In the last step, you connected the app with your Etsy shop which automatically redirected you to the Product Import step, which appears as shown below.

 

 

Note – It is important to understand that importing the products will only fetch them from Shopify and create them on the app. The products will not be listed on Etsy until and unless you create a profile which we will talk about in the next step.

 

On the left of this page, you will see that we’ve listed all the steps for importing your products. But since we’re going to cover everything in much more detail, just skip it and focus on the dialogue box on the right side, as shown below.

 

 

In this box, you can see two options for importing your products.

• Bulk product import, and
• Single product import.

You can use the radio buttons next to them to switch between the two options. Let’s start with Bulk product import first.

Bulk Product Import

With Bulk product import selected, click on the dropdown where it says ‘Select import options.’ You will get three different choices as seen in the image below.

 

 

• All products import
• Published products import, and
• Apply filter for

 

Now let’s talk about how to use these options.

 

All products import

If you choose All products import, the app will fetch all the products from your Shopify store. It doesn’t matter if a product is in the draft state or published. This option will simply pull all your products into the app.

When you click on it, a confirmation box will pop up. It will ask you to choose whether you want ‘instant import’ or ‘backend import.’ If you choose instant import, your products will get imported instantly but you might have to wait for some time depending on how many products you have on your Shopify store. However, if you choose backend import, the app will allow you to continue working while it fetches the products in the background.

 

 

Published products import

If you choose Published products import, the app will fetch only those products from Shopify that are published and live for sale. And just like before, you need to choose between instant import or backend import.

 

 

Apply filter for

If you choose the third option, Apply Filter For, you will get even more options to select the products you want to fetch into the app. You can apply the filter for the following –

• Product Type
• Product Vendor
• Smart Collection
• Custom Collection

 

 

Click on the radio buttons next to each option to select them. Let’s talk about each filter in detail.

 

Product Type

The first option, Product type, will allow you to fetch products based on the “product type” you assigned when you created the product on Shopify. As soon as you select it, the app will give you 2 options for fetching your products. You can either type in the name of the product type in the text field, hit the enter key to input the value, and click on Start Import to import your products.

 

 

Or you can just click on ‘Fetch products from Shopify’, and the app will pull all the different product types you have on your Shopify store. Select the product type one by one or use the Select All button to select all of them. Once you have selected the product types you want to fetch, click on Start Import to import your products.

 

 

Product Vendor

The second option, Product Vendor, will allow you to fetch products based on the “Vendor” you assigned when you created the product on Shopify. Similar to the product type filter, you can either type in the vendor’s name, hit enter to input the value, and click on Start Import to import your products.

 

 

Or just click on Fetch products from Shopify, and the app will pull all the different product vendors you have on your Shopify store. Select the vendors one by one or use the Select All button to select all of them. After you have selected the vendors whose products you want to fetch, click on Start Import to import your products.

 

 

Smart Collection

If you have created an automated collection of products in your Shopify store then this filter will fetch products from that collection. Similar to the previous two filters, you can either type in the name of the collection, hit enter to input the value, and click on Start Import to import your products.

 

 

Or just click on Fetch products from Shopify, and the app will pull all the automated collections that you have created on your Shopify store. Select the collections one by one or use the Select All button to select all of them. Once you have selected the collections from which you want to fetch the products, click on Start Import to import your products.

 

 

Custom Collection

The custom collection filter will fetch all the collections that you have created on your Shopify store. Whether it is a manual collection or an automated one, this filter will fetch all of them. Similar to the filters discussed before, you can either type in the name of the collection, hit enter to input the value, and click on Start Import to import your products.

 

 

Or just click on Fetch products from Shopify, and the app will pull all the collections that you have created on your Shopify store. Select the collections one by one or use the Select All button to select all of them. Once you have selected the collections from which you want to fetch the products, click on Start Import to import your products.

 

 

Now let’s jump to the next option which is ‘Single product import.’

 

Single Product Import

Click on the radio button next to the Single product import option to activate it as shown in the image below.

 

 

Once activated, click on the dropdown where it says Select import options and you will get two choices.

• Product id, and
• Product title

Every published product on Shopify has a unique product id and a unique product title (although you can create products with similar titles, it is not regarded as a good practice). And you can use these to fetch products one by one.

 

Product Id

If you choose Product Id, the app will give you a text field where you can enter single or multiple product ids (maximum 10). Remember that you can only use the numeric keys and the enter key in this text field because the product id only contains numbers. Hit the enter key each time you finish writing a product id to input the next one. Once you have entered the ids of all the products you want to import, click on Start Import. See the image below for reference.

 

 

Product Title

If you choose Product Title, the app will again give you a text field where you need to enter the title of your product. And unlike Product Id, you can’t enter multiple product titles at once. Enter one product title at a time then click on Start Import to import your products. See the image below for reference.

 

 

And with this, the Product Import Step is now complete. Remember that you can always import more products from within the app whenever you want. Once you have imported your products by using any of the methods that we just discussed, click on the “Next” button to move to the next step of the onboarding process.

 

 

Note: If you encounter any issues that prevent you from completing the onboarding steps for the CedCommerce Etsy Integration App, please contact our support channels for further assistance.