# Select specific product information to sync

This guide explains how to choose which product fields Tipo Sync will copy/update from your Source store to your Destination store.

This is useful when you want to sync only certain data (like **price and inventory**) but keep other content (like **descriptions**) different per store.

### 🛠️ **How to set**

1\. Open the app in **Destination** store > click **Settings > Product Fields to Synchronize**

3\. Select one option for each product field. There are 3 options for you:

* **Sync**: Continuously updates the field whenever changes are made in the Source Store.
* **Create and Don’t Sync**: Sets the field during the initial product creation but does not update it afterward.
* **Don’t Sync**: The field will not be synchronized; it remains independent in the Destination Store.

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4\. Click **Save** to finish

For example:

* If you want to sync product title from Source store to Destination store, select **Sync** option
* If you do not want to sync product price from Source store to Destination store, select **Don’t sync** option

Note: Products are synced by handle so the **title** and **variant title** are required to be synced. You need to select option “Sync” or “Create and don’t sync” for them.

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### 📖 Example Scenarios

* **Synchronizing Product Titles:**

If you want the product titles in the Destination Store to always match those in the Source Store, select **Sync** for the Title field.​

* **Maintaining Unique Prices:**

To set different prices in the Destination Store, select **Don’t Sync** for the Price field. This allows you to manage pricing independently.​

* **One-Time Description Setup:**

If you want the product description to be copied during the initial sync but not updated afterward, choose **Create and Don’t Sync** for the Description field.

* **Sync inventory only**

&#x20;Products are synced by handle so the **title** and **variant title** are required to be synced. You need to select option “**Sync**” or “**Create and don’t sync”** for Title and Variant title. Select **Don’t sync** options for other fields.

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### ⚙️ Product Sync Options Comparison

| Option                                                                                   | Description                                                       | Behavior                                                                 | Use Case                                                                         |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Create new items if not exist and update current items that have the same identifier** | Syncs existing products and creates new ones if no match is found | <p>✅ Updates matched products\<br><br>✅ Creates new products</p>         | Best for syncing full catalogs between stores                                    |
| **Only update current items that have the same identifier**                              | Syncs only existing products that match the selected identifier   | <p>✅ Updates matched products\<br><br>❌ Does not create new products</p> | Best for stores that already have matching products and want to avoid duplicates |

Identifier Options (used for matching)

<table><thead><tr><th width="124">Identifier</th><th>Description</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Handle</strong></td><td>Unique part of the product URL</td><td>Recommended for most setups</td></tr><tr><td><strong>SKU</strong></td><td>Unique code per variant</td><td>Ensure uniqueness across all variants</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Barcode</strong></td><td>Global inventory code</td><td>Useful for standardized product tracking</td></tr></tbody></table>

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### ▶️ A Tutorial video&#x20;

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