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Variant Generation
Understand how variants are created for condition, printing, and language combinations.
Variant Concept
Shopify uses variants to represent different versions of the same product:
- Product Base: One product per card (e.g., "Lightning Bolt")
- Variants: Different combinations of condition, printing, language
- Example: Lightning Bolt NM Normal EN, Lightning Bolt LP Foil EN, Lightning Bolt NM Normal JP
- Separate Inventory: Each variant has its own SKU and inventory quantity
- Separate Pricing: Each variant can have different price
Variant Options
Three option types used for variants:
- Option1 Name: "Condition" (e.g., NM, LP, MP, HP, DM)
- Option2 Name: "Printing" (e.g., Normal, Foil, Holofoil)
- Option3 Name: "Language" (e.g., EN, JP, FR, DE)
- Option Values: Corresponding values for each variant
- Shopify Limits: Maximum 3 options per product (condition, printing, language)
Variant Combinations
How variants are generated:
- Cartesian Product: All combinations of selected conditions × printings × languages
- Example: If you select NM, LP conditions, Normal, Foil printings, EN language
- Variants Created: NM-Normal-EN, NM-Foil-EN, LP-Normal-EN, LP-Foil-EN (4 variants)
- Inventory-Based: Only creates variants you actually have in inventory
- Quantity Tracking: Each variant shows inventory quantity
Variant SKU
Each variant gets a unique SKU:
- SKU Format: Uses SortSwift SKU ID for variant
- Unique Identifier: Each SKU uniquely identifies condition/printing/language
- Inventory Matching: SKU matches SortSwift inventory for sync
- Shopify Tracking: Shopify uses SKU for inventory tracking
- Required Field: SKU is required for proper inventory sync
Variant Pricing
How prices are assigned:
- Variant Price: Uses price from SortSwift inventory for that variant
- Autoprice Applied: Your autopricing rules are used
- Price Source: TCGPlayer market price with modifiers
- Compare At Price: Can include compare-at-price if configured
- Variant-Specific: Each variant can have different price
- USD Format: Prices in USD format
Variant Images
Image assignment:
- Product Image: Main product image (card front) for all variants
- Variant Image: Can have variant-specific image if available
- CDN URLs: Uses SortSwift CDN image URLs
- Image Position: Sequential numbering for multiple images
- Alt Text: Auto-generated alt text for accessibility