How to Add Products with Variations Guide
What is SyncMe?
Managing multiple online stores often means jumping between dashboards, manually updating inventory, and constantly checking if product listings and orders are aligned across platforms. As your business grows, this process quickly becomes time-consuming and prone to mistakes.
What is a product with variations in SyncMe?
A product with variations (variable product) is a product that includes multiple versions of the same item, each variation has its own SKU, price, and inventory quantity.
In this guide, you’ll learn how to create a variable product in SyncMe, configure options and values, update variant details, generate SKUs, and publish the product cleanly across your stores.
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✅ Before you begin
- Make sure your sales channels/stores are already connected in SyncMe.
- Use consistent SKUs across channels whenever possible so products can be linked correctly.
- Confirm that you know which store currency will be used when entering prices.
Tip: If you are adding the same product to multiple stores, decide first which store will be your reference for pricing and naming to keep listings consistent.Add a Product with Variations (Step-by-Step)
1.Start by filling in the required product fields (basic product details).
Figure 1. Product Details page showing the required product fields
2. Then go to the variants section and click to choose a product option.
Figure 2. Variants section with option name and option values selectors.
3. Choose whether to add a new attribute or use an existing attribute.
Figure 3. Attribute selection list showing existing attributes and the Add Attribute option.
4. If adding a new attribute, enter the attribute name, slug, channel, and the terms (values) you want to use.
Figure 4. Creating a New Attribute
5. Choose an existing attribute from the list (such as Size or Color), then enter the values for that attribute (for example: S, M, L or Red, Blue).
Figure 5. Variant option values dropdown example for the selected attribute.
6. Click any variant to edit its details if needed. You can update variant-specific fields such as price, SKU, and quantity.
Figure 6. Variant edit window for updating variant-specific details.
7. Select all or specific variations for bulk editing, then click Edit to open bulk actions and choose an action such as editing prices, applying discounts, or deleting the selected variants.
Figure 7. Bulk edit menu for selected variants.
8. Generate and review variant SKUs:
- Click Generate SKUs to automatically assign SKU values to the selected variants.
- Review the generated SKUs to make sure each variant has a unique SKU.
- If needed, manually adjust SKUs using the Edit dropdown (Edit SKU’s) before publishing.
Figure 8. Generate SKUs button in the variants list.
9. Once finished, click Create and Publish to complete the process.
Figure 9. Create and Publish Product action.
10. In the Products list, click Show variations to view the new variants.
Figure 10. Products list view showing the Product’s Variations popup after publishing.
🚀 Best practices for clean inventory publishing
- Use clear product names and consistent naming format across stores.
- Keep SKUs unique per sellable item and per variant.
- Double-check quantities before publishing, especially for variant products.
- Verify category and collection mapping for every selected channel.
- Preview or verify listings after publishing to ensure images and prices are displayed correctly.
▶️ What to Do Next
Now that your product is created, you can continue setting up your multi-channel workflow:
Connect additional stores or sales channels
Import more products to build your catalog
Configure inventory syncing across stores
Start receiving and managing orders from SyncMe
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