Sign Customiser

Autogenerate SKU for sign products in Shopify?

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Our app generates a new product in Shopify for every custom sign added to the cart by a customer. While the app does not assign SKUs automatically, you can implement an automatic SKU generation system using a third-party app. Below is a step-by-step guide to help you set this up.

Understanding the Product Details of Custom Signs

When our app creates a new product in Shopify, here’s what you need to know:

  • Product Creation: A unique product is generated each time a custom sign is added to the cart. This is part of how our app works.

  • Tags and collections: Every generated product has the sign-customiser-generated tag and belongs to Sign Customiser Products. It also has a sc-customiser-ID tag and belongs to its customiser’s named collection.

  • Product type: Neon remains Custom Neon. Other signs use Custom Acrylic Sign, Custom Metal Sign, Custom Cut-out Metal Sign, Custom Stencil, Custom Wooden Sign, Custom Aluminium Sign, Custom Braille Sign, Custom Wood Frame Sign or Custom Lightbox.

  • SKU field: These products do not have variations but include a field for adding SKU manually.

Adding SKUs Manually

If you prefer to manually add SKU to a product, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to your Shopify admin.

  2. Navigate to the Products section.

  3. Select the generated product. You can identify it by the sign-customiser-generated tag or the Sign Customiser Products collection. ​

  4. In the SKU field, enter your SKU for that product, and save your changes.

Automating SKU Assignment

To streamline the process, we recommend using a third-party app to automate SKU generation. Here is how:

  1. Visit the Shopify App Store and search for automatic SKU generator apps.

  2. Choose an app that can limit SKU generation by product tag or collection.

  3. Configure it to match the sign-customiser-generated tag or Sign Customiser Products collection. Use the sc-customiser-ID tag or a customiser’s named collection when you need a different SKU rule for one customiser. Do not use only Custom Neon, because that now matches neon products only.