Products
2025
- Faster SKU-based product importsDec 2 Large product imports using Variant SKU [ID] are now significantly faster thanks to automatic variant preloading.
- Support for 'Variant Grams' fieldNov 25 Added 'Variant Grams' field to product imports for better compatibility with Matrixify and Shopify CSV format.
- Country-specific HS codes supportNov 21 Import and export country-specific harmonized system codes for products to streamline international shipping and customs.
- Automatic inventory location linkingNov 19 Automatic location linking and clearer error messages for inventory updates.
- Added 'Variant Shipping Profile' column to imports and exportsNov 11 Import and export shipping profile assignments for product variants to control shipping rates and delivery options.
- Added 'in the last X minutes' created filter orders and productsOct 22 Filter for orders and products created in the last X minutes for more precise export control
- Use variant columns as product identifiers with [ID]Oct 21 Update product-level fields like Title or Vendor using SKU, Barcode, or Variant ID as the primary identifier.
- Simpler variant matching for single-variant productsOct 21 Updating single-variant products no longer requires variant ID columns like SKU or Barcode.
- SEO columns for products, collections, and pagesOct 15 Use SEO Title and SEO Description columns instead of metafield syntax
- Data transformations now available to all usersOct 13 Upload and transform your spreadsheets with pre-configured recipes that convert Shopify admin exports to Altera/Matrixify format.
- NEW image command for product importsOct 13 Add images only when products have no existing media using the NEW command
- Better guidance when importing data from Shopify admin exportsOct 9 Altera now detects when you upload order or product exports from Shopify's admin and provides clear steps to resolve the formatting issue.
- Improved Category field matching for product importsSep 28 Category field matching now supports case insensitive searches and Google Shopping categories as fallback
- Option top export only matched variantsSep 18 When filtering product exports by variants, you can export just those variants instead of the whole product.
- HS Code now set from deprecated metafield when presentAug 29 When importing products, we now set Variant HS Code from the legacy global.harmonized_system_code metafield if detected.
- Autocomplete for product filtersJul 31 Product filters now include autocomplete for vendors and tags to make filtering faster and more accurate.
- Publish and unpublish products across allsales channelJul 29 Import and export product publishing status for individual sales channels like Online Store, POS, and Facebook.
- Last X days filter for datetime exportsJul 28 Export data from recent timeframes with the new 'last X days' filter for datetime fields.
- Google Shopping Feed export format now availableJul 23 Export product data as a Google-ready feed straight from Altera.
- HTML to JSON conversion for rich text metafieldsJul 14 Rich text metafields now automatically convert HTML values to Shopify's JSON format during import.
- Improved metafield handling for large product catalogsJul 7 We've improved how metafields are processed for large product catalogs, making the export process faster and more reliable.
- Set market prices during product importJul 7 You can now set market-specific prices immediately when creating new products instead of having to update them with a separate import afterwards.
- Exact export counts for large datasetsJun 28 Export previews will now show exact counts instead of '10,000+' for products, orders, customers, collections, and draft orders.
- Export directly from Shopify admin pagesJun 25 New admin extensions let you export products, orders, customers, collections, and discounts without leaving Shopify admin pages.
- Product imports support existing image filesJun 23 Import products using existing file names to avoid duplicate uploads and attach media more efficiently.
- Unit pricing support for productsJun 23 Import and export unit pricing information to help customers understand price-per-unit for your products.
- Shopify Markets support with pricingMay 29 Import and export products with market-specific pricing and availability across multiple international markets.