Checkbox or Dropdown To Help Add Products Easier

What is the best way to do this. I'm going to try to explain the best way I can.

The client would like to easily add sizes or colour, etc... when adding a product. So she says instead of adding the size or colour in the description if there is a way to add it similar to how Characteristics are added except these won't have characteristics.

Instead it could be like a checkbox or a dropdown, on the right as per the attached, where you select the size that you are adding for that particular product.

I checked out the "Options" option but I don't see how that will work in this case. So would this have to be a "Custom Field" that is added in the views? And, can it be added on the right as per the attached example?

Thank you!!

I created the custom fields and they seem to work ok but can you explain what you mean here?

You can no display the custom field in the "show_block_custom_main" (filtering on $fieldname) and display them in another place in the page (or with a different look).

Hi Nicolas,

I think you misunderstand what I'm asking.

It's like filling out a form online where you don't have to type in certain things all the time you just select from a list. I was asking if I can do something similar.

I don't want checkboxes or dropdowns with characteristics, I only wanted to make adding products easier for the customer so she wouldn't have to type eg: the size or colour of each item. She would just choose from the list. I think Jerome was on the right track in terms of what I was asking.

I add the custom fields for size and colour and they seem fine - I just didn't understand what he meant here:

You can no display the custom field in the "show_block_custom_main" (filtering on $fieldname) and display them in another place in the page (or with a different look).

Ok we are clearly misunderstanding each other so I'll just leave it.

As I mentioned several times the "default custom fields" are working I am NOT asking for anything special I was simply asking what you meant by the comment below as I did not understand what you were saying - that's all.... but the fields are working...

You can no display the custom field in the "show_block_custom_main" (filtering on $fieldname) and display them in another place in the page (or with a different look).