[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # create dependent options/characteristics ## - **[tspires](/forum/user/7391-tspires "View tspires's Profile")** - [![tspires's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/7391-tspires "View tspires's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/7391-tspires) Less More - Posts: 18 - Thank you received: 3 - - 14 years 2 months ago - 14 years 2 months ago [\#59312](#59312) by [tspires](/forum/user/7391-tspires "View tspires's Profile") *[create dependent options/characteristics](/forum/4-how-to/59312-create-dependent-options-characteristics#59312 "Is there a way to present/enable options based on the selection of an option? For example, I have a product that can be sold unimprinted or imprinted. I would like the imprint options to be...")* was created by *[tspires](/forum/user/7391-tspires "View tspires's Profile")* Is there a way to present/enable options based on the selection of an option? For example, I have a product that can be sold unimprinted or imprinted. I would like the imprint options to be available if the customer opts to pay the set up charge (which is my indicator the customer wants the product imprinted). Another example, I have a product with different colors based on the size of the shirt, so selecting a S will show a different list of colors than select a 2XL. The only way I can think of accomplishing this is to have each size shirt, in the previous example, as a separate product or have the same product listed twice--one with imprint option and one without. Unfortunately this seems pretty sloppy and will clutter up the catalog and, more than likely, create confusion. UPDATE: Ok, for the example where I have colors based on selected size, I can accomplish this task by Manage Variants and 'unpublish' the unsupported combination. Unfortunately, for a product with all sizes and LOTS of colors, this is a huge undertaking but it provides a solution. Thought I'd mention this should someone else be faced with a similar need. Last edit: 14 years 2 months ago by [tspires](/forum/user/7391-tspires "View tspires's Profile"). Reason: Possible workaround/solution Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzU5MzEyLWNyZWF0ZS1kZXBlbmRlbnQtb3B0aW9ucy1jaGFyYWN0ZXJpc3RpY3M/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: 86290 - Thank you received: 14268 - - 14 years 2 months ago [\#59389](#59389) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Re: create dependent options/characteristics](/forum/4-how-to/59312-create-dependent-options-characteristics#59389 "Is there a way to present/enable options based on the selection of an option? For example, I have a product that can be sold unimprinted or imprinted. I would like the imprint options to be...")* Indeed, characteristics/variants are the way to go in these cases as you can't have options depending of characteristic values or vice versa. If you have a huge list of combinations, you can always generate the variants of the products via an import of a CSV file. For the format of the CSV, you can first do an export and see how it's done with Excel. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzU5MzEyLWNyZWF0ZS1kZXBlbmRlbnQtb3B0aW9ucy1jaGFyYWN0ZXJpc3RpY3M/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. 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