---
title: "Variant: Main"
slug: "variant-main"
tags: ["ecommerce", "variants"]
updated: 2025-01-27T22:04:18Z
published: 2025-01-27T22:04:18Z
canonical: "support.smarteru.com/variant-main"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Variant: Main

These settings are located in the Main accordion of the Add/Edit Variant workscreen.

![Main Accordion](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/variant---main-image-jmkijmnf.png)

## Settings

Be sure to click **Save** after changing these settings.

### **Subscription** (required)

Select the [subscription](/v1/docs/subscriptions) to which you are adding a variant.

### **Name** (required)

Enter a name for the variant. You may want to include an identifier in the name to indicate which subscription the variant belongs to.

### **Status** (required)

Select the status of the variant:

- Active - users can be enrolled in the variant.
- Inactive - users cannot be enrolled in the variant.

### eCommerce

This setting is only available when the [account's **eCommerce** setting is checked](/v1/docs/account-settings#ecommerce). This setting indicates whether the variant will be available for eCommerce:

- Enabled - the course is available for eCommerce. If enabled, a [SKU](/v1/docs/variant-main#sku-required-if-ecommerce-setting-is-enabled) is required.
- Disabled - the course is not available for eCommerce.

### **SKU** (required if eCommerce setting is enabled)

This setting is only available when the [account's **eCommerce** setting is checked](/v1/docs/account-settings#ecommerce). A SKU is required if the eCommerce is enabled.

Enter the variant's SKU that will be used in the [external storefront](/v1/docs/adding-an-external-storefront). SKUs are limited to A-Z, 0-9, and dashes. The SKU must be unique within the account.

## Related

- [Account: Settings](/account-settings.md)
- [Adding an External Storefront](/adding-an-external-storefront.md)
- [Adding a Variant](/adding-a-variant.md)
- [Editing a Variant](/editing-a-variant.md)
- [Settings: Variants](/settings-variants.md)
- [Subscriptions](/subscriptions.md)