# Umbraco Properties

Umbraco Commerce uses Umbraco nodes as its source of information. In order for Umbraco Commerce to gather the information it needs, however, it requires that a number of properties are defined at different locations with specific property aliases.

## Properties

<table><thead><tr><th width="189.89867841409693">Alias</th><th width="200">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>store</code></td><td>Umbraco.Commerce.StorePicker</td><td>Often placed on the site root node, but can be placed on any node higher than the product nodes themselves, this property links the website to a specific Umbraco Commerce store configuration.</td></tr><tr><td><code>productName</code></td><td>Textstring</td><td>Optional product node property that allows you to define an explicit product name other than the product nodes <code>.Name</code> property, which will be used as fallback.</td></tr><tr><td><code>sku</code></td><td>Textstring</td><td>Product node property defining the unique <code>SKU</code> of the product.</td></tr><tr><td><code>price</code></td><td>Umbraco.Commerce.Price</td><td>Product node property defining the prices for the product.</td></tr><tr><td><code>stock</code></td><td>Umbraco.Commerce.Stock</td><td>Product node property defining the stock level of the product.</td></tr><tr><td><code>image</code></td><td>Umbraco.MediaPicker3</td><td>Optional product node property defining an image for the given product.</td></tr><tr><td><code>measurements</code></td><td>Umbraco.Commerce.Measurements</td><td>Optional (depending on the shipping configuration) node property defining physical dimensions and weight of the product.</td></tr><tr><td><code>taxClass</code></td><td>Umbraco.Commerce.StoreEntityPicker</td><td>Optional product node property that allows you to define an explicit <code>Tax Class</code> for the product, should it differ from the stores default.</td></tr><tr><td><code>isGiftCard</code></td><td>True/False</td><td>Optional product node property that defined whether the product node should be considered a Gift Card product, in which case it triggers the automatic generation of a Gift Card in the backoffice and emails it directly to the customer on checkout.</td></tr><tr><td><code>productSource</code></td><td>ContentPicker</td><td>Optional product node property allowing you to link a product to another product outside of it's hierarchy to be used as it's source of product information.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Property Editors

Umbraco Commerce includes default property editors that help manage and configure eCommerce functionalities within the Umbraco backoffice.

![Built-in Property Editors](https://3343668521-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FlHETtFOx4I72xhuc27Kt%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-dc90a95bcde9cc0dd7ae5951afad0c48a3259f8c%2Fproperty-editors.png?alt=media)

The available property editors include:

* **Price:** Used to manage and define product pricing.
* **Store Picker:** Allows selection of a specific store for products or configurations.
* **Store Entity Picker:** Used for selecting store entities such as currencies, locations and payment / shipping methods.
* **Stock:** Helps manage stock levels for products.
* **Measurements:** Allows the configuration of product dimensions and weight.
* **Variants Editor:** Used for managing [complex product variants](https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-commerce/key-concepts/product-variants/complex-variants), such as sizes or colors.