Add Option

Module: Product Attributes API

Resource: product_attribute

Method:

product_attribute.addOption (SOAP V1)
catalogProductAttributeAddOption (SOAP V2)

Allows you to add a new option for attributes with selectable fields.

Arguments:

Type	Name	Description
string	sessionId	Session ID
string	attribute	Attribute code or ID
array	data	Array of catalogProductAttributeOptionEntityToAdd

Return:

Type	Name	Description
boolean	result	True on success

The catalogProductAttributeOptionEntityToAdd content is as follows:

Type	Name	Description
array	label	Array of catalogProductAttributeOptionLabel
int	order	Option order
int	is_default	Defines whether the option is a default one

The catalogProductAttributeOptionLabel content is as follows:

Type	Name	Description
ArrayOfString	store_id	Array of store view IDs
string	value	Text label

Faults:

Fault Code	Fault Message
101	Requested attribute not found.
104	Incorrect attribute type.
108	Unable to add option.

Examples

Request Example SOAP V1

		$proxy = new SoapClient('http://magentohost/api/soap/?wsdl');
$sessionId = $proxy->login('apiUser', 'apiKey');

$attributeCode = "new_attribute";
$optionToAdd = array(
    "label" => array(
        array(
            "store_id" => 0,
            "value" => "New Option"
        )
    ),
    "order" => 0,
    "is_default" => 0
);

$result = $proxy->call(
    $sessionId,
    "product_attribute.addOption",
    array(
         $attributeCode,
         $optionToAdd
    )
);
		

Request Example SOAP V2

		<?php
$client = new SoapClient('http://magentohost/api/v2_soap/?wsdl');

//V2
$session = $client->login('apiUser', 'apiKey');

// V2 WS-I Mode
//$response = $client->login(array('username' => 'apiUser', 'apiKey' => 'apiKey'));
//$session = $response->result;

$attributeCode = "new_attribute";

//v2

$label = array (
   array(
    "store_id" => array("0"),
    "value" => "some random data"
   )
  );

$data = array(
   "label" => $label,
   "order" => "10",
   "is_default" => "1"
  );

$orders = $client->catalogProductAttributeAddOption($session, $attributeCode, $data); 



//V2 WSI
//WSDL WSI does not describe this method
//$result = $client->catalogProductAttributeAddOption(...);
//$orders = $result->result->complexObjectArray;

var_dump ($orders);
?>
		

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