Can I add attributes in bulk?

Vintage-books-and-plans · Posts: 26

Can I add attributes in bulk (bulk revise) or do I have to add them one item or listing at a time?

Thanks!!

SammysSupplies · Posts: 1631

since each listing should be different, there is no way to add attributes in a bulk way. However, when I list similar things, it is easy to do the first one with attributes , then copy that one and just change the color or size.

tigercreekgifts · Posts: 6293

Isn't there also something called variants? I thought that was for sellers who were getting ready to list several similar items but with slightly varying attributes? maybe that would help you, depends on what you are listing.

MoonwishesStore · moderator Posts: 17389

SheilaDeesPostcards · moderator Posts: 4619

MoonwishesStore · moderator Posts: 17389

Sheila, I was under the impression that we needed two out of three main attributes, which should be specific to each item we sell. So would the poster also need to add in more attributes? This is why I said no, as how do you add attributes to all your items in one swoop and still make them specific? Such as brand and manufacturer's number? I thought the attribute you mentioned was only if there was no UPC/ISBN not to skip all other possible attributes such as format. Since I've never used it, it is unfamiliar to me.

SheilaDeesPostcards · moderator Posts: 4619

There are two groups of attributes, the 'unique product identifiers' and 'all other attributes'. The unique product identifiers are the Global Trade Item Numbers (GTIN), Manufacturer Part Number (MPN) and Brand. The GTIN would be the UPC (Universal Product Code - used mainly in North America), the EAN (European Article Number - used outside North America), the JAN (Japanese Article Number - Only in Japan) AND / OR ISBN (International Standard Book Numer - used for books worldwide).

For Media and Software, GS requires a GTIN (ISBN or UPC)
For Apparel, GS requires Brand and some apparel categories also require a GTIN or MPN.
All other categories require at least 2 of the 3 identifiers 'brand', 'gtin', and 'mpn'.

The exception for unique product identifiers would be cases where no identifier exists. This would be cases like used goods, custom made goods, books published prior to ISBNs, any media (books, CDs, DVDs) that are self published or published by small publishers that did not apply for an ISBN or UPC for the item. In these cases, you use the special attribute of 'identifier_exists' with a value of FALSE.

There is also the second category of attributes. Some of these are required for Apparel & Accessories (which also includes jewelry, watches, purses, belts, shoes, etc.)

Here are two links I've found very helpful:
https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/160161
https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/1344057?hl=en#US
I have them bookmarked and found them both very helpful.

The OP only sells Ebooks on CDs that she created from public domain plan books and magazines. Since her media items are custom made items, she only needs the one attribute ('identifier_exists' with a value of FALSE).