Item Master

Keep delivery times, weights and dimensions for every item code in one place. Learn which fields Item Master stores and how they feed delivery estimates and Shopify.

Item Master is a central repository for item details. An "item" is uniquely defined by a specific code.

Examples:

• SOFA-2SEATER-BED

• SOFA-2SEATER-NOBED

• More detailed: SOFA-2SEATER-BED/FABRIC-RED74

Item Master allows an unlimited number of entries, each tailored to your needs.

To learn how to import from a CSV file, see CSV Import Templates - Pricing and Item Master.

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What information can be added to Item Master?

The table below lists the fields available in Item Master, with example entries, and whether each field is available in the API and the embed.

The values are primarily in metric units, but you can treat them as imperial units. Similarly, delivery days can be treated as hours, weeks or months.

Field	Example entry	API	Embed
ITEM MASTER CODE	SOFA-2SEATER-BED	✅	✅
DELIVERY TIME [DAYS]	25	✅	✅
M3	0.60	✅	✅
COMMERCE ID	42853746589754	✅	✅
WIDTH [CM]	170	✅	✅
HEIGHT [CM]	75	✅	✅
DEPTH [CM]	80	✅	✅
WEIGHT [KG]	85	✅	✅

🆕 Commerce ID is a new field that supports dynamic product bundles. It stores external e-commerce resource IDs (such as Shopify variant IDs) that can be used to map variants dynamically. Learn how to create bundles and map variants with Shopify in Shopify Add to Cart Methods.

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Example use cases

Delivery information

• The standard UI calculates delivery information in working days when the Delivery information from Item Master checkbox is ticked in the product's Pricing and Codes tab.

• It takes the longest lead time from the Item Master entries of the configured product and shows it on the configurator's finish screen.

Configurator finish screen showing the delivery time calculated from Item Master

Weights

• The configurator always passes weight information to the front end for potential use in custom UIs.

• Weights are also passed to the products created in Shopify. See Shopify Admin Settings.

Example: Mimeeq adds weight data to Shopify cart products. It sums the weights of all item codes and attaches the total to the configured product in Shopify.

Modular products: in modular configurations, the weights of individual components are combined to calculate the total product weight. For example, the weight of three centre pieces and one corner unit is three times the weight of a centre piece plus the weight of the corner unit.

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Upcoming features

Mimeeq is developing custom fields for Item Master to extend dynamic data referencing and consumption. Contact us with feedback or additional use case suggestions.

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Related articles

CSV Templates

Download templates to import Item Master data and market cost prices.

Shopify Add to Cart Methods

Choose how configured products and bundles reach the cart.

Shopify Admin Settings

Connect your API key, products and cart settings.

Pricing Overview

Set up currencies, markets, price lists and quantity breaks.