Bulk Edit Drafts
The Bulk Edit Drafts popup applies up to three operations to all the drafts selected in the Drafts page.
Before you start
Select the drafts, or use Select All to take all those found by search and filters (Select several drafts).
Editing the drafts
- In the bar at the bottom click Edit Drafts.
- In Operation (Add an operation) choose what to change and fill in the values. You can add up to 3 operations and remove each with the X.
- Click Apply.
Until you add operations, the popup shows the link to the eBay Stores page, where you change the default settings of all the drafts of a store (eBay Stores).
Available operations
| Operation | Fields | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| eBay store | Destination store | Moves the drafts to the chosen store. It only lists visible stores: to pick another one make it visible in Switch eBay Stores |
| Quantity | New Quantity | Sets the default quantity |
| Price cents | New Price cents | Sets the cents of the selling price |
| Profit | Mode, Profit Percentage (%), Unit (Fixed profit) | Changes the markup (see below) |
| Price Monitoring | Enabled or Disabled | Turns the automatic price update on or off |
| Stock Monitoring | Enabled or Disabled | Turns the automatic stock update on or off |
| Custom tag | Tag | Assigns a tag (typing a new name creates it) or removes it with No tag |
| Reset | Reset to default values | Brings the drafts back to the store default values (title, description, images, price, stock) |
Profit operation
- Mode: Set replaces the current markup, Increment adds the value to it (a negative number reduces it).
- Profit Percentage (%) applies to drafts with a percentage markup, Unit (Fixed profit) to those with a fixed markup: each draft uses the field of its Variation Type (Draft price).
- You can fill in only one of the two fields or both: only filled fields are applied. A field left empty leaves the profit of the drafts of that type unchanged.
- If you leave both empty, Enter at least one of Profit Percentage and Unit (Fixed profit): a field left empty is not changed. appears and the operation doesn't start.
- With a negative value in Set "Warning: you are setting a negative profit, you will sell at a loss." appears, but the operation starts.
What happens next
"The operation has been submitted: it may take a few minutes depending on the number of drafts being edited." appears and the popup closes. Follow the progress in the Operations History, Operations section: when it ends, the table refreshes.
Possible errors
| Message | What to do |
|---|---|
| Error | An added operation has no value: fill it in or remove it with the X |
| Enter at least one of Profit Percentage and Unit (Fixed profit): a field left empty is not changed. | In the Profit operation fill in at least one of the two fields |
| Another message | The operation didn't start and the popup stays open: fix what it says and click Apply again |
If the operation starts but some drafts are not changed, the row in the Operations History shows as failed with the reason, for example "Profit update failed: …": fix what it says, check the drafts and try again, or contact support.