Products in Shopify listings may be simple or have variants.

Having connected a new Shopify sales channel, you can import or create new listings.

If you import the current listings from Shopify marketplace to SellerSkills, all products are imported with their current variants. If you create the new listings from SellerSkills inventory, you create simple products first, and then you can add variants for each particular product.

You can add variants based on the options. Each product can have up to 3 options. The options can be different from product to product. Listings created from SellerSkills inventory have 1 required option by default.

Product Options

To add, delete or edit options you have to go to the "Edit Listing" page first.

To go to the "Edit Listing" page, you have to click [Listings] in the top menu and choose the sales channel from the dropdown list. Then click on the name of the chosen product.

OR

Click [Listings] in the top menu and choose the sales channel from the dropdown list. Then click the [Three Dots] icon in the line with the chosen item and choose [Edit].

Then you have to click [Options] on the left information panel.

Afterward, you have to click [Add another option]. Next, you have to specify option title(*) and default value of the option(*). Other values will be added after you add variants of the product with the different option values.

To add another option, repeat the previous steps.

To edit the option title, put the cursor in the "Option Title" box and enter a new name. You can change the option values manually in the "Variants" tab for a particular variant.

To delete option, click the [Delete] icon in the line with the needed option.

Note!

You can delete option if you have at least 2 options. Having deleted option, you don't delete the variants with this option. Though having deleted option value (by clicking the [Delete] icon of the chosen option value), you delete all variants with this option value.

To save changes, click [Save]. Otherwise, they won't be saved.

To cancel, click [Close].

Add Variant

To add variant, click [Add Variant] on the left information panel at the "Edit Listing" page.

Then you have to fill in the information at the "Add Variant" page.

First, you have to specify the info in the "SKU" field. You may choose one of two ways below:

1) You can add variant from your SellerSkills inventory by clicking [Link]. You can search the item by the inventory SKU, or you may scroll down the list. To add the needed item as a variant, click [Select].

Note!

In this case, item details specified in the inventory, such as "SKU", "Quantity", "Price", "Shipping Weight", and identifiers, will be filled in automatically.

2) If you choose [New], the "SKU" field will be generated automatically, and the new item will be created in your SellerSkills inventory. In this case, you have to fill in all fields manually.

Next, you have to set the minimal(*) and maximal(*) quantity values for the current variant. Otherwise, these values will be as they are specified in the "Preferences" tab of the connected Shopify sales channel.

Minimal quantity must be positive and not equal to zero. Maximal quantity can not be greater than 99999999.

Note!

Minimal and maximal quantities are available only for the linked variant. On this stage, the added variant will be linked with the item in SellerSkills inventory by default. Afterward, you can unlink/link variant to the item in the "Variant" tab.

Afterward, you have to specify the option values(*) of the variant.

Then you have to specify the quantity(*) and price(*) of the variant in the corresponding fields.

Note!

The price value must be specified in USD for American, MXN for Mexican, and CAD for Canadian marketplaces accordingly.

Next, you can add image by clicking on the [Add Image] icon. You have to upload the image beforehand at the "Edit Listing" page in the "Additional" tab or at the "Edit Product" page in the "Images" tab.

To change the current image, you have to delete it by clicking the [Delete] icon in the top right corner of the image and then click the [Add Image] icon.

You have to specify the marketplace SKU(*) as the next step. Marketplace SKU may be different from the inventory SKU.

To show a reduced price, move the variant's original price into the "Compared Price" field. Then enter a lower value into the "Price" field.

The price value also must be specified in USD for American, MXN for Mexican, and CAD for Canadian marketplaces accordingly.

The "Compared Price" field is not required to be filled in.

Afterward, if the product is physical, tick the "This is a physical product" check-box, set the shipping weight and pick the shipping weight units from the dropdown menu.

In the case, if you want to charge a tax on this product, tick the appropriate check-box and set the taxcode.

Next, you can add identifier by choosing the needed one from the dropdown list and clicking the [Add Identifier] button. Then you have to enter the identifier in the created field.

To add more identifiers, repeat the steps above.

Having specified all details, add a new variant by clicking [Save Variant] at the bottom of the "Add Variant" page, or click [Cancel] not to save a variant in the listing.

Edit Listing

You can edit product details in the "Product Info", "Variants", and "Additional" tabs at the "Edit Listing" page.

Product Info Tab

In the "Product info" tab you can edit the general information of the created product: product name(*), product description, vendor(*), product type, category (collection), and tags.

To change the product name, put the cursor in the "Product Name"* text-field and enter a new name. Product name must be no longer than 255 characters.

Next, you can provide detailed information about the item you sell in the "Product Description" field. Product description must be not more than 512000 characters long.

Also, you can use HTML editor to add and edit a description. To save changes, click [Save] or [Close] icon not to save changes.

To preview product description, click [Preview].

Next, you can specify vendor and product type information in the appropriate text-fields.

Note!

The vendor info is required to be filled in.

Afterward, you can specify category (collection) in the corresponding field.

Note!

Temporarily this field is not available to edit.

Next, you can add new or delete created tags.

To add new tag, put the cursor in the "Tags" field, write the name of the tag, and then press the [Enter] key.

To delete tag, click the [Delete] icon of the needed tag or highlight the tag with cursor or navigation keys and press [Backspace].

To save changes in the "Product Info" tab, click the [Save] button at the top or click [Save&Publish] to save and publish changes to your sales channel.

If it is saved or saved and published successfully, you get a notification.

Variants Tab

All product variants are displayed in the "Variants" tab.

To see the detailed information about a particular variant, click the [Dropdown] icon in the line of this variant.

In the "Variant" tab you can edit information about the chosen variant.

Firstly, you can change the options values(*) in the appropriate fields.

Note!

Titles of your options may be different from those in the picture.

Next, you can edit the price(*), quantity(*) and marketplace SKU(*).

Note!

The price value must be specified in USD for American, MXN for Mexican, and CAD for Canadian marketplaces accordingly.

To change or assign image, click the [Three Dots] icon, choose [Assign Image] and pick the image. You have to upload the image beforehand at the "Edit Listing" page in the "Additional" tab or at the "Edit Product" page in the "Images" tab.

If the variant is linked to the item in SellerSkills inventory, the "SKU", "Min Quantity" and "Max Quantity" fields are active. You can change the minimal and maximal quantities.

Minimal quantity must be positive and not equal to zero. Maximal quantity can not be greater than 99999999.

Also, for the linked to the inventory variant, you can review the linked product by clicking the [Three Dots] icon and choosing [Review Linked Product].

The "SKU", "Min Quantity" and "Max Quantity" fields are blocked for the unlinked variant.

For the unlinked variant, you can create a new item in the inventory by clicking the [Three Dots] icon and picking [Create New Product]. Having created a new item, you link it to your variant in the listing.

Note!

To link/unlink the variant to the inventory item, click the [Three Dots] icon and choose [Link Product] or [Unlink For Product] correspondingly.

As the next step, move the variant's original price into "Compared Price" field to show a reduced price. Then you may enter a lower value into the "Price" field.

The compared price must be specified in USD for American, MXN for Mexican, and CAD for Canadian marketplaces accordingly.

The "Compared Price" field is not required to be filled in.

Afterward, if the product is physical, tick the "This is a physical product" check-box, set the shipping weight and pick the shipping weight units from the dropdown menu.

In the case, if you want to charge a tax on this product, tick the appropriate check-box and set the taxcode.

Next, you can add identifier by choosing the needed one from the drop-down list and clicking the [Add Identifier] button. Then you have to enter the identifier in the created field.

To add more identifiers, repeat the steps above.

Also, in the "Variants" tab you can duplicate the particular variant. Click the [Three Dots] icon and choose [Duplicate].

Next, you have to specify the option values and new marketplace SKU for the new variant. All other details will be duplicated.

To save a new variant, click [Save Variant] or [Cancel] not to duplicate variant.

To delete variant, click the [Three Dots] and choose [Delete].

Note!

Having edited, duplicated or deleted details in the "Variants" tab, you can save changes by clicking [Save] at the top of the "Edit Listing" page. To save and publish changes to Shopify marketplace, click [Save&Publish]. Otherwise, changes will not be saved.

If it is saved or saved and published successfully, you get a notification.

Additional Tab

In the "Additional" tab you can add and delete images.

To add a new image, click the [Add Image] icon and pick the image on your device to upload.

To delete picture, click the [Delete] icon at the top right corner of the image.

Afterward, the uploaded pictures may be assigned to the variants: one image to one variant.

Having edited data in all tabs, you can save changes and publish listing.

Note!

When you click [Save], you don't publish item. To save and publish, click [Save & Publish].

Afterward, you have to confirm publishing by clicking [Yes, save & publish] or click [Cancel] to abolish the process.

If publishing is successful, you get a notification.

Few minutes later product will be published to your marketplace. You may check the status of the process by clicking the [Notifications] icon.