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# Bulk product management
- Navigate and customize the product overview listing in Shopware’s admin panel.
- Use column customization to focus on relevant product attributes like stock, categories, and visibility.
- Apply advanced filtering to locate specific products based on stock levels, categories, tags, and active status.
- Utilize bulk editing to efficiently update multiple products at once, including tagging, price adjustments, and category assignment.
- Understand scenarios such as preparing for promotions, clearance sales, and inventory reviews using filtering and bulk edits.
- Maintain product display standards by managing product activation and media assignments.
- Recognize how catalog management improves storefront organization and operational efficiency.
# Catalog management at Strum & Co
Managing a catalog with diverse musical products like guitars, strings, and accessories requires powerful tools to maintain organization and ensure consistency. Shopware's **Product Listing** feature empowers you to manage inventory effectively, providing advanced filtering and bulk editing options.
Let's explore these features through a hands-on approach, aligning with a real scenario for Strum & Co. catalog.
## Product Overview
At Strum & Co., you manage a wide variety of products, ranging from classic acoustic guitars to the latest electronic tuners. Navigate to **Catalogs -> Products** in the Shopware admin dashboard to access the product listing. This centralized hub enables you to view, filter, and modify your entire catalog efficiently.
So now let's add a few products to your shop:
### Organizing the Product Listing
1. **Customizing Columns**:
- Arrange the product listing to focus on attributes crucial for Strum & Co.'s catalog, such as stock levels, categories, and active status.
- Use the three-dots menu in each column header to hide unnecessary columns, reorder them, or toggle features like product image previews.
2. **Quick Access to Product Details**:
- Click on any product name to access its detail page. For example, select **American Ultra Stratocaster** to update its description or pricing.
- Activate the **Quick Edit Mode** by double-clicking a product row. This mode allows you to swiftly update details like stock or visibility.
3. **Refreshing the Page**:
- Ensure the product listing is up-to-date by clicking the **Refresh button** after making changes.
## Advanced Filtering
Strum & Co. often needs to target specific product groups for updates or reviews. For example, during a seasonal promotion, you might need to locate all active electric guitars priced over $500. Filters make this process seamless.
### Filter options
Here are some examples of filtering criteria that can help manage Strum & Co.'s catalog:
- **Stock Levels**: Locate items low in stock, such as popular picks or limited-edition guitars.
- **Active State**: Filter for active or inactive products to manage visibility in the storefront.
- **Categories**: Target specific categories like "Electric Guitars" or "Accessories."
- **Tags**: Use tags like **promo-ready** or **restock-needed** to group and manage products.
### Scenario: Preparing for a clearance sale
Suppose Strum & Co. wants to organize a clearance sale for products with limited stock. Here's how filtering helps:
1. Open the filter options and select:
- **Stock Levels**: Products with stock below 10.
- **Categories**: Select **Electric Guitars** and **Accessories.**
2. The filtered list now displays low-stock items in these categories, ready for review or updates.
## Bulk editing multiple products
At Strum & Co., bulk editing simplifies tasks like tagging products for seasonal promotions or adjusting pricing across a range of items.
### Scenario: Tagging and adjusting prices for guitar accessories
You're preparing for a promotional campaign focused on guitar accessories. You want to:
1. Tag the relevant products with **promo-ready** for internal tracking.
2. Enable clearance sale.
3. Apply free shipping for such accessories.
### Steps to Bulk Edit
1. **Filter for Targeted Products**:
- Use the **Categories** filter to select **Accessories.**
2. **Select Products**:
- Select the box for all items in the header row within the product list. As soon as you choose more than one item, you will see the option "Bulk edit" appearing.
3. **Start Bulk Edit**:
- Click **Bulk Edit** to open the bulk editing window. Review the selected products and click **Start Bulk edit**.
4. **Apply Changes**:
- **For adding Tags**: Select **Change: Tags**, choose **Add**, input **promo-ready** and click **Add promo-ready** or press **Enter** to create and select the tag.
- **Adjust Deliverability**: Toggle **Change: Clearance sale** and toggle **Change:Free shipping**
5. **Save and Confirm**:
- Click **Apply Changes**, confirm, and wait for the processing to complete.
## Scenario: Strum & Co.'s Inventory Review
Strum & Co. identifies that two products, **Acoustic steel string guitar** and **Sonic Stratocaster**, were created without assigned images. To maintain product display standards, we want to:
1. Deactivate the products.
2. Add the tag marketing-check to flag them for media review.
3. Assign them to the Accessories category.
### Follow these steps to make that happen
1. **Filter for Missing Media**:
- Use the **Images** filter and select **No product images assigned** to locate these products.
2. **Deactivate Products**:
- Use **Bulk Edit** by selecting multiple products to deactivate the selected items by toggling the **Active** switch to **Off**.
3. **Tag for Marketing Review**:
- In the bulk edit window, add the **marketing-check** tag to the products.
4. **Assign to Category**:
- Assign the products to the **accessory** category using the category change option.
After applying these changes, the items will be deactivated and properly tagged for review by the marketing team.
## Final thoughts
By leveraging Shopware's **Product Listing**, **Filtering**, and **Bulk Editing**, Strum & Co. can maintain a professional and organized catalog while efficiently preparing for promotions, reviewing inventory, and optimizing the storefront.
In the next section, we'll explore the power of [dynamic product groups](/learn/unit/user-dynamic-product-groups) to automate catalog curation further.