstudio "View beeldstudio's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/1943-beeldstudio) Less More - Posts: 6 - Thank you received: 0 - - 14 years 6 months ago [\#47144](#47144) by [beeldstudio](/forum/user/1943-beeldstudio "View beeldstudio's Profile") *[Characteristics -> Values](/forum/4-how-to/47144-characteristics-values#47144 "Hello, I have a question about the following: We have 2 characteristics 'color' and 'format' (= for furniture shop). Within this 2 characteristics we have for each about 100 different values, and still growing... Is there any easy way with import function that the application automaticly see this new values? On this moment, before the upload, we every time have to check by hand and if we have a new value, add this by hand in the backend of Hikashop. Not very convenient:( Problem is that if we had not see a new value we get an error at this product in frontend shop. Thanks, JB")* was created by *[beeldstudio](/forum/user/1943-beeldstudio "View beeldstudio's Profile")* Hello, I have a question about the following: We have 2 characteristics 'color' and 'format' (= for furniture shop). Within this 2 characteristics we have for each about 100 different values, and still growing... Is there any easy way with import function that the application automaticly see this new values? On this moment, before the upload, we every time have to check by hand and if we have a new value, add this by hand in the backend of Hikashop. Not very convenient:( Problem is that if we had not see a new value we get an error at this product in frontend shop. Thanks, JB Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzQ3MTQ0LWNoYXJhY3RlcmlzdGljcy12YWx1ZXM/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86293 - Thank you received: 14271 - - 14 years 6 months ago [\#47422](#47422) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Re: Characteristics -> Values](/forum/4-how-to/47144-characteristics-values#47422 "Hello, I have a question about the following: We have 2 characteristics 'color' and 'format' (= for furniture shop). Within this 2 characteristics we have for each about 100 different values, and still growing... Is there any easy way with import function that the application automaticly see this new values? On this moment, before the upload, we every time have to check by hand and if we have a new value, add this by hand in the backend of Hikashop. Not very convenient:( Problem is that if we had not see a new value we get an error at this product in frontend shop. Thanks, JB")* If you don't need characteristics for stock handling or different price for each size/format, why not use custom fields of the table "item" instead of characteristics ? The new values of custom fields will be added to all your products with the fields automatically. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzQ3MTQ0LWNoYXJhY3RlcmlzdGljcy12YWx1ZXM/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. 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