Enable Single-Sided Text Bulk CustomizationNote: This is the only data upload available for product customization. The feed supports text on only one side/part of a product. We do not offer feeds for image customization or product configuration.
The Customization Program provides an Excel template that can help you bulk configure products for customization. Please follow the steps below to access the template:
Make sure the products you want to enable customization for are active in your inventory on Amazon. Note: It is recommended that you change the inventory setting of your products to “1” before fully enabling customization. Once enabled, customized products must maintain a positive amount of active inventory (greater than 1) to maintain customization eligibility. Customized products with no active inventory may lose their eligibility for customization. Go to Inventory and select Manage Inventory. Select Customized Products. Click Enable Customized Products by Upload. Click Link to Template File to open the downloaded file
Descriptions for each required field are on the Data Definitions tab. Follow the instructions and upload the file to configure multiple products for customization at the same time.
When saving the file, you will need to save as a Unicode file, to do this follow the steps below.
For Windows-based computers:
Once you have completed filling out the template, select Save As. At the bottom right corner, click on the small arrow next to the Save button. Select Network Options. In the pop-up window, select the Encoding tab. In the drop-down menu provided under Save this file as, select Unicode. Save your file as a Tab-delimited text (*.txt) file.
For Mac-based computers:
Once you have completed filling out the template, select Save As. Select the file format as UTF-16 Unicode Text (.txt) and save your file.
To upload your file, go to the Upload your file tab, click on the Browse button, navigate to your saved template and click on the Upload button.
Once you’ve uploaded your file, you can monitor the status of your upload by going to the Monitor Upload Status tab. Depending on the size of your file, it may take several minutes to see a line item showing the status of your upload. Wait under the Upload Status column until you see “Completed” for the Upload Status. If the value for “Error Logs” is greater than 0, click the Download link to get your report. See Bulk Enable Custom Error Codes for help with error codes. If some rows are not processed, you may need to add or update the value for surface_name1.
Note:
Adding new columns to your template will corrupt your template file.
Please note that the language of the status report generated will be the language of the original upload data.
Custom Products: Helpful Tips for Bulk Uploads
1. Keep font and image files to a maximum size of 3MB.
2. Include at least one font type, one font color, and one surface_name1 value.
3. Save your template in a location that’s easy to remember. If you have updated your content without saving the template, you will not be able to download any previously uploaded content and will need to start over.
4. The easiest way to create an image is to keep the text box in the same position so that the text box coordinates are always in the same position. If you cannot easily get the coordinates using the image editing tool, try getting the coordinates for each ASIN one by one.
5. The text box in the tool cannot be rotated, please rotate the image.
Original text details on Amazon:
Enabling bulk customization for single surface text Note:This is the only feed upload available for the customization of products. The feed only supports text on a single surface/section of your product. We do not have feeds available for image customization or product configuration.
Custom provides an Excel template to help you to configure your products for customization in bulk. Follow the steps below to access this template:
Make sure that the listing you intend to enable for customization is active in your inventory on Amazon. Note:We recommend changing your inventory setting to ‘1’ until the product has been fully enabled. Once enabled, a customized item must retain positive, active inventory (greater than 1) to maintain Custom eligibility. Custom offers without active inventory may lose customization. Go toInventory, and selectManage Inventory. SelectCustom Products. ClickEnable Custom Products via Upload. ClickLink to Template File Open the downloaded file
The explanation for each of the required fields is available on the Data Definitions tab. Follow the instructions and upload the file to configure many listings for customization at one time.
When saving your file, you will need to save as a Unicode file, to do so please follow the steps below.
For Windows-based computers:
Once you have filled out your template selectSave As. In the bottom right click on the small arrow next to theSavebutton. SelectWeb Options. From the pop-up window, select theEncodingtab. SelectUnicodefrom the dropdown menu provided underSave this document as. Save your document as a Text-Tab Delimited (.txt) file.
For Mac-based computers:
Once you have filled out your template selectSave As. Select the file format UTF-16 Unicode Text (.txt) and save your document.
To upload your file, go to the Upload your File tab, click on the Browse button, navigate to your saved template and click the Upload button.
Once you have uploaded your file, you can monitor the status by going to theMonitor Upload Statustab. Depending on how large your file is, it can take several minutes before you . The maximum file size for fonts and images is 3MB.
2. Include at least one font type, one font color and a value for surface_name1
3. Save your template somewhere that is easy to remember. If you ever need to update something, you can’t download anything that you have previously uploaded, so you will need to start again if you don’t save your template.
4. The easiest way to create your photos is to create them in a way where the text box is always in the same spot, this way your text box coordinates are always in the same spot. If your photo editing tools don’t give you an easy way to get coordinates, try doing one ASIN via the one-by-one method to get the coordinates.
5. Text boxes in the tool do not rotate, so please rotate the image.
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