{"id":277,"date":"2014-10-08T11:58:17","date_gmt":"2014-10-08T11:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/documentation.common-services.com\/woocommerce\/?p=277"},"modified":"2014-11-04T04:58:44","modified_gmt":"2014-11-04T04:58:44","slug":"validate-your-catalog-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/documentation.feed.biz\/feedbiz-woocommerce\/validate-your-catalog-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"Validate your catalog structure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is important to always apply the same methodology to create articles, apply a reference to them, an EAN code, etc. Therefore, your catalog will be structured for your internal and external needs, so marketplaces in this case.<\/p>\n<p>In all cases, the reference field is used as SKU for the marketplace. That means that the Reference field is your unique internal identifier for WooCommerce, commonly called SKU.<\/p>\n<p>This field will be used to identify your offers and import orders. If the Reference field is not present or misinformed, it will not work correctly. If the Reference field is duplicated, meaning that is used twice in your catalog, it will not work properly either.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Case 1 &#8211; Product with combinations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On the Information tab, the only field required is the reference. The reference will match the SKU on WooCommerce:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-44 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/documentation.common-services.com\/woocommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Product-Sheet-Structure-Combination-1.png\" alt=\"Product Sheet Structure - Combination - 1\" width=\"839\" height=\"328\" \/><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>On the Combinations tab, the required fields are the reference (SKU) which must be unique and the EAN code or UPC:<\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"file:\/\/\/F:\/Dropbox\/Amazon%20-%20FAQ,%20Documentation\/Version%204\/Product%20Sheet%20Structure%20-%20Combination%20-%202.png\" alt=\"\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-42 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/documentation.common-services.com\/woocommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Product-Sheet-Structure-Combination-2.png\" alt=\"Product Sheet Structure - Combination - 2\" width=\"1011\" height=\"272\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Case 2 &#8211; Product without combinations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/documentation.common-services.com\/woocommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Product-Sheet-Structure-No-Combination.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-636\" src=\"http:\/\/documentation.common-services.com\/woocommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Product-Sheet-Structure-No-Combination.png\" alt=\"Product-Sheet-Structure-No-Combination\" width=\"749\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/documentation.feed.biz\/feedbiz-woocommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Product-Sheet-Structure-No-Combination.png 749w, https:\/\/documentation.feed.biz\/feedbiz-woocommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Product-Sheet-Structure-No-Combination-300x79.png 300w, https:\/\/documentation.feed.biz\/feedbiz-woocommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Product-Sheet-Structure-No-Combination-624x164.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"support-case\"><p><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Known issue:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Prestashop combination generator generates double references, it generates &#8220;Duplicates&#8221;. 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