How to Map Magento 2 Attributes

This guide shows you how to link your Magento 2 attributes to StoreFeeder product fields, so StoreFeeder sends the right values to Magento when it uploads a listing.

Before you start

Attributes are stored on your products, not your listings. To change an attribute value, you change the product field it's mapped to.
StoreFeeder only sends attribute values to Magento when it uploads a listing.

Step 1: Open your Magento integration

Go to Settings > Integrations. In the new navigation, click the settings cog at the top right, then go to My company > Integrations.
Click your Magento channel.
In the menu on the left, click Map Magento Attributes.

Step 2: Import your Magento attributes

Click Import Attributes at the top right. This brings your current list of attributes in from Magento, so they're available to map.

Step 3: Map each attribute

In the Magento Attribute dropdown, choose the Magento attribute.
In the Mapping Attribute dropdown, choose the StoreFeeder field that holds the value.
Click Add Mapping.

The Map Magento Attributes page with numbered steps: Map Magento Attributes in the menu, Import Attributes, the Magento Attribute dropdown, the Mapping Attribute dropdown and Add Mapping

The mapping appears in the list underneath. To undo one, tick it and click Remove Mapping.

Updating an attribute on a listing

Open the product the listing is mapped to.
Change the product field that's mapped to the attribute, then save the product.
Open the listing in StoreFeeder and click Save and Upload to send the change to Magento.

Updating attributes in bulk

Update the product fields with a product import. See How to use the Product Import/Export Feature.
Import a file that contains the listings you want to update, with Update to Channel switched on. See How to Use Listings Import Export.

Bulk updates only reach Magento if Upload Listings is switched on in your Magento integration settings.

Warning: Redownloading a listing removes its link to its product. Before you redownload listings in bulk, go to Listings > Listings Import Export, open the Export tab and export the listings for that channel with Listing SKU, Product SKU (Read Only) and Parent Product SKU (Read Only) ticked. Keep the file. Once the listings have downloaded again, you can use it to remap them in bulk, as described in How to Map Listings by Spreadsheet. Without it, any listing whose SKU doesn't match a product SKU will need to be remapped by hand.

If Upload Listings has been switched off for a long time, StoreFeeder's copy of your listings may be out of date. Redownload your listings before you switch it on, and make sure everyone in your business knows: once it's on, changes need to be made in StoreFeeder, or they'll be overwritten.

Troubleshooting

An attribute I need isn't in the Magento Attribute dropdown
Click Import Attributes again to bring in attributes added in Magento since your last import.

The attribute value hasn't changed on Magento
Check that you saved the product, then used Save and Upload on the listing. For bulk updates, check that Upload Listings is switched on.

Still stuck? Contact StoreFeeder support with your account name, the Magento channel name, the attribute name and the SKU of one product whose attribute isn't updating.