# Attribute Settings

Attributes can be configured based on your needs - visibility on the storefront, position in the layered navigation, etc. ScandiPWA respects the most popular settings and propagated the changes to the storefront. &#x20;

### Attribute Properties: <a href="#attributesettings-attributeproperties" id="attributesettings-attributeproperties"></a>

| PROPERTY                           | STATUS        | DESCRIPTION                                                                                                                                   |
| ---------------------------------- | ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Default Label                      | **SUPPORTED** | The label that identifies the attribute.                                                                                                      |
| Catalog Input Type for Store Owner | **SUPPORTED** | Determines the type in input control to be used for data entry. To see the input types supported by the ScandiPWA, see Attribute Input Types. |
| Values Required                    | **SUPPORTED** | Determine if you want to require an option selection before the customer can purchase the product.                                            |

### Advanced Attribute Properties: <a href="#attributesettings-advancedattributeproperties" id="attributesettings-advancedattributeproperties"></a>

| PROPERTY                         | STATUS        | DESCRIPTION                                                                                                                                |
| -------------------------------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Attribute Code                   | **SUPPORTED** | A unique identifier for internal use.                                                                                                      |
| Scope                            | **SUPPORTED** | Limits the use of an attribute to a specific store view or website.                                                                        |
| Default Value                    | **SUPPORTED** | Assigns a starting value to the attribute to help during data entry.                                                                       |
| Unique Value                     | **SUPPORTED** | Requires the attribute value to be different from all other values entered in the same attribute, within the context of the scope setting. |
| Input Validation for Store Owner | **SUPPORTED** | Determines the validation check of the data entered in the field.                                                                          |
| Add to Column Options            | **SUPPORTED** | Determines if the column appears in the product grid.                                                                                      |
| Use in Filter Options            | **SUPPORTED** | Determines if the attribute is used as a filter control at the top of columns in the grid.                                                 |

### Storefront Properties: <a href="#attributesettings-storefrontproperties" id="attributesettings-storefrontproperties"></a>

| PROPERTY                               | STATUS          | DESCRIPTION                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| -------------------------------------- | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Use in Search                          | **SUPPORTED**   | Select `Yes` if you want customers to be able to search the catalog based on the value of this attribute.                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Comparable on Storefront               | **IN PROGRESS** | <p>Includes the attribute in Product Compare. </p><p>ScandiPWA will support the compare products feature in the upcoming releases. Track the progress - <a href="https://github.com/scandipwa/base-theme/issues/1410"><https://github.com/scandipwa/base-theme/issues/1410></a></p> |
| Use in Layered Navigation              | **SUPPORTED**   | <p>In ScandiPWA, all attributes are visible in the layered navigation, even if there are no product results.</p><p><strong>NOTE!</strong> To use the attribute in layered navigation, you must choose <strong>Filterable (with results).</strong> </p>                              |
| Use in Search Results Navigation       | **SUPPORTED**   | Determined, if the attribute is used in layered navigation on search results pages                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Position                               | **SUPPORTED**   | Enter a number to indicate the relative position of the attribute in the layered navigation block.                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Use for Promo Rule Conditions          | **SUPPORTED**   | To use the attribute in price rules                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Allow HTML Tags on Storefront          | **SUPPORTED**   | (Text Field and Text Area input types only) To be able to format the attribute value with HTML tags, select `Yes`.                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Visible on Catalog Pages on Storefront | **SUPPORTED**   | All attributes that have a non-null value and are set as "Visible on Catalog Pages on Storefront" are displayed on the product description pages.                                                                                                                                   |
| Used for Sorting in Product Listing    | **SUPPORTED**   | Includes the attribute as a *Sort By* option for catalog listings.                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Used in Product Listing                | **SUPPORTED**   | Determines if the attribute is visible on category pages                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
