Removing a Custom Field from Products
Summary
What Customizations can and cannot do with custom fields, how to remove a custom field from a product, and why a Re-Build can bring one back.
A custom field can be removed from a product by hand, one product at a time. Customizations can add custom fields or change their values in bulk, but it cannot remove one named custom field from many products.
- Open Products (tag icon) > Product Catalog and click the product.
- In its Custom Fields section, click the trash icon on the field. The row is struck through, and the undo icon brings it back.
- Click Save Parent, or Save Variant for a variant-level field.
The field stays in your Custom Fields list for the products that still have it. Removing it from a product does not remove it from that product's channel listings.
| In a Customizations file | Result |
|---|---|
| A custom field with a value | Added, or its value changed |
| A custom field with an empty cell | Skipped: the old value stays |
| Set To Empty on a custom field | Skipped: the old value stays |
| Replace Existing Custom Fields chosen in the Template | Every product in the file loses all its custom fields, then gets only the ones in the file |
- A source sync updates Source Inventory only, not your products.
- A Re-Build runs the Product Builder's mapping template again. It can copy a custom field back from Source Inventory, and it can drop custom fields you added with Customizations. Check the template before re-building.
Can I delete a custom field from the Custom Fields list?
No. The list offers Edit (rename) and Merge, not Delete.
Is there a bulk action on the Products grid?
No. The Product Catalog has no bulk action for custom fields. For a very large number of products, contact Flxpoint support.
Can I edit custom fields on Source Inventory items?
No. They are read-only there; edit them on the product or the channel listing.