Magento2: Unable to change attribute type from swatch to dropdown

[alena-marchenko]

Preconditions

1. Magento is installed from 2.2-develop branch
2. Product attribute is created (Stores > Attributes > Product):
3. Catalog Input Type for Store Owner = Visual Swatch
4. Scope = Global
5. Created product attribute is added to Default attribute set (Stores > Attributes > Attribute Set)

Steps to reproduce

1. Create new configurable product based attribute from precondition
2. Check this product on frontend - options displays as visual swatches
3. Go to attribute and change "Catalog Input Type for Store Owner" = Dropdown
4. Clear Cache
5. Check product page on frontend

Expected result

Options still displays as visual swatches

Actual result

Options is shown as dropdown

[eugene-shab]

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[magento-engcom-team]

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[samaybhavsar]

Is there any workaround ?

[ktan88]

Hello Samay.
There was another thread, where somebody gave a hint.
Truncate the table eav_attribute_option_swatch and flush the cache.
For me this worked.

[Axeldekker]

I have the same problem, but I only have it for the options for manufacturer and color. If I truncate the eav_attribute_option_swatch settings I will lose all the data that still works. What is the work around?

[axovel]

Any update on this ?

[eugene-shab]

This issue related to the - https://github.com/magento/magento2/pull/12771
Waiting for merge.

[sidolov]

Hi @alena-marchenko. Thank you for your report.
The issue has been fixed in magento/magento2#12771 by @eugene-shab in 2.2-develop branch
Related commit(s):

• 39b1ef3a5b5a4741a0c664135b13944c4e7c7b61
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• cb6975c3f57739946cb65acebaf62300def1fa99

The fix will be available with the upcoming 2.2.6 release.

[arielmorry]

I had the same issue on 2.2.5.

I changed my custom Visual Swatches Attributes to Drop Down > flush cache > changed it again to Visual Swatches.

Now I see Visual Swatches instead of Drop Down.

[ishakhsuvarov]

Hi @alena-marchenko. Thank you for your report.
The issue has been fixed in magento/magento2#17750 by @nmalevanec in 2.3-develop branch
Related commit(s):

• 0f28b61565c3108281ef24c5f846ba2034e9ba9c
• d159921f79c68e9aec489192c223ce5535ff47d9

The fix will be available with the upcoming 2.3.0 release.