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Amazon Glossary

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A


AFN Item — Amazon-fulfilled network Item: the paid Amazon feature that helps sellers to fulfill orders. Amazon picks, packs, ships, and provides customer service for AFN Items.

Amazon Account —  your personal account registered on Amazon.

Amazon MWS — Amazon Marketplace Web Service: a secure service where you can get signatures for authentication to access MWS API.

Amazon Simple Product — a product which you sell without variations such as sizes, colors, etc.

Amazon Parent Product — a virtual container with a set of Child Products, i. e. product variations. Parent Product is not shown on the Amazon interface and cannot be purchased.

E


EAN — European Article Number: this is a unique code that is used in global trade to identify a product type, its manufacturer, and other specifics.

G


GTIN — Global Trade Item Number: a unique number used to identify products in global trade.

I


ISBN —  International Standard Book Number: it is a unique identifier assigned to a product, i.e. book, by Amazon.

Item status — indicates at which stage of publishing a product is.

Item status: Active — Item is successfully listed on Amazon.

Item status: Incomplete —  item cannot be listed on Channel due to the lack of relevant data.

L


Linking — the association of Magento Products with products that you already added on Amazon without using M2E Pro,  i.e. the Unmanaged Items.

M


Magento Order —  information about a purchase, including product quantity, price, and buyer’s data, based on Amazon Order. You can use it to control the purchasing process.

MPN —  Manufacturer Part Number: it is an identifier assigned to a part\detail by a manufacturer.

MWS Auth Token —  an authorization key for a specific developer to make API requests on behalf of a specific Amazon seller.

Magento Variational Product — a product that varies by one or more characteristics/attributes, i.e. size, color, etc.

Magento Parent Product — a virtual container with a set of Child Products i. e. product variations. Parent Product is not shown on the Amazon interface and cannot be purchased.

M2E Pro Listing — a custom list of Magento products, which you can group by any characteristic convenient for you.

O


Offer — conditions under which a particular seller sells an Amazon product. Conditions include price, shipping, return options, etc.

P


Product ID Override — a feature that gives a possibility to list Items on Amazon without UPC/EAN. Permission from Amazon is required.

Product Type — defines the specific category and attributes of a product on Amazon, used to organize listings and ensure they meet category-specific requirements for searchability, compatibility, and compliance with marketplace standards. It is required for new ASIN creation.

S


SKU — Stock Keeping Unit: a unique code you create to identify Magento products in your inventory.

Synchronization Policy — the conditions and rules for automatic synchronization of inventory between Magento and Amazon. The policy can be applied to a group of products.

T


Target Audience — it is a specific group of people within the market at which a product is aimed.

U


Unmanaged Listing — a list of Items that were added to Amazon without using M2E Pro Extension.

V


Variational Attribute — a characteristic by which a Variational Product varies on Amazon, e.g. size, color, manufacturer, etc.

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