startSetup(); $installer->addAttribute('customer', 'gender', array( 'label' => 'Gender', 'visible' => true, 'required' => false, 'type' => 'int', 'input' => 'select', 'source' => 'eav/entity_attribute_source_table', )); $tableOptions = $installer->getTable('eav_attribute_option'); $tableOptionValues = $installer->getTable('eav_attribute_option_value'); // add options for level of politeness $attributeId = (int)$installer->getAttribute('customer', 'gender', 'attribute_id'); foreach (array('Male', 'Female') as $sortOrder => $label) { // add option $data = array( 'attribute_id' => $attributeId, 'sort_order' => $sortOrder, ); $installer->getConnection()->insert($tableOptions, $data); // add option label $optionId = (int)$installer->getConnection()->lastInsertId($tableOptions, 'option_id'); $data = array( 'option_id' => $optionId, 'store_id' => 0, 'value' => $label, ); $installer->getConnection()->insert($tableOptionValues, $data); } $installer->endSetup();