Bulk-edit and update items
About bulk-editing items
Bulk-editing allows you to make changes to multiple existing items, descriptions and variations at the same time. From your Item Library in Square Dashboard, you can bulk-edit up to 250 item variations at a time, or update more prominent item attributes (like fulfilment or site visibility) with bulk actions.
- Item name
- Item type
- GTIN
- SKU
- Categories
- Reporting category
- Price
- Online sale price
- Sold by
- Weight
- Default vendor
- Vendor code
- Unit cost
- Locations
- Description
- Age restriction
- Channel listing attributes
- Custom Attributes
- SEO Title
- SEO Description
- SEO Permalink
- Is Alcoholic
- Calorie count (Calories)
- Dietary preferences
- Contains the following (select common food allergens)
- Kitchen name attribute
- Online fulfilment methods
- Nutritional information
- Modifiers
- Menus
Before you begin
You can bulk-edit or update items from your Square Dashboard.
Bulk editing is different from bulk importing. Learn how to bulk import items.
Some bulk actions can be scheduled ahead of time for items displayed on your website. Learn how to schedule item updates for your online store.
Bulk-edit items
Sign in to Square Dashboard and go to Items & services (or Items & menus or Items & inventory) > Items > Item library.
Tick the box next to each item you want to edit. Tick the box at the top of the item column to select all items.
Click Edit items at the bottom of the page.
Click the Attributes dropdown menu and select the attributes you want to show in the bulk-edit item view.
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You can edit one cell at a time or across multiple cells:
To select all cells in a column, click the column header.
To select multiple adjacent cells, press and hold Shift on your keyboard then click the first and last cells in a range.
To select specific cells that aren’t adjacent, press and hold Ctrl or ⌘Cmd on your keyboard and click each cell.
Make the changes to your items, descriptions or variations.
Click Update variations.
Update multiple items with bulk actions
Sign in to Square Dashboard and go to Items & services (or Items & menus or Items & inventory) > Items > Item library.
Use the item filters to narrow down your item search.
Tick the box by each item you want to update to see the corresponding bulk actions appear under Actions.