In this section, Malcom will gather product attributes and confirm the mapping parameters to use for product synchronization in your Shopify Online and POS Channel (if applicable). We’ll select which Akeneo Product Model attributes to source data from when saving Shopify Products.
This section will only cover the “out of the box” Shopify attributes, as we’ll work on the Tags & Metafields in the next steps.
URL Handle:
- Description: Shopify uses a unique name for the product “handle” to generate its URL in your Shopify store. Malcom then uses this unique identifier to identify each individual product for synchronizing a batch of products to the Shopify Store.
- Action: Select the desired attribute from the list of Akeneo identifiers that uniquely identify your product, such as Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) or Product Name.
Product Type:
- Description: Malcom will provide a list of attributes from your Akeneo instance, which can be mapped to the “Product Type” attribute in your Shopify Store.
- Action: Select the desired attribute from the list of Akeneo identifiers. E.g.: Family or Brand.
Title:
- Description: Malcom will suggest a list of attributes from your Akeneo instance, which can be mapped as the Product “Title” attribute in your Shopify Store.
- Action: Select the appropriate “Title” attribute from the list of Akeneo identifiers. E.g.: “Product Name” or “SEO Product Title.”
Description:
- Description: Malcom will suggest a list of attributes from your Akeneo instance, which can be mapped as the Product “Description” attribute in your Shopify Store.
- Action: Select the desired Product “Description” attribute from the list of Akeneo identifiers. E.g. “Description”.
SEO Title:
- Description: Malcom will provide a list of attributes from your Akeneo instance which can be mapped as the “SEO Title” attribute in your Shopify Store.
- Action: Select the required “SEO Title” attribute from the list of Akeneo identifiers. E.g “Meta Title”.
SEO Description:
- Description: Malcom will display a list of attributes from your Akeneo instance, which can be mapped as the “SEO Description” attribute in your Shopify Store.
- Action: Select the required “SEO Description” attribute from the list of Akeneo identifiers. E.g. “Meta Description”.
Vendor:
- Description: Malcom will provide a list of attributes from your Akeneo instance which can be mapped as the “Vendor” attribute in your Shopify Store. The “Vendor” will typically correlate to the name of the product wholesaler/manufacturer.
- Action: Select the required “Vendor” attribute from the list of Akeneo identifiers. E.g. “Brand”.
Publish:
- Description: Malcom will display a list of attributes from your Akeneo instance, which can be mapped as the “Publish” attribute in your Shopify Store. Note: This attribute confirms the status attribute of the product as per Akeneo.
- Action: Select the required “Publish” attribute from the list of Akeneo identifiers.
Publish Date:
- Description: Malcom will display a list of attributes from your Akeneo instance, which can be mapped as the “Publish Date” attribute in your Shopify Store.
- Action: Select the required “Publish Date” attribute from the list of Akeneo identifiers. E.g. “Warehouse Arrival Date”
Theme Template:
- Description: Malcom will display a list of attributes from your Akeneo instance, which can be mapped as the “Theme Template” attribute in your Shopify Store.
- Action: Select the required “Publish” attribute from the list of Akeneo identifiers. E.g. “Shopify Product Template”