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This template has seventeen (17) columns, some of which are optional. Below we offer an explanation of what each column header represents.
Manufacturer.name (required)
The name of the brand manufacturer. You will want to make sure that you watch your spelling to make sure that you don't accidentally get the same brand in twice. Examples of Brand/Manufacturer: Sea-Doo, AFX, Stillen, Kubota, Seizmik, Yamaha.
ProductGroup.name (required)
Examples of Product Group Name: Force Gloves, Outpost Jacket, GX-J Boots. You want to group similar products with different attributes together so that they can display on a marketplace with dropdowns or attribute selectors. Don't let size, color, or option leak into your Product Group name. Utilize the size, color, option columns the way they are meant to be used.
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ProductGroup.description (optional)
This is where you put the general description of the product. Bullet points, etc.
HTML is recommended but not required. Most products within a Product Group will have the same description.
Product.manufacturer_part_number (required)
The MPN from the Manufacturer or Original Brand.
Product.msrp (required)
The MSRP for the product. The platform has other features that will allow you to adjust the sale price of the product. MSRP is most commonly referenced for aftermarket products.
Product.size (optional)
Large, Medium, Small; 8, 9, 10, 11; 80.00mm, 90.00mm, 100.00mm, etc
Keep your naming conventions consistent throughout all of your apparel data. You can also do LG, M, S if you want, just keep it the same for all product lines. That way when people are shopping around your site or a marketplace everything looks and feels familiar and organized.
Product.color (optional)
Same as above. Red, Yellow, Green will work great. RD, YLW, GRN will also work if you want. Just keep it consistent with ALL of your catalog data.
Product.option (optional)
Use this field if there is a key option on a product line that you feel would be nice to have a shopper toggle on. Or if there are is a product that has like a color line with chrome or black accents. Here are some things we see people use for a Product Option:
Titanium, Steel, Aluminum
Carbon Fiber, Stainless Steel
Knurled, Deep Cut, Slot Track, Dimpled
Chrome Accent, Gloss Black Accent, Carbon Fiber Accent
Standard, Short, Long
Product.image_url (optional)
For images hosted inside or outside of the E-Commerce platform.
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Multiple images is supported. Simply place a semicolon in between each image URL. No spaces required. Just ";"
Product.image_file_name(optional)
For use with Media Center. If you go into Media Center and upload an image, you simply need to copy/paste the image file name into this column.
Product.height (optional)
Inches. No Decimals
Product.
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width (optional)
Inches. No Decimals
Product.
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depth (optional)
Inches. No Decimals
Product.weight (optional)
Pounds. Decimals are OK.
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