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Answer six operational questions to score sync risk, then copy a practical checklist for your next stand-up.
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Updated 19 February 2026
SKU & Barcode Cleanup Checklist + CSV Template
Clean duplicate SKUs, broken barcode mappings, and variant drift with a repeatable checklist and import-ready CSV template.
What you’ll get
- A structured CSV template for identifying duplicates and ownership.
- A runbook for triage, merge, and verification steps.
- A repeatable quality gate before publishing listings.
Guide
Why catalogue hygiene matters
Most sync failures start with dirty identifiers. Duplicate SKUs and barcodes make allocation logic unpredictable, cause listing mismatches, and hide stock truth.
Checklist workflow
- Export all active SKUs and barcodes from each channel.
- Identify duplicates and conflicting owners.
- Assign a canonical SKU + barcode per sellable unit.
- Update mapping records and retire aliases.
- Validate listing links and rerun sync checks.
Verification before go-live
- Confirm every active listing maps to exactly one canonical SKU.
- Ensure barcode length and format are consistent.
- Check no retired aliases remain in feed exports.
- Run a stock change simulation and verify channel updates.
After clean-up: lock in SKU quality with SKU policy
Once cleanup is complete, add guardrails so SKU drift does not return.
- Go to Settings → Inventory → SKU policy (
/settings/inventory). - Start with Warn mode to surface mismatches without blocking saves.
- Move to Block mode when your catalogue is stable.
- Use stock-group overrides where channels need a different pattern.
- Review your pattern settings quarterly, or before adding a new channel.
See the SKU policy guide for setup detail.
Team ownership model
- Ops: drives the weekly cleanup cycle.
- Catalogue team: approves canonical naming.
- Channel managers: verify listing mappings after import.
FAQ
Weekly for active catalogues, and always before high-volume promotions or channel launches.
Merge records to one canonical SKU, preserve aliases in notes, and retire duplicate mappings across channels.
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