Create and edit custom item attributes
About custom attributes
Custom attributes allow you to add and track additional information to your existing and new items. For example, a business that sells wine may want to store information such as vintage, origin, and tasting notes.
Before you begin
You can create custom attributes from the Square Dashboard on a laptop or desktop computer.
Make sure you’ve created at least one item in your item library before assigning a custom attribute set to an item. Learn more about how to create and edit items.
Step 1. Create and edit custom attributes
Sign in to your Square Dashboard and click Items & orders > Items > Custom attributes.
Click Create custom attribute or select an existing custom attribute to edit.
Enter the Attribute name and select the Attribute type (Text, Selection, Number, or Toggle).
Click Add to create the custom attribute.
Step 2. Add a custom attribute to an item
- Sign in to your Square Dashboard and click Items & orders > Items.
- Select an existing item or Create item.
- Under Custom attributes, click Add.
- Select a custom attribute from the list and enter a value in the Value field > click Add.
- Click Save.
- Sign in to your Square Dashboard and click Items & orders > Items.
- Select an existing item or Create item.
- Click on the name of your variation within the Variations section, an “Edit variation” window will pop up.
- Click Custom attributes > Add custom attribute.
- Select a custom attribute from the list and enter a value in the Value field > click Add.
- Click Done > Save.
Remove a custom attribute
Once you’ve assigned a custom attribute to an item, you can remove the custom attribute assigned to this item at any time.
- Sign in to your Square Dashboard and click Items & orders > Items.
- Select an existing item.
- Click on the trash icon next to your custom attribute within the Custom attributes section.
- Click Save.
- Sign in to your Square Dashboard and click Items & orders > Items.
- Select an existing item.
- Click on the name of your variation within the Variations section, an “Edit variation” window will pop up > click Custom attributes.
- Click Custom attributes > Add custom attribute.
- Click X next to the name of your custom attribute > click Done.
- Click Save.