Step 4.1 - Variant Mapping - Variant Attributes

In this section, Malcom will gather Product Variant attributes and confirm the mapping parameters to use for Akeneo Product attribute synchronization when saving Shopify Variants in your Shopify Online and POS Channel (if applicable). 

Note: This section only applies to “out of the box” Shopify attributes. Metafields will be set up in the next section.

Action: Select the appropriate Akeneo attribute to use as the value for the following variants for your Shopify store:

• Stock Keeping Unit (SKU): Malcom uses a unique “SKU” identifier to identify each product variant for synchronizing a batch of products to your Shopify Store.
• Barcode: Malcom will suggest a list of attributes from your Akeneo instance, which can be mapped as the Product Variant “Barcode” attribute in your Shopify Store.
• Image: Malcom will suggest a list of attributes from your Akeneo instance, which can be mapped as the Product Variant “Image” attribute in your Shopify Store. Note: Within Malcom’s mapping, there is a dropdown to select an Akeneo attribute that will map with Shopify’s variant image. If you select an attribute from Akeneo that is the type of an Asset Collection, each variant image will take the first image that is sorted first in the Asset Collection on Akeneo.
• Image Alt Text: Malcom will enable you to select an Alternate (alt) Image Text for each Akeneo Media attribute. The Image Alt Text in Shopify will be limited to the attribute related to the first image of the Asset Collection, which contains specific Akeneo Attributes to choose from in the dropdown.
• Weight: Malcom will suggest a list of attributes from your Akeneo instance, which can be mapped as the Product Variant “Weight” attribute in your Shopify Store.
• Weight Metric: Malcom will suggest a list of FOUR options: GRAM, KILOGRAM, OUNCE, and POUND to select as the “Weight Metric.” Note: Select the “ignore attribute” option if you would like to keep the default weight options from your Shopify Store.
• Country of Origin: Malcom will suggest a list of attributes from your Akeneo instance, which can be mapped as the Product Variant “Country of Origin” attribute in your Shopify Store.
• Price: Malcom will suggest a list of attributes from your Akeneo instance, which can be mapped as the Product Variant “Price” attribute in your Shopify Store. 
  • A checkbox is available on the variant attributes mapping section for the attributes Price and Compare At Price:
    • If the box is checked, it will allow Malcom to set the Price or Compare At Price when we create the product for the first time. 
    • If left unchecked, Malcom will fetch the Price and/or Compare At Price when the product is created and when we are updating products.

• Compare At Price: Malcom will suggest a list of attributes from your Akeneo instance, which can be mapped as the Product Variant “Compare At Price” attribute in your Shopify Store.
• Cost Per Item: Malcom will suggest a list of attributes from your Akeneo instance that can be mapped as the Product Variant “Cost Per Item” attribute in your Shopify Store
• Charge Tax: Malcom will suggest a list of attributes from your Akeneo instance, which can be mapped as the Product Variant “Charge Tax” attribute in your Shopify Store.
• Track Quantity: Malcom will suggest a list of attributes from your Akeneo instance, which can be mapped as the Product Variant “Track Quantity” attribute in your Shopify Store.
• Continue Selling When Out of Stock: Malcom will suggest a list of attributes from your Akeneo instance, which can be mapped as the Product Variant “Continue Selling When Out of Stock” attribute in your Shopify Store.
• Is Physical Product: Malcom will suggest a list of attributes from your Akeneo instance, which can be mapped as the Product Variant “Is Physical Product” attribute in your Shopify Store.