Magento API: Set dropdown attribute option for a storeview - api

Question

I am working with magento API and need to create dropdown options for different storeviews.
I found a function to to create a dropdown option for default storeview:
public function addAttributeOption($arg_attribute, $arg_value)
{
$attribute_model = Mage::getModel('eav/entity_attribute');
$attribute_options_model= Mage::getModel('eav/entity_attribute_source_table');
$attribute_code = $attribute_model->getIdByCode('catalog_product', $arg_attribute);
$attribute = $attribute_model->load($attribute_code);
$attribute_table = $attribute_options_model->setAttribute($attribute);
$options = $attribute_options_model->getAllOptions(false);
$value['option'] = array($arg_value,$arg_value);
$result = array('value' => $value);
$attribute->setData('option',$result);
$attribute->save();
}
This functions works fine, I can add a new attribut value for default storeview.
Example:
I have the attribute "mycolor" and call the function like
addAttributeOption("mycolor", "black")
Now I have a storeview for a german shop and like to set the german color. I would need something like
addAttributeOption("mycolor", "black", "schwarz", $storeview)
Means set the color option of storeview to schwarz where the color of the default value is black.
Does anybody has an Idea how can I do that?
Best regards

Answer 1

I figure you alreay found your solution but perhaps I can help someone else who's new to Magento like I am. Today I had to find a way to import attributes (Product Attributes only that is) from an external Products-Managing-System into Magento running with multiple store views, too. I don't know where the questioner's addAttributeOption function came from but the Magento installer script offers its very own addAttributeOption(). So I took a look into Setup.php where Magento's addAttributeOption() is defined:
{Your Magento Path}/app/code/core/Mage/Eav/Model/Entity/Setup.php
Now, in the Magento Version i'm working with (1.9.1.0) addAttributeOption() expects one argument, an array called $option. It's architecture looks as follows:
Array (
'attribute_id' => '{attributeId}',
'value' => array(
'{optionId}' => array(
'{storeId}' => '{labelName}',
),
),
'delete' => array(
//...
),
'order' => array(
//...
)
);
As you can see, 'value' expects an array and this array's key determines the storeID. In most addAttributeOption()-introductions I found on the web, the storeID is hard coded to 0 with no further explanation - 0 makes it the required default admin value. So, quite obviously by now, for adding Options with StoreView-dependent labels we simply have to add an extra array value for each StoreView like this:
Array (
'attribute_id' => $attribute_id,
'value' => array(
'option1' => array(
'0' => 'black', // required admin value
'1' => 'Schwarz (RAL 9005)', // if storeId = 1 is German
'2' => 'Black (RAL 9005)', // if storeId = 2 is English
),
'option2' => array(
'0' => 'blue',
'1' => 'Blau (RAL 5015)',
'2' => 'Blue (RAL 5015)',
),
// And so on...
)
);
Note: If your option's array-index is a number addAttributeOption() expects it to be the ID-Number of an already existing Option. This is great in case you want to update already existing options but this also means a new Option musn't be numeric. Hence I named them 'option1' & 'option2'.
You can call addAttributeOption() like this:
Mage::app();
$installer = Mage::getResourceModel('catalog/setup','catalog_setup');
$installer->startSetup();
// ...
// generate your Options-Array
// I called it $newOptions
$installer->addAttributeOption($newOptions);
$installer->endSetup();