Upload options (variants) to Shopify
Overview
Your products may have options or size options, which are variants of a product, like the same t-shirt in red, white, and blue, or small, medium, and large.
When you upload your products to Shopify, their options and size options become variants of the matching Shopify product. If you create new options and size options for products already mapped to Shopify, you can upload them to Shopify as new variants. You can upload up to 100 variants for each product.
Find out more about setting up options and setting up size options.
Upload new options and size options
To upload new options and size options, you must have enabled Upload Product Options in your Shopify integration settings. Then you can upload them:
Log in to Cin7.
From the Integrations menu in the navigation, select your Shopify integration.
Select Upload Product Options from the Product Status tile. You’ll see a list of all new (that is, unmapped) options and size options. If you want to upload a subset of them, use the search box to filter the list. Only those in the list will upload.
Select Upload Recently Modified Product Options (alternatively, to download the new options and size options to a spreadsheet, select Download Products).
Here’s how your new options and size options map to their respective Shopify variants (unlisted fields are controlled by your Shopify integration settings or must be set in Shopify; these mappings may be overridden if you've set up Field Mappings in your Shopify integration settings):
| Cin7 option and size option | Shopify variant |
|---|---|
Option 1 Label value |
Option value (of the first option) |
Option n Label value |
Option value (of the nth option) |
| Size (of size options only) | Option value (of nth+1 option) |
Code |
SKU |
Barcode |
Barcode |
Pricing |
Price and Compare at price (see below for details on pricing) |
Weight (including weight unit) |
Weight |
Pricing details
In Omni, your products may have several prices at different price tiers.
Which prices get uploaded to Shopify is determined by the Price Tier and Special Price settings of your Shopify integration.
Typically, when you upload prices to Shopify, each product's price at the selected Price Tier will become the Price of the matching Shopify product.
But, if a product meets the following two conditions, then its price at the selected Special Price tier will become the Price of the matching Shopify product, and its price at the selected Price Tier will become that Shopify product's Compare at price:
The product's Special$ is active, as determined by the Start Date and Days properties in the product's pricing grid.
The product's price at the selected Special Price tier is less than its price at the selected Price Tier.
FAQs
Can I download new variants from Shopify to Cin7 Omni?
Yes, you can download new variants from Shopify to Cin7 Omni. Find out how to download new variants from Shopify.
Why can’t I see my new option or size option in the list?
In Cin7, open the product and make sure you’ve selected your Shopify integration (under Classifications > Channels), and make sure you’ve not set Display to Turn Off / Inactive.
Why won’t my new option (variant) upload?
In Cin7, open the product and make sure you’ve given the new option a value for every option label.
Can I upload other changes to my product?
Find out how to upload changes to products to Shopify.