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# How product sync settings work together

When products are synchronized between stores, the result is affected by several settings working together.

If a product is not created, updated, or synchronized as expected, reviewing these settings is a good place to start.

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### ⚙️ The 4 Settings That Control Product Sync

Product synchronization is affected by:

1.  Products Selected for Sync
2. Product Matching Identifier
3. Product Sync Mode
4. Product Information to Sync

Each setting controls a different part of the synchronization process.

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### 🎯 Products Selected for Sync

This setting determines which products are eligible for synchronization.

If a product is not selected, Tipo Sync will ignore it completely.

#### Example

Selected products:

✅ Product A

✅ Product B

Not selected:

❌ Product C

#### Result

Only Product A and Product B can be synchronized.

<figure><img src="/files/uaUhb8qHUULrU0SkbVGI" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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### 🔗 Product Matching Identifier

Tipo Sync uses a matching identifier to determine whether products in two stores are the same product.

Available identifiers:

| Identifier           | Example       |
| -------------------- | ------------- |
| Handle (Recommended) | /summer-shirt |
| SKU                  | SKU-12345     |
| Barcode              | 8850123456789 |

#### Example

Source Store:

Handle: `summer-shirt`

Destination Store:

Handle: `summer-shirt`

#### Result

✅ Product match found

Tipo Sync recognizes both products as the same product.

<figure><img src="/files/90yNRC2221UxGywuCa9B" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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### 🔄 Product Sync Mode

The selected sync mode determines what happens when a matching product is found (or not found).

| Sync Mode           | Matching Product Found | No Matching Product Found |
| ------------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------------- |
| **Create & Update** | Update Product         | Create Product            |
| **Update Only**     | Update Product         | Ignore Product            |
| **Create Only**     | Ignore Product         | Create Product            |

#### Example

If Product A does not exist in the Destination store:

* Create & Update → Product is created
* Update Only → Product is ignored
* Create Only → Product is created

<figure><img src="/files/wKbqNKRzWnyv8ktQnAxe" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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### 📝 Product Information to Sync

You can choose which product fields should be synchronized.

Common fields include:

* Title
* Description
* Images
* Price
* Inventory
* Collections
* Tags

#### Example

| Field  | Sync Setting |
| ------ | ------------ |
| Title  | Sync         |
| Price  | Don't Sync   |
| Images | Sync         |

#### Result

✅ Title updated

✅ Images updated

❌ Price not updated

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### 🛍 Example: How All Settings Work Together

#### Source Store

| Field  | Value              |
| ------ | ------------------ |
| Handle | summer-shirt       |
| Title  | Summer Linen Shirt |
| Price  | $20                |

#### Destination Store

| Field  | Value        |
| ------ | ------------ |
| Handle | summer-shirt |
| Title  | Old Shirt    |
| Price  | $25          |

#### Configuration

| Setting             | Value           |
| ------------------- | --------------- |
| Product Selected    | Yes             |
| Matching Identifier | Handle          |
| Sync Mode           | Create & Update |
| Title               | Sync            |
| Price               | Don't Sync      |

#### Result

| Field | Final Value        |
| ----- | ------------------ |
| Title | Summer Linen Shirt |
| Price | $25                |

The product was matched successfully and updated.

However, the price remained unchanged because the Price field was configured as **Don't Sync**.

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#### 📚 Learn More <a href="#learn-more" id="learn-more"></a>

For detailed setup instructions and examples:

* [Create & Update Products](https://docs.tipo.io/product-syncs/create-and-update-products)
* [Update Products](https://docs.tipo.io/product-syncs/update-products-only) [Only ](https://docs.tipo.io/product-syncs/update-products-only)
* [Create Products Only](https://docs.tipo.io/product-syncs/create-only)
* [Select products to sync](https://docs.tipo.io/product-syncs/select-products-to-sync)
* [Select which product information to sync](https://docs.tipo.io/product-syncs/select-which-product-information-to-sync)

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