2 min readAn original planning guide. Use the linked primary documentation for platform details and the supported procedure for your environment.
Define required fields
List names, identifiers, descriptions, images, options, availability, and operational information needed for the products you actually sell.
Choose identifiers and ownership
Assign stable internal identifiers and name the source of truth for each field. Decide who approves corrections.
Model variations deliberately
Separate descriptive attributes from selectable variations with distinct stock or other properties. Test a product with an unusual combination.
Validate a small sample
Enter a few representative products and review the storefront and administration views before importing or entering the whole catalog.
Worked scenario
See the plan in practice.
A shirt's material is descriptive, while size determines separately tracked variants. Keeping that distinction in the worksheet avoids unusable combinations.
Review your result
Your acceptance checklist
Fields defined- IDs consistent
- Sample reviewed
Use these checks to identify gaps in your product data worksheet. Assign an owner to any unresolved item before the next dependent step.
The terms behind the task
- Product catalogThe organized set of product information a store uses to present and manage its offering.
- SKUA stock keeping unit is an identifier a business assigns to distinguish inventory items.
- Product variantA specific purchasable version of a product distinguished by attributes such as size or color.
Primary references
For the underlying concepts and current platform details:
