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Associations

Link products that customers or teams need to consider together, using a named relationship with a clear direction.

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Key concepts and when to use them

An association is a relationship between two products, such as accessory, replacement, related item, or compatible item. The association type explains the meaning. The source product and target product matter because the relationship may not mean the same thing in reverse.

Permissions and preparation

Agree the allowed association types and who reviews them. Admins and editors can create and maintain associations. Viewers can inspect the related product information.

Steps

  1. Choose the source product that should show the relationship.
  2. Select the association type that matches the business meaning.
  3. Choose the related target product and check that it is active and appropriate.
  4. When the association type has a configured reverse type, Origo creates the reverse relationship automatically.
  5. Review the relationship from both product pages and in the intended destination.

Verification

Check that the relationship is visible from the correct product, uses the agreed label, and does not imply compatibility, replacement, or inclusion that the business has not approved.

Common mistakes and rules

  • Do not use an association as a substitute for a variant relationship.
  • Do not create a relationship from a product to itself.
  • Do not add a configured reverse relationship separately; it is created automatically and a second link risks a duplicate.

Work through a representative example

A desk chair can have an accessory association to a matching headrest. Create the association from the chair and choose the agreed association type. If that type has a configured reverse type, Origo creates the reverse edge automatically. Review both records, but do not add a second reverse association by hand; that risks a duplicate relationship.

Use the association type label to make the customer-facing meaning unambiguous: an accessory is not a replacement or compatibility claim. Remove or correct the original association if that meaning changes.