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How do variations work (parent/child) when syncing?

Written by Juanita J

ToolE supports standard parent/child variation mapping.

Shopify side (how ToolE expects it)

  • In Shopify, you can create variants under a single product.

  • Each variant should have its own SKU, so ToolE can link one Shopify variant → one Amazon SKU.

Example:

  • Shopify product: “Protein Bars”

    • Variant “12 pack” → SKU PB-12

    • Variant “24 pack” → SKU PB-24

  • Amazon:

    • Offer/SKU PB-12 maps to Shopify “12 pack”

    • Offer/SKU PB-24 maps to Shopify “24 pack”

If you link using Metafields

If you are storing Amazon SKUs in metafields instead of Shopify’s native SKU field:

  • Use a variant metafield, so each variant has its own mapping value.

  • (Product-level metafields are only suitable when the identifier is truly product-wide.)

What ToolE does not handle

ToolE is not designed for:

  • Complex “choose a SKU based on size logic”

  • One-to-many mapping for multi-variant ASINs

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