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How to Review Vendor Catalog Items and Resolve Them ​

What This Task Does ​

This task reviews staged vendor catalog items and moves them toward resolution by classifying them, archiving them, or sending them into product-attempt or mapping workflows.

Use it when a vendor feed has imported items that still need operator review.

Before You Start ​

Make sure:

  • the vendor already has staged catalog items
  • you know whether you are looking for invalid, unmapped, archived, or newly changed items
  • you understand that staged vendor items are not customer-facing yet

Steps ​

  1. Open the vendor record.
  2. Go to Catalog Items.
  3. Filter the list to the state you need to review:
    • validity
    • mapping status
    • selling status
    • stock status
    • manufacturer
  4. Open the edit dialog for an item when you need to change:
    • archive state
    • manufacturer
    • category
    • type
  5. Save the item if you changed it.
  6. Open the item detail page when you need deeper review.
  7. From the detail page, inspect:
    • staged inventory rows
    • mappings
    • resulting canonical inventory
  8. Use the detail actions when needed to:
    • archive or restore
    • delete
    • auto-assign manufacturer
    • create a product attempt

What Happens Next ​

After you resolve a staged item:

  • it is easier to move into mapping or product-attempt workflows
  • later inventory and storefront behavior can change once mapping and inventory sync follow

Common Mistakes ​

  • Confusing staged vendor items with real sellable products.
  • Assuming the edit dialog lets you rewrite every imported field.
  • Forgetting that valid and mapped are different states.
  • Deleting an item when archiving would have been safer.

Sources ​