Flow Automation: Bulk Product Operation

By manually selecting specific products in the Products section of your SHOPLINE Admin and clicking Bulk edit > Bulk operate products, you can trigger a workflow in the Flow Automation app. This article will guide you through how to configure the workflow to batch update product information, manage tags, and publish or unpublish products, helping you streamline product management.

Supported Actions

This section lists the actions available for use in this workflow. Click an action to view its setup details. These actions help automate your product management tasks:

• [General] Send Email Notification
• [Product] Publish Product
• [Product] Unpublish Product
• [Product] Archive Product
• [Product] Add Product tag
• [Product] Remove Product Tag
• [Product] Add Product to Category
• [Product] Remove Product from Category
• [Product] Update Product Information
• [Product] Create SKU
• [Product] Remove Product from Sales Channel

Testing the Workflow

You can follow the steps below to simulate the workflow trigger and ensure your setup works as expected:

1. Go to Products and select the target products from the product list in bulk.
   
2. Click Bulk edit > Bulk operate products to trigger the workflow.

Example Use Case

Here is an example of how to build an effective automation workflow for bulk product operations:

• Trigger: Bulk Product Operation
• Condition: Whether the product SKU is within a specified range
• Action: Unpublish product

Available Templates

Here are some common workflow templates you can use. Click a template to view its full details:

• Bulk unpublish products with specific SKUs: Select existing products in bulk to trigger the workflow. The system will automatically unpublish products that match the specified SKU conditions. You can customize the conditions as needed.
  
• Bulk update product brand: After selecting products in bulk, trigger the workflow to update product brand information based on your defined criteria. You may also add additional conditions for more precise targeting.
  
• Bulk unpublish products created on a specific date: Select products in bulk and trigger the workflow. The system will unpublish products based on their creation date. You can freely adjust the date condition to match your needs.