Updating Products in Bulk
Bulk updating products saves time, reduces manual data entry, and makes it easier to keep your product catalogue accurate and up to date.
Bulk Updating Products allows you to update information for multiple products at once using a CSV spreadsheet, rather than editing each product individually. This is a quick and efficient way to maintain your product catalogue, particularly when making changes to a large number of products.
This document explains how to prepare the CSV, select the information you want to update, and import the changes into Supply’d while minimising the risk of unintended changes.
Updating Products
Remove Unwanted Columns
Remove all unnecessary columns from the CSV, keeping only the specific fields you wish to change (eg. Price or Category).
When bulk updating existing products in Supply'd via a CSV file, following a "lean" approach is recommended to prevent data loss or operational disruption. Keeping only the fields you want to change makes the import easier to manage, reduces processing time, and minimises the risk of unintentionally changing other product information.
For example, if you only want to update Price and Category, keep the Product ID, Price, and Category columns and remove the others. Fields removed from the CSV will not be changed during the import.
Important: Keep the ID column for every product you want to modify. The Product ID identifies the specific product that Supply’d should update.
Why This Method is Best Practice
Avoids User Conflicts: Helps prevent changes from interfering with team members editing the same products.
Prevents Data Deletion: Leaving unnecessary fields blank can cause existing data to be cleared.
Improves Efficiency: A smaller CSV reduces processing time and the risk of import errors.
Keeping only the fields you need ensures the import is focused and reduces unintended changes.
Important: The title row should remain in the document in order for the system to match the columns when imported.
Complete the Spreadsheet
Open the CSV in Excel or Numbers, enter the information you want to update, and follow the guidance in the following documents for completing the various fields in each template.
Follow the column headings carefully.
Do not change column names.
Leave ID field blank for new records.
Delete any sample data before importing.
Double-check that all required fields are filled out correctly before uploading.
Upload the File
On the Products page, click on the 3 dots in the top right and select Import, then Products.
The Import Products form will open.
In the Upload CSV File field, click on 
to select the CSV file you just completed.
After selecting the file please ensure you wait for the file to successfully upload before clicking Import.
Select Options
Update Existing Products
Select Yes to update existing products when their SKUs match.
Advanced
Optional data you would like to be used to populate the export.
Auto Extract Data
Choose whether to enable Automatic Extract Data, which automatically matches CSV columns to the correct Supply’d fields, saving time and reducing errors.
Run Other Product Importers
Choose whether to let Supply’d automatically detect and map CSV files from platforms such as Shopify or Square, without reformatting the file.
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