Versions Compared

Key

  • This line was added.
  • This line was removed.
  • Formatting was changed.

...

Panel

Added

Ability to override Shipping settings on Offer Level

The current M2E Pro version has been updated with the Shipping Override Policy, which allows you to override shipping settings provided in your Amazon Seller Central.

You can create the policy in Sell on Multi-channels > Configuration > Policies by pressing Add Policy > Shipping Override button.

After you select a Marketplace you want to use the policy for, the Shipping Services will become available.

You will have to provide the Locale data and select an Override Method you would like to use.

There are 3 Override Method options to choose from:

  • Exclusive - is used to fully override the Amazon Settings;
  • Additive - is used to add an M2E Pro settings set to the Amazon Settings;
  • Restrictive - is used to restrict the Amazon Settings.

After the Method has been selected, the Cost mode and value must be specified.

To assign the Shipping Override Policy to a Product in an M2E Pro Listing, the following steps must be taken:

  • open a Listing;
  • switch the Listing to the Settings View Mode;
  • tick as many products products as you wish to assign the policy to and select an Assign option under Shipping Override Policy in Actions bulk at the top of a grid; or, you may also find this option in an Action column of the grid of each individual Product.
Info

Note: The Settings specified in the Shipping Override Policy are not visible in Amazon Seller Central. They become available only after a Buyer adds an Item with such settings to Cart in the selected Locale.

Besides, the changes made in the Shipping Override Policy can be automatically revised if the relevant Revise Rule is enabled in Synchronization Policy.

Virtual Attributes for Amazon Parent-Child Products

In the earlier versions of the extension, an ASIN/ISBN could not be assigned to a Magento Variational Product if the number of Variational Variation Attributes was different in Magento and on Amazon.

The updated vesion ve?sion of M2E Pro is set to imitate a Virtual Attribute if the number of Variational of Variationa Attributes of a Magento Product is different from the number of attributes that an Amazon Parent Product has.

There are two possible cases:

  • Magento Product has less Attributes then Amazon Product.

For example, your Magento Product varies by Attribute "Color D" but the corresponding Amazon Product contains two Variational Attributes "Color" and "Size".

A fixed value must be assigned to the second Amazon Attribute (in our case it is Size) that does not exist in which, in fact, is not applied to your Magento Product.

This way M2E Pro will virtualize the Attribute and think that your Variational Product is available with Attribute Color and Attribute Size Medium.

Info

Note: The Variations of Magento Variational Product for the Attribute Color D will be available only in a combination with the fixed option of the Virtual Attribute (in our case it is Size Medium).

Info
titleAttention

It is impossible to change a Virtual Attribute after it has been selected.

Magento Order for such product will contain only the physically available Attribute (in our case it is Color D) of the Magento Product. It means that if a buyer orders the Product with the Virtual Attribute Size Medium and available Attribute Color D Green, the Magento Order will contain data only on the Item with Attribute Color D Green.

  • Magento Product has more Attributes than Amazon Product.

For example, your Magento Product varies by Attributes "Color D," "Size D" and "Manufacturer D," while the corresponding Amazon Product contains only two Variational Variation Attributes "Color" and "Size".

A fixed value must be assigned to the Magento Attribute Manufacturer D which the Amazon Product is missing in Amazon Product.

M2E Pro will virtualize the missing Attribute and think that your Variational Product is available with Attributes Color D, Size D and Manufacturer D Anashria.

Magento Order for such product will contain all of the physically available Attributes (in our case it is a Color D, Size D and Manufacturer D) of your Magento Product, but for those Attributes which were virtualized on Amazon (in our case it is a Manufacturer D) only the selected option (Anashria) will be available.

In a Listing grid, a Virtual Attribute (for the case when a Magento product has less Variational Variation attributes then an Amazon Parent Product does) is displayed marked with a dotted underline.

Similarly, in the Manage Variations pop-up on the Settings tab, the Virtual Attribute (for the case when the Magento product has more Variational Variation Attributes then Amazon Parent Product does) is displayed marked with a dotted underline.

If you intend to create a new ASIN/ISBN for the Magento Variational Product, you are supposed to select a  a Variation Theme must be selected. Though, there are cases when an appropriate Variation Theme is not available in a drop-down menu.   Had you encountered this kind of a problem using Unlike the previous version of M2E Pro, you would not have been able to where it didn't let you list a Product on Amazon. Unlike the previous version, the new one version allows you to virtualize non-available Variational Variation Attributes and list the Product successfully.

For example, your Magento Product varies by 3 Variational Variation Attributes - Color D, Size D and Manufacturer D. But there is only a Size, Color value in the list of available Variation Themes.

After the Variation Theme is specified, all your Magento Variation Attributes will be displayed in the Variation Attributes block and you will offered to associate match them with the existing Amazon attributes.

As for the Attribute Manufacturer D, which is missing on Amazon, you can imitate its value can be imitated by selecting one of the available options from your the Magento Product.

Once the Attribute value is specified, M2E Pro will think that your Magento Variational Product is available only with one Manufacturer - Anashria.

The situation may turn the opposite when the Variation Theme contains more Attributes than the Magento Product does.

For example, your Magento Product varies by 1 Variational Variation Attribute - Color D, but there is a Size, Color value in the list of available Variation Themes.

In order to list the Product on Amazon, one of the Amazon Variational Variation Attributes must be virtualized.

First, you have to match existing Magento Variational Variation Attribute Color D and Amazon Variational Variation Attribute Color.

Next, an appropriate value for Amazon Attribute Size must be entered.

It will make M2E Pro think that the Product is available in one Size Small and with various Color values , and enable you will be able to list such Product on Amazon.

Info

Please be careful when providing a value for the Virtual Attribute as it cannot be changed later.

Ability to switch offer Fulfillment (MFN > AFN, AFN > MFN)

The latest version of M2E Pro allows switching an Item from MFN to AFN format and vi?e vice versa.

M2E Pro can list Products on Amazon and add new offers to Inventory only as an MFN Item. Thus the creation of AFN Items is not available via M2E Pro. However, after the Product has been listed as an MFN Item you can switch it to AFN in M2E Pro. You can use a switcher for an unlimited number of times.

To change the Fulfillment format of an Item you should go to the Listing, switch it to the Seller Central View Mode using a switcher at the top of the grid, and select the right option in Actions menu.

Info

Note, the Fulfillment switch function to change Fulfillment is available only for Simple and Child Products. It is impossible to switch Fulfillment of a Parent Product.

Fulfillment switching can be accomplished only if there are no actions running for this item at the moment. Also, the The Status of AFN Items is shown as Unknown because as there is no information regarding quantity of the Items fulfilled by Amazon.

Info

Please note, the Fulfillment switching from MFN to AFN allows only switching the state of the product state switching, but does not send any information to the Amazon Fulfillment Center. At the moment of switching the quantity can only be equal to 0, thus the quantity values must be specified in the Seller Central account.

However, the support function of sending data to Amazon Fulfillment Center via M2E Pro is expected to be added in future.

Panel

Improvements

Ability to use a QTY Attribute in Selling Format Policy

In the new version of M2E Pro you can use a Magento Attribute QTY can be used for Quantity Settings in Selling Format Policy.

Panel

Fixes

FBA Orders Creation if Manage Stock No option is enabled

In the previous versions of the extension if in your Account setting you set to do not Manage Stock for FBA orders, the Reservation used to reserve the item quantity. In current version it is fixed and working properly.

Tax Calculation if Promotion Discount is added

In the latest M2E Pro version the calculation of Tax percentage in combination with Amazon Promotion Discount is fixed and working properly.

...