Overview of previously unannounced changes in the Amazon integration.

Amazon Adapter

• New – Important: Contrary to the previous announcement, the adapter is no longer activated automatically. You now have full control: the test mode can be deactivated manually in the adapter settings. This also disables the deprecated feed submission. See Documentation
• Change: Offer-related data has been removed from the adapter. Only product data is now exported via the adapter. Offers are processed via the single price/stock process or via the offer catalogue.
• Change: Default limit for manual exports via the adapter has been reduced from 1000 to 100 to improve feedback report performance.

Amazon Price Updates

• Fix: Between 16.07 and 24.07, price updates were not sent to all Amazon platforms in some cases. Both the catalogue and legacy processes were affected.

Amazon Catalogue (Offer & Product)

• Fix: In some cases, product catalogues could not be exported. This issue has been resolved.
• New: Preview and download of the export file is now available, including for specific item IDs using the catalogue filter.
• New: Image handling has been revised: image lists are now supported. See documentation
• New: Channel Maps can now be used for offer catalogues.
• New: Technical attribute names are now visible in the catalogue to help interpret Amazon feedback.
• New: Pre-mapping for Audience, ASIN, and Currency added.
• Added: Support for variation themes and parent/child relationships.
• Change: Feedback reports in Data Exchange are now updated every 5 minutes.
• Fix: Feedback reports were not generated in some cases when test mode was enabled for offer catalogues. This has been fixed.
• Removed: Product type PRODUCT (LISTINGS_PRODUCT_ONLY) can no longer be used for new catalogues.
• New: Multi-ASIN export has been implemented.
• Fix: externally_assigned_product_identifier was missing in catalogues created in English. This is now included.
• Added: New column added to the feedback report to differentiate between offer and product catalogues.
• New: Mapped properties without a value (e.g. empty discount price) are now ignored during export.
• New: Fallback for BTG mapping (recommended_browse_node): if no property is mapped, the category link in Amazon settings is used.
• Removed (temporary): Predefined values for fields such as manufacturer, bike type, and brand have been removed. Custom values are allowed. Further handling is under development.
• Fix: batteries_included was not exported in some cases. This has been fixed.
• Change: The item export toggle only applies to legacy exports (flat file/adapter) and does not affect catalogue exports. Catalogue export is controlled directly within each catalogue.

Amazon Product Types

• Fix: Product types were not activated across all platforms in some cases.
• Change: Naming of product catalogues has been adjusted. Technical names added for improved traceability.
• Fix: In specific combinations, not all product types were displayed.

Amazon Feeds Overview

• New: Additional filter makes it easier to locate the relevant feed submission reports.
• New: "Created" column added. Processing time is now updated when the report is requested.

Amazon Settings

• Change: Feedback reports in Data Exchange now also show valid responses when catalogue exports are in test mode.
• Change: Renaming of sections for catalogue reports and adapter for more clarity.

Amazon Documentation

• Updated: Mapping file for new and old product types revised. IDs added to legacy product types. View overview
• New: Best practice page for managing existing Amazon listings now available in English.
• Added:
  • Chapter on activating catalogues
  • Information in the test mode chapter on where to find reports
  • Note: Offer export occurs 15 minutes after price changes
  • Correction: Stock updates do not run through the offer catalogue but in parallel
  • Chapter on exporting image lists
  • Guide for testing catalogue exports by product type
  • Chapter on previewing export data in test mode
  • Note on adding product types under Setup » Markets » Amazon » Catalogue Templates
  • Explanation on switching the adapter from test to productive mode