Configure the edit

After you select a field, the Create task page opens with the field already filled in.

Task name

Enter a short name, up to 100 characters. The default is New task. The name appears in the task list, in the task details page and in notification emails.

Task name

Field to edit

The Field to edit card shows the chosen Field and the Edit method list. The options below the list change with the method you pick.

Field to edit for Title

Edit methods for text fields

Title, Handle, Vendor, Product type, SEO title, SEO description, SKU, Barcode, HS code, the Google Shopping text fields and custom metafields share the same text methods.

Edit method	What it does
Find and replace	Replaces every occurrence of Find value with Replace value. Matching is exact and case-sensitive. Leave Replace value empty to delete the found text.
Replace entire text	Overwrites the whole field with Value.
Add text at beginning	Puts Value, then a space, in front of the current text.
Add text at end	Puts a space, then Value, after the current text.
Remove from beginning	Removes Value when the field starts with it.
Remove from end	Removes Value when it is the last word of the field.
Remove up to (and including) word	Deletes everything from the start up to and including the first occurrence of Value.
Remove from word to end	Deletes the last occurrence of Value and everything after it.
Set to null/blank	Clears the field. Available on SKU, Barcode, HS code, country and province of origin, Weight, Cost price, Compare at price and metafields.

Note

If a text edit would produce an empty result, for example removing the only word in a title, the app keeps the original value for that product.

Description has a shorter list: Find and replace, Replace entire text, Add text at beginning, Add text at end. See Description.

Edit methods for prices and numbers

Price, Compare at price, Cost price and Weight use numeric methods such as Increase by percentage, Decrease by amount or Set to fixed value, plus a Rounding rule. See Price and compare-at price and Rounding rules.

Choice fields

Status, Search engine visibility, Inventory tracked, Continue selling when out of stock, Charge tax, Is physical product and several Google Shopping fields have no edit method. You simply pick the new value from a list of radio buttons.

A choice field

Dynamic variables

Text inputs that show an Add dynamic variables link accept placeholders such as {{ product.vendor }}. The placeholder is replaced with each product’s own value when the task runs. See Dynamic variables.

Warnings on the card

Some fields show a warning above the inputs:

• SKU and Barcode warn that the edit may create duplicate values across variants.
• Handle warns that handles must be unique and that Shopify creates an automatic redirect from the old URL.
• Custom metafield warns that the edit method must match the metafield type.
• Delete product, Delete variants by option value and Remove product options warn that the change is permanent and cannot be reverted.

Next step

Choose the products the task applies to. See Select products and variants.