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