How to manage products

StoreLinkr acts as a centralized hub for your entire product catalog. You can import data from dozens of external sources or use StoreLinkr as a standalone Product Information Management (PIM) system to enrich and optimize your listings before they reach your sales channels.

Imported vs. PIM Products

It is important to understand how StoreLinkr handles different types of product data:

1. Imported Products: These come from an external source (like a supplier feed or ERP). Their data is regularly updated by the source sync. To enrich these without your changes being overwritten, you use Product Rules.
2. PIM Products (StoreLinkr Source): These are products where StoreLinkr is the "Source of Truth". You can edit these directly in the PIM editor, and changes are saved immediately to the product record.

Enriching Imported Products

When you want to override or add data to a product that is imported from an external source, you should use Product Rules. Rules ensure that your manual optimizations (like a better SEO title) are preserved even when the supplier updates their feed.

Using Product Rules in the Interface

1. Open the Product Details for any imported product.
2. Click on a field you want to change (e.g., Name, Brand, or Description).
3. Enter the new value and click Save Product Rule.
4. The new value will now be used for all future exports. You can see all active rules for a product in the "Product Rules" section at the bottom of the page.

Creating Rules via API

For large-scale enrichment, you can use the StoreLinkr API to create product rules programmatically. This is useful if you have an external AI service or PIM that generates optimized content.

Endpoint: POST /api/portal/products/save-rule Payload Example:

{
  "product": "uuid-of-the-product",
  "source": "supplier-code",
  "field": "name",
  "value": "My Optimized Product Title"
}

Managing PIM Products

Products that use STORELINKR as their import source are managed directly.

1. Navigate to Catalog > Products and filter by Source: "StoreLinkr".
2. Open any product to enter the PIM Editor.
3. Unlike imported products, you can edit fields directly without creating rules.
4. Click Save Product at the top right to apply your changes.

The Advanced Product Editor

Whether you are using rules or direct editing, the PIM editor provides powerful tools:

• Rich Text Descriptions: Use built-in editors for SEO-optimized short and long descriptions.
• Media Management:
  • Upload Images: Drag and drop new photos.
  • Sort & Exclude: Reorder images or exclude specific ones from export.
• Attributes & Facets: Manage technical specifications. You can add custom facets or edit imported ones.
• Metafields: Support for text, booleans, HTML, and Datatables.
• Product Relations: Link products as Cross-sells, Up-sells, Accessories, or Similar items.
• Pros & Cons: Help customers with clear highlights of product features.

Data Enrichment Tools

StoreLinkr offers several ways to speed up your enrichment process:

• AI Agent: Generate high-quality descriptions and titles automatically based on existing product data.
• Bulk Rules: Apply rules to multiple products at once from the overview page.
• Suggested Options: For variants, the system can suggest which attributes to use as variation options.

Search and Filter Power

The Products overview is built for managing large catalogs:

• Multi-Source Filtering: Quickly see which products came from which supplier.
• Quality Rule Filters: Jump directly to products that are missing images, descriptions, or prices.
• Export & Stock Status: Filter by "Exported", "Ready for Archive", or "In Stock" to monitor your store's health.

Bulk Actions

Select multiple products using the checkboxes to perform bulk updates, such as manually triggering an export or adjusting prices across a whole category.

tip

Always use the Data Quality dashboard to identify which products need enrichment in the PIM before you export them to your stores.