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Bulk Changes

The Bulk Changes tool allows you to make mass changes to multiple categories, products, and options at once (you can also make Bulk Changes using the "Import" feature, or any of the other items that are available for import from a spreadsheet). Using the Bulk Changes tool, you can update all products, categories, or options, or only certain ones based on certain conditions. To access this tool, go to the "My Products" section and click on the "Bulk Changes" button on top.


The "Bulk Changes" screen contains 4 main sections that allow you to specify what you would like to change: What to Update, Update Price Amounts, Update Text Values, and Conditions.

What to Update - Select the type of item you would like to update in bulk. The 4 options are Categories, Products, Group of Options, and Options. You may only make bulk changes to 1 item type at a time. What you select here will determine what fields you will be able to update (since each type of item has different fields available).

Update Price Amounts - Only fill this portion if the bulk changes you would like to make are changes to price fields for the selected item type. For example, you may want to make bulk changes to the Regular Price, On Sale Price, Wholesale Price Levels, Cost, or Setup Fees. Next to the Change: label, select the field that you would like to update, and the remaining options:

By a Percentage - Changes the selected price by a percentage. Enter a negative percentage to decrease the price by a percentage (i.e. for 15%, enter 15 into the Value. For -15%, enter -15 into the Value).

By Amount Difference - Changes the selected price by a fixed amount. Enter a negative amount to decrease the price by a fixed amount (i.e. to increase the price by $10, enter 10 into the Value. To decrease the price by $10, enter -10 into the Value).

Overwrite Amount - Changes the selected price by replacing it with a new price altogether. Enter the new price into the Value.

Update Text Values - Only fill this portion if the bulk changes you would like to make are changes to any of the text fields (any fields other than price fields) for the selected item type. For example, you may want to make bulk changes to Names, Descriptions, Weights, Meta Tags, or other settings. Next to the Change: label, select the field that you would like to update, and the remaining options:

Add to the beginning - Changes the selected field by adding some text before it (to the beginning of the field). Enter the string that you would like to add into the Value.

Add to the end - Changes the selected field by adding some text after it (to the end of the field). Enter the string that you would like to add into the Value.

Search and Replace - Changes the selected field by replacing certain text within the field with another text. In this way, you may replace part of the field for a string of your choice. Enter the string that you want to search and replace into the Value and then the replacement string into the Replace field.

Replace All - Changes the selected field by replacing it with a new string altogether. Enter the new string into the Value.

NOTE: You must either Update Price Amounts or Update Text Values, but you cannot do both at the same time.

Conditions - This section allows you to specify the conditions that an item must meet in order for the changes you are making to affect it. You can add more than 1 condition to your update, using the AND and OR selections to specify whether you want all conditions or any conditions to be met in order for an item to be affected by the Bulk Changes. Select and enter your conditions and click on "Add". Your conditions will appear on the bottom panel so you can review them before running your update. If you have made any mistakes to a condition, you can select it and click on the "Delete" button to remove it and re-add it properly.

Save Update String / Load Update String - Allows you to save the entire Bulk Changes settings that you have specified on the current screen, for use at a later time. The settings will be saved as an .f3s file and can be loaded at any time by coming back into the Bulk Changes screen and clicking on "Load Update String", and selecting the .f3s file that was saved.

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