Product Mapping Types

There are several different types of product mappings you can create. The type of mapping is identified in the left-most column of the Product Mappings page.

When you create a product mapping, there are several mapping type options:

Use Default

This is the simplest type of mapping. Enter a value in the Default Value column. When creating or updating products for the current channel and category, NetSuite Connector will automatically enter the value in the corresponding field. Do not use a NetSuite field name with this mapping type, else the literal field name will be posted into the destination field.
Item Field Mapping

This lets you map a field from NetSuite to an item field on your sales channel by entering its Field ID under the NetSuite Field ID column. A common example is mapping itemId (Item Name/Number) to the SKU, or storeDisplayName to the title. You can still enter a default value in this case, which will be used if the field in the NetSuite Field ID column is not entered for an item.
Item Field Translation Mapping

Sometimes, the value you have in NetSuite for a field may not be the value you want to map to your sales channel. This option lets you to set up correspondences, or translations, between NetSuite values and the values that NetSuite Connector posts to the sales channel for a field. When you select Item Field Translation Mapping, the NetSuite Field ID column value will change to a link. Clicking this link opens a popup and lets you set up the translations.
Logic

This mapping uses conditional check or other logical computation. These are usually IF or THEN type mappings. Although they cannot be selected from the mapping type list, two additional types are displayed if applicable.
Special

This type is shown for certain mappings that provide a popup window, like Shopify multi-location inventory mappings. You can edit these mappings, but whether a field will receive a special mapping will be automatically determined by NetSuite Connector.
Custom

If NetSuite Connector support has previously worked on your mappings, you may see some mappings with this type. This indicates that something about your mapping for the field is atypical. If you need to edit one of these mappings, contact NetSuite Customer Support.

Note:
Custom mappings are no longer supported with NetSuite Connector. Existing custom mappings can remain and change requests to custom mappings will be limited to removing the mapping and replacing it with a standard mapping.

For an example of mapping a field please see Mapping Required and Optional Fields for Product Sync.

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