Bulk Operations for Items

This topic covers the process of performing bulk actions on items in your Product Catalog.

You can also perform these operations via CSV import.

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Delete

1. In the left menu, click Product Catalog > List > Items. The Items page is displayed.
2. In the left column, select the items to delete. The bulk operations controls are displayed.
3. Click the Delete button.

The selected items are deleted.

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Export

1. In the left menu, click Product Catalog > List > Items. The Items page is displayed.
2. In the left column, select the items to export. The bulk operations controls are displayed.
3. Click the Export button.

The selected items are exported as a CSV file. The download begins automatically as soon as the file is ready.

Track the export status by going to Product Catalog > Background Jobs > Export.

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Update Attributes Values

1. In the left menu, click Product Catalog > List > Items. The Items page is displayed.
2. In the left column, select the items with attributes to update. The bulk operations controls are displayed.
3. Click the vertical ellipsis (⋮) and select Update Attributes Values. The Update attribute values window is displayed.
4. In the Choose attributes to update field, select the attributes you want to change.
   • After you make your selections, click the Update attribute values window outside of the field dropdown.
5. Enter the new values for the fields you selected and click Update. A new window is displayed.
6. Do one of the following:
   • To save the updated items and publish them, click Save & Publish.
   • To save the updated items as drafts, click Save As Draft. Note: Items in a draft state will remain drafts.

The changes you made the selected attributes are saved, and the items are placed in the state you selected.

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Change Category

Changing the category for multiple items at once removes the attributes of the current category and adds the attributes to the destination category.

1. In the left menu, click Product Catalog > List > Items. The Items page is displayed.
2. In the left column, select the items to change categories. The bulk operations controls are displayed.
3. Click the vertical ellipsis (⋮) and select Change category. The Select a leaf node window is displayed with a list of your categories.
4. Select a leaf category. When you click a root category, its subcategories are displayed to the right. Leaf categories are labeled Leaf.
5. CLick Next.
6. The Are you sure? window is displayed.
7. Click Update.

The selected items are moved to the new category.

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Publishing

1. In the left menu, click Product Catalog > List > Items. The Items page is displayed.
2. In the left column, select the items to publish. The bulk operations controls are displayed.
3. Click the vertical ellipsis (⋮) and select Publish Products. The Publish Products? window is displayed.
4. Click Publish.

The selected items are published.

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Unpublishing

1. In the left menu, click Product Catalog > List > Items. The Items page is displayed.
2. In the left column, select the items to publish. The bulk operations controls are displayed.
3. Click the vertical ellipsis (⋮) and select Publish Products. The Unpublish Products? window is displayed.
4. Click Unpublish.

The selected items are unpublished.

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Related Topics

• Items Overview
• Adding an Item
• Importing Items
• Viewing Item Import History
• Editing an Item
• Adding Item Variants
• Searching, Filtering, and Sorting Items