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# Create Only

The **Create Only** option imports new products from the Source store into the Destination store without updating existing products.

When enabled, Tipo Sync will:

✅ Create products that do not exist in the Destination store

✅ Automatically sync new products added to the Source store

❌ Not update existing products

❌ Ignore products that already exist in the Destination store

This option is useful when you want to import new products while keeping existing products in the Destination store unchanged.

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### ⚙️ How to Enable Create Only

#### **For a new connection**

1. Open the app in Destination store > click Stores > clic**k Connect store** button

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2. Enter the Connection Code obtained from the Source Store (found under the app’s Settings in the Source Store).​
3. In the **General** section, locate **Matching & Imports** > select **Create Only**

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4. Click **Save**

#### **For an running connection**

1\. Go to the **Destinations** store > click **Stores** > click on the store URL of source store to view the connection detail

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2. In **General** > **Matching & Imports** part > select **Create only**

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3. Click **Save**

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### 🔗 How Tipo Sync Identifies Products

Before creating a product, Tipo Sync checks whether the product already exists in the Destination store.

The app compares products using a **Matching Identifier**.

A Matching Identifier is the value used to determine whether two products are the same product across stores.

| Identifier               | Description                               | Example               |
| ------------------------ | ----------------------------------------- | --------------------- |
| **Handle (Recommended)** | Unique part of the product URL            | `/kimono-dress-coral` |
| **SKU**                  | Unique code assigned to a product variant | `SKU-12345-CORAL`     |
| **Barcode**              | Global inventory code                     | `8850123456789`       |

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### ➕ How Create Only Works

When a product is synced, Tipo Sync first checks the selected Matching Identifier.

| Result                    | Action               |
| ------------------------- | -------------------- |
| Matching product found    | Ignore the product   |
| No matching product found | Create a new product |

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#### 🛍 Example 1: Product Already Exists

Source Store

| Product            | Handle             |
| ------------------ | ------------------ |
| Kimono Dress Coral | kimono-dress-coral |

Destination Store

| Product            | Handle             |
| ------------------ | ------------------ |
| Kimono Dress Coral | kimono-dress-coral |

The Handles match.

Result

❌ Product is not updated

❌ No duplicate product is created

The product is ignored because it already exists in the Destination store.

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#### ➕ Example 2: Product Does Not Exist

Source Store

| Product           | Handle            |
| ----------------- | ----------------- |
| Linen Shirt Beige | linen-shirt-beige |

Destination Store

| Product           | Handle            |
| ----------------- | ----------------- |
| Summer Dress Blue | summer-dress-blue |

No matching Handle is found.

#### Result

✅ A new product is created in the Destination store

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#### 🛍 Example 3: Create Only in Action

Before Sync

**Source Store**

* Product A
* Product B
* Product C

**Destination Store**

(No products)

After Sync

| Product   | Result  |
| --------- | ------- |
| Product A | Created |
| Product B | Created |
| Product C | Created |

Because these products do not exist in the Destination store, Tipo Sync creates all of them.

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#### 🚀 New Products Are Synced Automatically

Initial Setup

Source Store:

* Product A
* Product B
* Product C

Destination Store:

* Product A
* Product B
* Product C

The connection is configured with **Create Only**.

Later

You add:

* Product D
* Product E
* Product F

to the Source store.

#### Result

✅ Product D is created

✅ Product E is created

✅ Product F is created

Because these products do not already exist in the Destination store, Tipo Sync imports them automatically.

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### ⚠️ Important Note

If a product already exists in the Destination store before the connection is created, it will not be updated.

For example:

#### Source Store

* Product A
* Product B
* Product C

#### Destination Store

* Product A
* Product B

#### Result

| Product   | Action  |
| --------- | ------- |
| Product A | Ignored |
| Product B | Ignored |
| Product C | Created |

Only products that are missing from the Destination store will be created.

Existing products remain unchanged.

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### 🎯 When Should I Use Create Only?

Use **Create Only** when:

* You want to import new products automatically.
* You do not want existing products to be modified.
* You manage product information separately in each store.
* You want full control over updates in the Destination store.

Common use cases:

* Expanding a catalog without affecting existing products.
* Importing new arrivals automatically.
* Maintaining independent product data between stores.

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### ⚖️ Compare Sync Options

| Option             | Create New Products | Update Existing Products |
| ------------------ | ------------------- | ------------------------ |
| 🔄 Create & Update | ✅ Yes               | ✅ Yes                    |
| 🔁 Update Only     | ❌ No                | ✅ Yes                    |
| ➕ Create Only      | ✅ Yes               | ❌ No                     |