# Product Flags

Product flags are a powerful tool in Norce Commerce that function as a flexible tagging system for your entire product catalog. They consist of two components: product flags and product flag groups, working together to provide versatile product classification and business logic capabilities.

## Overview

Product flags serve multiple purposes in Norce, for example:

- **Tagging system**: Mark products for campaigns, offers, or special business logic
- **Assortment management**: Create A, B, C classifications or outlet product categories
- **Workflow management**: Set up enrichment processes and assign products to specific teams
- **External integrations**: Provide tags for business rules in other systems


## Flag Groups

![Product flag groups tab](/assets/product-flag-groups.b08b0463a36e32488a8f5abc6176fc0874afb332d5fcddf8f57d02ccf635dcfa.17d27d97.png)

Flag groups organize and control how flags behave within your system.

### Required Fields

- **Name**: Language-specific display name for the group
- **Code**: Language-independent identifier for the group
- **Description**: Language-specific description (optional)


### Group Configuration Options

#### Favorites

- Mark a flag group as "favorite" to display it prominently in the product page header
- Purely a UI convenience feature in the admin tool


#### Multiple Choice

- **Checked**: Multiple flags within the same group can be enabled simultaneously
- **Unchecked**: Only one flag per group can be active at a time
  - Setting a new flag automatically disables other flags in the same group
  - Applies to batch updates and Excel imports as well


## Product Flags

![Product flag edit view](/assets/produxt-flag-edit.7c61cc770546da0019121fa317533a309eb21ce0a8b79d310c37f62e80ad0f0b.17d27d97.png)

Individual flags provide the actual tagging functionality for products and variants.

### Required Fields

- **Name**: Language-specific display name
- **Code**: Language-independent identifier
- **Flag Group**: Must be assigned to exactly one group


### Flag Configuration Options

#### Manual Editing

- **Enabled (default)**: Flag can be set manually on the product page
- **Disabled**: Flag cannot be changed through the admin UI
  - Still updateable via APIs and Excel imports
  - Useful for system-controlled flags


#### Level Assignment

Choose between product-level or variant-level assignment:

- **Product Level**: Flag applies to the entire product
- **Variant Level**: Flag applies to individual variants only


> **Important**: This is an either-or decision. Consider your use case carefully before choosing the appropriate level.


## Use Cases

Some examples of use cases for product flags.

### Campaign and Offer Management

- Tag products for specific campaigns or promotional offers
- Enable business logic to automatically recalculate prices for flagged products, or set up requirement or effect rules on promotions based on flags.
- Create targeted marketing lists


### Assortment Classification

- Implement A, B, C product classifications
- Mark outlet or clearance products
- Apply different margin rules based on product categories
- Support various customer assortment strategies


### External System Integration

- Provide tags for front-end business logic
- Support system integrations outside of Norce
- Maintain product classifications for external workflows


### Internal Workflow Management

- Create enrichment processes and assignment groups
- Set up dashboard widgets based on flag reports
- Manage product responsibility assignments
- Track product lifecycle stages


## Working with Flags

### Creating Flag Groups

1. Navigate to the Product Flags page
2. Create a new flag group with name and code
3. Configure multiple choice behavior as needed
4. Set as favorite if you want header visibility
5. Add language-specific descriptions


### Creating Individual Flags

1. Create or select a flag group
2. Add individual flags with names and codes
3. Assign to the appropriate group
4. Configure manual editing permissions
5. Choose product or variant level assignment


### Updating Flags on products

Flags can be updated on products or variants through multiple methods:

- **Manual editing**: Direct changes in the admin tool (if enabled)
- **Batch updates**: Bulk changes across multiple products
- **Excel imports**: Spreadsheet-based product data management
- **API integration**: Programmatic product data updates