Glossary Item Box
Select options make use of 2 tables in your database. The Options table defines the option itself, for example, "size". The Choices table defines the choices, such as "small, medium, large". In the walk through below, we will use these same examples.
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Please keep in mind that the walk through below starts from a store that has no options or choices in the database. If you have the built in example items, or your own option/choice records, some of the screen shots will differ from what you will see in your control panel. |
. You will see a form like this:![]() |
The price and weight set here becomes the default whenever you assign this option to a product. It can be overridden on a per product (or category) basis. See the Overriding Option/Choice Defaults topic for details. |
When complete, you should see the following in your Choices table:
. You will see a form like this:
arrow to move it to the Select Choices box. Repeat this for each choice.![]() |
You can move multiple choices at the same time by holding the CTRL key as you click on each choice. You can also move a choice to the opposite box by double clicking it. |
The last step is to assign the option to a product. Because this step is the same for all product option types, we've explained it separately in the Assigning to a Product topic. The resulting option in your storefront should look something like this:

Allowing Multiple Selections
If you want your customer to be able to choose more than one choice, check the Allow Multiple Selections field on the product option record in the control panel. The option will then look something like this:

Allowing Multiple Selections with Quantity Fields
Squirrelcart has a feature to allow a customer to choose more than one of each choice via quantity fields:
To enable this, check the Allow Multiple Selections field and the Show Quantity Field on the product option's record in the control panel.
If you would prefer that the customer choose a quantity from a drop down instead of entering it in a text field, change the Field Format field to select in the Quantiy Field Settings fieldset, and enter the choices you want to give the customer in the Quantity Choices field as shown below:
The option will then look like this:

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