What is the purpose and use of the Conditional Variant Group?

It is not listed withing the manual and I am unclear of it's purpose.

Thank you,

I understand this exactly pertaining to the 'Add New Product Variants' > Product Variant Group: i.e. size or color, i.e. dropdown list, radio buttons, etc.

But At the Bottom Of The 'Add New Product Variants' page there is a dropdown list titled Conditional Variant Group: which has the same variants listed as the Product Variant Group.

Product Variant Group dropdown lists Sizes, Colors.

Conditional Variant Group dropdown lists Sizes, Colors.

Both Product Variant Group AND Conditional Variant Group dropdowns are the same... so what is the purpose of the Conditional Variant Group?

They both display the same choices in their perspective dropdowns.

Allen,

Since I'm the one that paid for this enhancement, let me tell you what it's good for. It allows one variant to depend on the value of another which are mutually exclusive. For the case that I needed it for, the variant was the type of track that a hanging door uses to install into a ceiling. There are three ways that these doors are connected into the ceiling. You can use either the standard track that comes with the door at no charge, buy a track that installs flush with the ceiling called a "Recessed track", or use "Curved Track" if the door closes around a bend. These three choices are mutually exclusive. If you use standard track, you can't have recessed track. If you have curved track, you can't have either recessed or standard. All three of these types of track have different prices. When you select one type from the variant drop down, the appropriate "conditional variant" opens up to allow the person to enter the number of feet of track of the type selected in the dropdown. The number of feet is multiplied to by the price per foot and added to the base price.

It basically allows one variant to control another variant based on a value.

I hope that helps.

Regards,

Art