Understanding product groups
The Product Group feature lets you add products together, so you can, for example:
The Product Group feature lets you add products together, so you can, for example:
- Manage your inventory to determine which item in a group of similar products sells faster
- Easily launch auction campaigns of similar products on eBay (read about launching to eBay with product groups)
- Run Sellercloud reports that are filtered by product SKUs that are grouped together
In Sellercloud, a product can be added to multiple groups.
Once you’ve grouped products together, you can view the groups as follows:
- Click Catalog > Product Groups – View and edit all current product groups
- Click the Product > Toolbox > Product Group – See all groups containing the product
There are two ways to create a new product group:
- From the Product Groups page
- From any Sellercloud report with a SKU filter
There are two ways to add products to an existing group:
- From the Product Group’s page
- In bulk with a file upload
You can also delete products in bulk from a group.
Creating a new group
When adding products to a group, the products must be from the same company. A product can be added to multiple groups
- Click Inventory > Product Groups.
- Enter a name in the New Group Name field > Click Create New Group.
- Scroll to the bottom of the list > Click Edit to open the group details.
- Use the Search SKUs to be merged section to enter a SKU and click Search
- Select the product > Click Add to Group.
Adding products to a group
You can select products on the Manage Inventory page or through a bulk update for inclusion into a product group.
From the manage inventory page
- Select the products to group.
- Click Action Menu > Add To Product Group > Go.
- Select from existing group or create a new group name and click Save.
Through a bulk update
When bulk-updating a product group, using the Bulk Update Template’s ProductGroupName field will create a new group if it doesn’t exist already, and will add product(s) to that group.
- Click Inventory > Import Product Info > Import Product Group.
- Download the template.
- Populate the ProductID column, and the ProductGroupName column with existing product group names.
- Save the file.
- Import the file on the Import Product Group page.
Deleting products in bulk from a group
- Click Inventory > Import Product Info > Import Product Group.
- Download the template.
- Populate the ProductID and ProductGroupName columns, and enter Delete into the Action column.
- Save the file.
- Import the file on the Import Product Group page. A message will appear that the import
was successful and that the product was removed from the specific group.
The Product Group feature lets you add products together, so you can, for example:
- Manage your inventory to determine which item in a group of similar products sells faster
- Easily launch auction campaigns of similar products on eBay (read about launching to eBay with product groups)
- Run Sellercloud reports that are filtered by product SKUs that are grouped together
In Sellercloud, a product can be added to multiple groups.
Once you’ve grouped products together, you can view the groups as follows:
- Click Catalog > Product Groups – View and edit all current product groups
- Click the Product > Toolbox > Product Group – See all groups containing the product
There are two ways to create a new product group:
- From the Product Groups page
- From any Sellercloud report with a SKU filter
There are two ways to add products to an existing group:
- From the Product Group’s page
- In bulk with a file upload
You can also delete products in bulk from a group.
Creating a new product group
- Click Catalog > Product Groups.
- Click the green + icon in the lower left corner.
- Enter Product Group Name > Add.
- To open the group, click the notification or find it in the grid.
Adding products to an existing group
- In the product group, click + to add products. When adding products to a group, the products must be from the same company.
- Search for the products to add > select products > click Add Selected.
Adding products in bulk to an existing group
When bulk-updating a product group, using the Bulk Update Template’s ProductGroupName field will create a new group if it doesn’t exist already, and will add product(s) to that group. You will need to enter the product on multiple lines against different product groups in order to add the product to more than one product group at the same time. Show me a sample.
- Click Catalog > Import Product Info > Import Product Group.
- Download the template.
- Populate the template’s ProductID and the ProductGroupName columns > Save the file.
- Click the File icon to find the file > click Import . The product(s) will appear in your existing group.
Deleting products in bulk from a group
- Click Catalog > Import Product Info > Import Product Group.
- Download the template.
- Populate the ProductID and ProductGroupName columns, and enter “Delete” into the Action column.
- Save the file.
- Click the File icon to find the file > click Import to upload it. A message will appear that the import was successful and that the product was removed from the specific group.
