Filling in values
Filling missing parameters in a grid, AI extraction from the description, and the toggle that decides about overwriting.
A mapping can only match what the vendor sent. What was never sent has to be filled in — and doing that product by product is impossible at thousands of items. So this screen works on a whole group of products at once, in a grid where every row is a product and every column a parameter.
Controls on this screen
- By template — You work on a group of products that share the same parameter prescription.
- Without template — Products with no template at all. This is where the forgotten ones turn up.
- Template picker — The same thing as the tiles below — faster when you know the template by name.
- A template tile — One template = one group of products to fill in.
- Parameters — How many parameters the template prescribes — that is how many columns the grid gets.
- Required / Optional — Required parameters count towards a product's completeness; optional ones do not.
- Products — How many products this template governs. Zero means it is not attached to anything yet.
- Linked categories — How many categories carry this template through to products.
Two ways to fill
| Route | How it works | When |
|---|---|---|
| By hand in the grid | You type into cells as in a spreadsheet. A value can be copied down a whole column. | When you know the values and there are few distinct ones — material within one category, say. |
| AI extraction | The AI reads the product's name, description and photos and proposes values. | When the values are buried in text. You review the proposals before saving. |
"Without template" is a diagnostic
The Without template tab shows products with no parameter prescription at all. It is not just another filter — it is a symptom: either their category has no template attached, or the products are in no category. Both are fixed elsewhere:
- a category with no template → Parameter templates
- a product with no category → Category mappings
Why does the grid have columns I do not care about?
The template decides the columns. If a parameter does not belong to the category, remove it from the template — not from individual products.
The AI filled in nonsense.
Check the parameter's context in Definitions. A parameter with no explanation and no unit is a riddle to the AI. Bad values can be reverted in Changes to review.
Is a change saved immediately?
Yes, once confirmed. Which is why it pays to work in smaller groups rather than across the whole catalogue at once.