Association mapping
This section provides an overview of association mapping in the Akeneo App for Shopify.
Associations
An association is a relationship defined between products to establish connections and dependencies among them. There are various types of associations, such as upsell, cross-sell, substitution, or pack.
The app creates 4 reference metafield definitions per association. Specifically, there are 2 definitions each at the product and variant levels: one for product-level associations and another for variant-level associations.
You can synchronize up to 10 associations in Shopify with the App.
Please be aware that associations on sub-product models cannot be synchronized due to the flattening of variants in Shopify.
Currently, product model associations with simple products and variants are not supported.
List of supported association types
| Association type | Supported |
|---|---|
| 1-way | Yes |
| 2-way | Yes |
| Association with quantity | No |
Map your associations
Follow these steps to map your associations:
- Go to: Metafield mapping >> Select From PIM associations >> Click on Manage Metafields
- Select associations that you want to map
- Validate your choice by clicking on Save selection
Follow these steps to remove some of the associations from the mapping:
- Go to: Metafield mapping >> Select From PIM associations >> Click on Manage Metafields
- Deselect associations that you want to remove from your mapping
- Validate your choice by clicking on Save selection