Which fields to update for new variation?

Hi @embercide,

If the CSV file contained a new variation for an existing published product, are there additional fields I need to update for existing products?

It should work as-is since newly present products will have all of their data imported.

How is it handled if the product is published but then a new size/colour gets added afterwards?

As long as your import is a “New Items” import (see: https://d.pr/5s8uX9), it will just create the new variation for the existing variable product.

Are you running into any specific issues when you try this?

@wpallimport thanks for your reply.
Yes I’m having a nightmare of an issue that I can’t recreate on a blank database – I’m in the process of setting up a local dev site with my database for you to login and review.

Essentially the scenario is this:
1. New product in CSV with 3 variations gets imported correctly.
2. The import job is run a 2nd time with no changes to the CSV, and 1 or more variations get deleted from the new product.
3. Delete this new product, run the import job a 3rd time with no changes to the CSV, product gets created again with all 3 variations!

Hi @embercide,

That’s strange. Once you’re able to replicate it on a server we can log into, please open a support request at https://www.wpallimport.com/support/ with the details and we’ll figure out what’s going wrong.