Variants

This article refers to a situation where variants are in separate nodes at the product level and have a node with the same value for all variants of a specific product. If your feed has a structure where product variants are embedded within the product node, please visit Variant Element.

To group multiple variants into a single product, you need to configure at least two fields:

1. Variant Group - a field that has the same value for all variants of a specific product, usually the product name, parent SKU, or parent ID

2. Option 1 - a property that distinguishes variants, e.g. color, size, material

If your products have more than one feature that determine variants, you can also add Option 2 and/or Option 3.

Creation of variants is available only in the Create mode, when you import new products.

Example

Assume you want to import a CSV file with the following columns:

• sku

• name

• color

• size

• price

sku	name	color	size	price
TSRS	T-Shirt	Red	S	25.00
TSRM	T-Shirt	Red	M	25.00
TSRL	T-Shirt	Red	L	25.00
TSGS	T-Shirt	Green	S	25.00
TSGM	T-Shirt	Green	M	25.00
TSGL	T-Shirt	Green	L	25.00
HDBS	Hoodie	Blue	S	55.00
HDBM	Hoodie	Blue	M	55.00
HDBL	Hoodie	Blue	L	55.00

To import these items as products with variants, you need the following mapping:

• Title: name

• SKU: sku

• Variant Group: name

• Option 1

  • Name: Color

  • Value: color

• Option 2

  • Name: Size

  • Value: size

• Price: price

CSV data mapping to import variants with color and size options

Running the automation on the example CSV file will create 2 products:

• T-Shirt (6 variants)

  • Red / S

  • Red / M

  • Red / L

  • Green / S

  • Green / M

  • Green / L

• Hoodie (3 variants)

  • Green / S

  • Green / M

  • Green / L

Imported product - T-Shirt with 6 variants

Imported product - Hoodie with 3 variants