How to Edit Barcodes

You can use Ablestar Bulk Product Editor to modify Barcode fields in bulk. Barcodes or ISBN, UPC and GTIN numbers can help you track different stages of fulfillment.

Choose if you prefer the 'In-App Edit' or 'Spreadsheet' method:

1. In-App Edits

From the 'Configure modifications' view, there are several 'How to edit' options available to bulk edit your barcode data:

Go more in depth with all the 'How to Edit' options here.

Optionally, you can choose 'Add dynamic value' to pull in other data from your store, instead of manually inputting the term to be replaced. For example, if you want to set the barcode to be equal to the SKU. Learn more about Dynamic values here.

2. Spreadsheet Edits

For a spreadsheet edit you need to specify an identifier in the first column and the action items in the 2nd and subsequent columns, similar to:

• An identifier column (SKU, Handle, Product ID, etc..)
• An action column that contains the text being modified

The values are case-insensitive and leading/trailing spaces will be removed.

Click the related article to see more advanced spreadsheet detail.

✅ Tips and Troubleshooting

• Shopify will remove leading or trailing spaces from spreadsheet data
• Don't forget to always specify identifier data in the first column for spreadsheets
• Shopify has some helpful articles explaining advanced techniques and best practices for UPC or ISBN formatting and how to generate printable barcodes.

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