How to sort or group listings by booth categories?

We’ve successfully used the Batch Edit Items on numerous occasions.

Now, we would now like to be able to sort and edit our items in bulk by our “Booth Categories” in order to assign more specific Bonanza categories.

For example, we want to edit all our Architecture ADS and assign a more specific Bonanza category rather than Category 35 under Collectibles.

Has anyone found a way to group, isolate or sort listings by Booth Category to make multiple edits by using the Batch/edit screen? Thank You.

asked almost 10 years ago

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Might this (below) be what you’re referring to in your inquiry?
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I also found these, below, regarding Batch Editor
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I also Know that You have to have a paid membership to do more specific sorting – I’m sorry if I didn’t answer your inquiry fully, just trying to help.

answered almost 10 years ago

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paperinkgraphics says: September 14, 2015

Thanks for your quick response. We did try your first option and found no means to group the booth categories. The Traits option sorts only Bonanza category not by booth. We have a paid subscription so have option for Sorting…we just need a means of isolating items based on our Booth cats.Thanks

“Has anyone found a way to group, isolate or sort listings by Booth Category to make multiple edits by using the Batch/edit screen?”

If You add words used in Booth Category to the items description (e.g. on the end of the text), then You can select those listings via Batch edit, as it searches descriptions as well.

Searching for “Architecture ADS” in Your booth, I’ve found 4 items.
If You write it in the batch filter, You should also have at least these 4 listings.

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answered almost 10 years ago

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paperinkgraphics says: September 14, 2015

Excellent point. Going forward with newly listed items, will use this approach. Thank You!

paperinkgraphics says: September 14, 2015

And thank you so much for providing this information and posting it here.

You can only batch edit according to the site categories…not your custom categories, though you can try to sort by keywords under the filter option…

But Categories cannot be Set in batch edit…you will have to do those individually

And you can select the site categories using the filter option, in Artist Union’s response, by using the Category ID Search, click on the magnifying glass…. (which I think you already know, since you mention category 35)

answered almost 10 years ago

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paperinkgraphics says: September 14, 2015

Thank You for this information. We will use this approach with all new listings. In the meantime, I am experimenting with exporting items to csv spreadsheet, sorting by Booth Category. Once sorted, I can at least isolate the listings by the booth cat, then edit the Bonanza Category to change to

paperinkgraphics says: September 14, 2015

more specific categories. As I said, “experimenting”. Am doing a test sample now and utilizing the csv field, “force_update” with value of “True”. Almost 8 p.m. here so off to have some dinner! Will return tomorrow morning to begin testing again! THANK YOU so much for your assistance!

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