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title: "Add a new product attribute"
slug: "add-a-new-product-attribute"
abstract: "Describes how to add a new product attribute that was not included during your initial setup of Sitecore Discover."
---
# Add a new product attribute

During your initial onboarding, the Sitecore Discover integration team sets your account up with default attributes as well as custom attributes you specify. If you want to add a new attribute after the initial setup, you must first include the new product attribute in your product data feed. Then, you must add the attribute in the Customer Engagement Console (CEC) using the **Domain Settings** section of the **Administration** page.

> [!note]
> You can only use this process to add a new attribute. To make changes to an existing attribute, contact Sitecore support.

To add a product attribute in the CEC:

1. In the CEC, on the menu bar, click **Administration**, then click **Domain Setting**.
2. On the **Attributes** tab, click **Add Attribute**. This opens a form with a vertical tab bar on the left. Available tabs are **Settings** and **Use for Features**.
3. On the **Settings** tab, in the **Entity** drop-down menu, click **Product**.
4. In the **Display Name** input field, enter a display name for the attribute. Then, in the **Attribute Name** input field, enter that attribute's key or property name for use in data feeds.

    > [!tip]
    > The *attribute name* must be alphanumeric and lowercase with no spaces. Separate words with an underscore (\_).

5. In the **Attribute Type** drop-down menu, click **Standard**.
6. In the **Placement** drop-down menu, click **Product**, then click **Standard**.
7. In the **Data Type** drop-down menu, click the data type of the attribute.

    > [!note]
    > Later options are affected by the data type chosen here. For example, an attribute of type *boolean* cannot be used for URL generation. Similarly, an attribute of type *object* cannot be used for filters, sorting options, URL generation, and so on. Unavailable options are greyed out.

8. Optionally, enter values in the following input fields: **Data Validation,** **Default Value**, **Description**, **Alias**, **Alias in Request URL**, and **Icon**.
9. Optionally, if the attribute is an aggregate attribute:
    - In the **Mark as** field, select the **Aggregation** check box.
    - In the **Type** drop-down menu, click the type of aggregation you want to create.
    - In the **Attributes** drop-down menu, click the attributes you want to combine to create the new aggregate attribute.
10. On the **Use For Features** tab, select the CEC features where you want to use the attribute. This is where you enable an attribute to be used as a sorting option, a filter, a swatch, and so on.
11. To add the new attribute, click **Save**. Then, click **Publish**.

    > [!important]
    > Clicking **Save** brings you back to the **Attributes** tab. It does not implement your changes. Changes take effect only after you click **Publish**.