Permissions

Which user groups and users can do what in Variant Manager. Set permissions at Users -> {group} -> Permissions or Users -> {user} -> Permissions.

See permissions reference for the full list.

Choosing what to grant#

• Product team: grant accessPlugin-variant-manager, variant-manager:import, and variant-manager:export. They get the full import-edit-export round trip without touching plugin internals.
• Support or read-only roles: grant accessPlugin-variant-manager alone. They can see imports happen but cannot upload or export.
• Merchandisers: add variant-manager:manage-attributes on top of the product team set, so they can edit attribute and option titles, display types and custom fields without running imports. Field layouts stay admin-only.
• Admins or operations leads: grant everything, including variant-manager:manage for clearing logs and variant-manager:manage-attributes for editing attributes and running the utility.

Site admins bypass every permission check; they always have full access.

Warnings#

variant-manager:import carries a warning at the permission edit screen (“Imports can potentially overwrite existing variants”). The default existing-product import deletes any variant whose SKU is not in the CSV, so grant import access only to people who understand that behavior. See importing for the refresh-variants choices and what they do.