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In this
quick tutorial, we'll see how to duplicate
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existing products and categories
within a single storefront.
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Please note it's not possible
to directly duplicate products
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and categories
between different storefronts.
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You can, however, utilize the Product
Excel import tool, which will allow you
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to export much of your catalog information
from one storefront,
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then recreate it on another
with very little work involved.
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And there's other tutorials on the academy
to show you how to do this.
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This tutorial focuses on duplication
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on a single storefront.
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So we're going to start off by navigating
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to our product management screen.
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We're going to start off
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by looking at product duplication.
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So click on edit
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next to the product
that you wish to duplicate,
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and then you'll see at the top
right of your screen,
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you have the option here to copy product
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will then see a copy product window.
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So a screen appears
which is allowing you to determine
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the level of detail
that's included in the duplicate product.
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So this screen allows you
to apply a new name to the product.
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By default, it will just do a copy off
and then the product may
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allow you to select whether the new
product is automatically published.
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You can also publish it
while you do some additional work.
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You can select whether the new product
is going to copy
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any of the existing product
images from the old product.
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And then probably most importantly,
you have the ability to copy extended
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data.
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This is such as defined
mega edit or static PDF configurations.
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If you wish to duplicate complex product
configurations,
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this option should be selected,
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which should make those choices.
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Just click on copy
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that will make you a duplicate version
of that product,
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which is now completely independent
from the original product.
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So you can modify this as you see fit.
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Next,
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let's take a look
at how to duplicate a category.
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If I go to manage categories, I'm
going to click on edit
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next to the category
that I wish to duplicate.
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And then similar to our products
on the top
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right of the screen,
I have the ability to copy category.
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Now, by default,
the details of the category landing
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page will be duplicated,
including information such as directions
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and displays settings This screen
allows you to define additional detail
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copy between the two categories,
and this includes things such as
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specifying
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whether the category
is going to be immediately published.
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Specification of copy level.
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So what you can choose to take category
information only.
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So no products,
duplicate product references
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or duplicate product references
and take additional category data.
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So the level of detail that is up to you,
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you also have the ability to define
a parent category if you wish to do so.
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If you want to specify a
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a next level up.
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So start defining a category tree.
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You can define the parent category
for the newly created
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copy category.
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Click on Copy Category,
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and it will go ahead and create it
for you.
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And again, as with the products
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that's now completely independent
from the base category
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that you get from, so you can make
whatever change you want at this stage.