Work With Imports

Working with product variants in the import tool

Create and manage product variant groups with the import tool. Requires existing variant types configured.

Key features

  • Create and manage variant groups via import
  • Group products by a shared group key
  • Update multiple dimensions, or remove a product from a group

Quick guide

  1. Go to the Import Tool in the menu and click New.
  2. In the Template Type dropdown, select Variant.
  3. Click Download File Template, fill it in, and upload it to apply the changes.

This requires that you have existing variant types configured. For a description of all columns in the variants template, see Import template for product variants.

GroupKey

GroupKey is the unique identifier that groups products together as a variant group. Products with the same key are connected to the same group. A product can only be part of one group; if a product is in an existing group and you specify a different key, it is removed from the first group.

Create a variants group

The example below creates a variants group with one dimension:

  • Two products are grouped under the group key ram1 with the dimension Material set.
  • The group is collapsed, and the product with id 110063 is set as the main product.

Once a group is created, you cannot add new dimensions to it. To make changes, you must remove all products and create a new group.

Ensure all desired dimensions are added when setting up the group initially.

The variants view in Merchant Center after import:

Update multiple dimensions

All dimensions and values must be included when updating a product in a variants group.

  • List multiple dimensions and their values in a single row, separated by commas.
  • Ensure the values match the dimensions in the same comma-separated order.

In the example above:

  • Product id 31 has Shape: Rectangle and Type: Hang.
  • Product 210 has Shape: Square and Type: Stand.

List the values in the same comma-separated order as the dimensions to avoid errors.

Remove a product from a variants group

Enter the productId, groupKey, and the value remove in the remove column for the product you want to remove.

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