> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.qwoty.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Manage product options

> Set up the product categories, billing frequencies, and variant options shared by your products

Product options are the shared settings you reuse across products: **categories** to organize them, **billing frequencies** for recurring prices, and **variant options** to generate variants. Set them up before creating products that need them.

## Prerequisites

* A role with write access to **Products & pricing**

## Open product options

In the left side menu, go to **Products & pricing › Product options**. The page has three blocks, each with a **Manage** button.

![Product options page with the Setup Product category, Setup Product variant options, and Setup Billing Frequency blocks](https://mintcdn.com/qwoty-45352a33/eWpiS0eDlFAhkSLr/images/app/product-options.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=eWpiS0eDlFAhkSLr\&q=85\&s=9a9a53824ac2e0eb372d21d9aad9aec3)

You can also open **Categories** and **Billing frequency** directly from the **Product options** submenu.

## Create a product category

Categories group similar products. They can be nested to build a tree (for example, Hardware › Servers › Rack servers), and they can be used to filter products and as discount conditions.

**1. Open categories**

Click **Manage** in **Setup Product category**.

**2. Create the category**

Click **New category**. Fill in:

* **Name** (required)
* **Parent Category** (optional): select a category to create a subcategory, or leave **No parent category**
* **Reference** and **Description** (optional)

**3. Save**

Set the **Status**, check the **API Name**, and click **Save**.

> [!NOTE]
>
> A category can't be deleted while products use it or while a discount uses it as a condition.

## Create a billing frequency

Billing frequencies are the intervals available for recurring prices. You need at least one to create a **Recurring product**.

**1. Open billing frequencies**

Click **Manage** in **Setup Billing Frequency**.

**2. Create the frequency**

Click **New**. Enter:

* **Period**: the number of units (for example, `3`)
* **Unit**: **Day**, **Week**, **Month**, or **Year**

For example, Period `3` and Unit **Month** is a quarterly frequency.

**3. Save**

Click **Save**.

> [!WARNING]
>
> Deleting a billing frequency that prices use also deletes all associated prices. Qwoty shows how many prices are affected before you confirm.

## Create a variant option

A variant option (for example, Size) has a list of values (S, M, L). You select options and values on a product to generate its variants.

**1. Open variant options**

Click **Manage** in **Setup Product variant options**.

**2. Create the option**

Click **New**. In **Create variant option**, enter the option **Name** (for example, `Size`) and its **API Name**.

**3. Add the values**

In **Option Values**, enter a **Value Name** (for example, `S`) and its **Value API Name**. Click **Add Option** to add each other value.

**4. Save**

Click **Save**.

To use the option, open a product, go to its **Variants** tab, and generate variants. See [Manage variants](https://docs.qwoty.io/user-guide/catalog/how-tos/manage-variants.md).

## Related resources

> **[Variants and options](https://docs.qwoty.io/user-guide/catalog/reference/variants-and-options.md)**
>
> Reference for categories, variant options, and billing frequencies

> **[Manage variants](https://docs.qwoty.io/user-guide/catalog/how-tos/manage-variants.md)**
>
> Generate variants from your variant options

> **[Create a product](https://docs.qwoty.io/user-guide/catalog/how-tos/create-product.md)**
>
> Assign a category and create recurring products

> **[Configure discounts](https://docs.qwoty.io/user-guide/catalog/how-tos/configure-discounts.md)**
>
> Use categories as discount conditions


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