Import and export linked product options (variant options connected to metaobjects)

Shopify’s linked variant options let you connect options like Color or Material to metaobjects, enabling rich data like swatches and structured attributes. Altera now fully supports importing and exporting these linked options.

What’s New

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• Linked option columns - new Option1 Linked To, Option2 Linked To, and Option3 Linked To columns connect variant options to metafield-backed metaobjects.
• Metaobject handle resolution - option values use metaobject handles in your spreadsheet, and Altera resolves them to Shopify IDs automatically.
• Auto-enable standard definitions - Shopify standard metafield and metaobject definitions (like shopify.color-pattern or shopify.material) are enabled automatically when needed.
• Custom metaobject linking - link options to your own custom metaobject types by referencing the metafield namespace and key.

Improvements

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• Comma-separated variant generation - Option Value columns now accept commas in addition to semicolons when generating variant combinations.

Fixes

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• Option name validation - clearer error when a variant row has an option value but no matching option name.