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As your catalog grows, you may need to reorganize how products and variants are structured. Jetpack lets you convert standalone products into variants, merge duplicates together, move variants between different parent products, or split variants back into standalone products—giving you flexibility to keep your catalog organized as your business evolves.

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Understanding Base Products vs. Variants

Before performing these operations, it’s important to understand the distinction:
  • Base products are physical standalone items with their own inventory, SKUs, and product details
  • Parent/primary products are containers that group related variants together but hold no inventory themselves
  • Variants are the actual physical products (like “Blue T-Shirt - Small”) that live under a parent product
Base products (physical standalone items) cannot be converted into a parent/primary product once created or synced. This is because base products contain information like inventory and SKUs that parent/primary products cannot hold.

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Converting a Base Product to a Variant

If you have standalone products that should actually be variants of a parent product (for example, different colors or sizes of the same item), you can convert them.
The base product being converted cannot have on-hand inventory in the Jetpack dashboard. Make sure inventory is zero before proceeding.
1

Find the base product in your Product Catalog

Navigate to the Product Catalog page and locate the base product using the search bar or by scrolling through the catalog.
2

Open the Actions menu

Click the three vertical dots under the Actions column for the product you want to convert.
3

Select Convert to variant(s) and move under a product

From the drop-down menu, select Convert to variant(s) and move under a product.A pop-up window will appear showing the selected product(s).Convert to variant dialog showing selected product
4

Add additional products if needed (optional)

If you want to convert multiple products to variants at once, click + Add Product / Variant to include more SKUs.
5

Choose the parent product destination

Decide whether to add the variant(s) to:
  • A new parent/primary product (creates a new container)
  • An existing parent/primary product (adds to an existing container)
Review your selection and click the button to complete the conversion.

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Converting a Variant Back to a Standalone Product

If a variant needs to become its own standalone product, you can split it out from its parent.
1

Locate the variant under its parent product

Navigate to the Product Catalog and find the variant listed under its parent/primary product.
2

Open the variant's options menu

Click the three vertical dots next to the variant to see more options.Variant actions menu showing convert option
3

Select Convert to a new product

From the drop-down menu, select Convert to a new product.A pop-up window will appear with the conversion form.
4

Configure the new product settings

In the conversion dialog:
  • (Optional) Change the product’s name by typing a new name in the provided textbox
  • Use the drop-down menu to change the product’s category/subcategory if needed
Convert variant to new product dialog
5

Complete the conversion

Review the details and click Convert to a new Product.A success message will confirm the conversion is complete.

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Merging Duplicate Products

If you have duplicate products in your catalog—often caused by importing the same SKU from multiple stores or integrations—you can merge them into a single product.
Once merged, products cannot be unmerged. The merge is permanent.

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When to Use This

  • The same physical SKU was imported multiple times from different stores
  • You have duplicate listings for the same product
  • You want to consolidate inventory and order history under one product
1

Locate and select the products to merge

In the Product Catalog, locate the products/variants you want to merge and check the box next to each product’s name.
If you select a parent/primary product, all its variants will be automatically selected. Deselect any variants you don’t want to merge.
Product Catalog with multiple products selected
2

Open the Actions menu

With your products selected, click the Actions button at the top of the catalog.
3

Select Merge products/variants together

From the Actions menu, select Merge products/variants together.A pop-up window will appear showing your selected items.Unmerging seller SKU from Sales Channels page
4

Review and add additional products (optional)

Review the selected products in the dialog. If needed, click + Add Product / Variant to include additional SKUs in the merge.Step 1 of merge process showing selected products
5

Proceed to final product selection

Click Next: Select Final Product/Variant to continue to the next step.
6

Choose the main product

Select which product/variant should be the main product (this one will remain after the merge).The selected final product will retain all combined inventory, sales channels, and settings.Step 2 showing final product selection
7

Complete the merge

Click Merge Products/Variants to finalize the merge.A success message will confirm the merge is complete.

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What Happens After Merging

  • The selected main product remains active with all combined inventory
  • Other products are removed from the catalog
  • If automation rules existed for the merged products, they update to use the main product’s SKU
  • Order history is preserved for all merged products

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Reversing a Merge

While you can’t fully unmerge products, you can unmerge Seller SKUs from the primary SKU’s Sales Channels page. This can trigger product syncs or new order imports that recreate a product, provided the SKU doesn’t already exist in your catalog.

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Moving Variants Between Parent Products

Sometimes you need to reorganize variants by moving them from one parent product to another. This helps you keep related products grouped together logically.

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Moving to a New Parent Product

If you want to create a new parent product container:
1

Locate the variant under its current parent

Navigate to the Product Catalog and find the variant listed under its current parent/primary product.
2

Open the variant's options

Click the three vertical dots next to the variant to expand options.Variant options menu showing move option
3

Select Move to a different product

From the drop-down menu, select Move to a different product.A pop-up window will appear with the selected product(s).Move to a different product dialog
4

Add additional variants if needed (optional)

If you want to move multiple variants together, click + Add Product / Variant to include more SKUs.
5

Select New Product

In the dialog, click New Product to create a new parent product container.Toggle between New Product and Existing Product options
6

Configure the new parent product

Enter a name in the New Product Name textbox and select a category (and subcategory, if applicable) from the drop-down menu.New product structure form with category selection
7

Complete the move

Review the new product structure and click Move Variant(s) to finalize the move.

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Moving to an Existing Parent Product

If you want to add variants to a parent product that already exists:
1

Start the move process

Follow Steps 1-4 from the “Moving to a New Parent Product” section above to open the move dialog.
2

Select Existing Product

In the dialog, select Existing Product instead of New Product.
3

Search for the parent product

Type the parent/primary product name into the search bar and select the appropriate product from the drop-down menu.
You can only move variants to an existing parent product that already has variants. You cannot add variants to a base product.
4

Complete the move

Review the new product structure and click Move Variant(s) to finalize the move.

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Let’s Dive Deeper

Adding Product Variants

Create and manage product variations

Product Catalog Page

Navigate and organize your product catalog

Setting Product Preferences

Configure product settings and options

Bulk Updating Products

Update multiple products at once

Product Details Page

Configure individual product settings

Managing Catalog Views

Save custom views for easier navigation
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Questions? Contact Jetpack Care.

If you have any questions or run into issues, you can always contact Jetpack Care for help. Our team is always here to assist via Slack, phone, or email!