Create a product

Creates a new product in Shopify. You can specify various attributes such as Title, BodyHtml, Vendor, ProductType, Tags, and Images.

This example also demonstrates how to create variants and options simultaneously by supplying JSON arrays for the Variants and Options columns.

Standard SQL query example

This is the base query accepted by the connector. To execute it in SQL Server, you have to pass it to the Data Gateway via a Linked Server. See how to accomplish this using the examples below.

INSERT INTO Products 
(
	 Title
	,Status
	,BodyHtml
	,UrlHandle
	,Vendor
	,ProductType
	,Variants
	,Options
	,Tags
	,Metafields
	,Images	
	)
VALUES	
('Ice Cream'
,'draft'
,'<strong>Very yummy ice cream!</strong>'
,'ice-cream' 
,'Burton'
,'Snowboard' 

,'[
	{"price":10.5, "option1":"Chocolate","option2":"Small","sku":"ICE-CHO-SML","inventory_quantity":100},
	{"price":10.5, "option1":"Chocolate","option2":"Medium","sku":"ICE-CHO-MED","inventory_quantity":100},
	{"price":11.5, "option1":"Vanilla","option2":"Small","sku":"ICE-VNL-MED","inventory_quantity":210}
  ]'

--you must set variants and use atlease one value from the below list in option1, option2 or option3 in any variant entry else it will fail.  
,'[
	{"name":"Color","values":["Chocolate","Vanilla"]}, 
	{"name":"Size","values":["Small","Medium"]}
  ]' 

,'["Frozen","Seasonal","Dad''s Fav"]'

--adding metadata (custom fields) - metadata fields must be created before setting it 
--below are 2 system fields for SEO Title / SEO Description (you dont need to create them unlike custom metadata). These values appears on SEO section
,'[
	{"key":"title_tag","value":"Yum Ice Cream SEO Title", "namespace":"global","type":"single_line_text_field"}, 
	{"key":"description_tag","value":"Yum Ice Cream SEO description", "namespace":"global","type":"single_line_text_field"} 
  ]'

--first image becomes main image if you supply multiple images 
--upload multiple images from URL (set "src")
 , '[	
	{"src":"https://zappysys.com/images/tech/google-analytics-logo.png"},
	{"src":"https://zappysys.com/images/tech/web-api-logo.png"}
  ]'
--OR upload multiple local image files (set "attachment")
--, '[	
--	 {"attachment":"<<c:\temp\icecream_1.png,FUN_FILE_BASE64ENC>>"},
--	 {"attachment":"<<c:\temp\icecream_2.png,FUN_FILE_BASE64ENC>>"}
--  ]'  
  
)

Using OPENQUERY in SQL Server

SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([LS_TO_SHOPIFY_IN_GATEWAY], 'INSERT INTO Products 
(
	 Title
	,Status
	,BodyHtml
	,UrlHandle
	,Vendor
	,ProductType
	,Variants
	,Options
	,Tags
	,Metafields
	,Images	
	)
VALUES	
(''Ice Cream''
,''draft''
,''<strong>Very yummy ice cream!</strong>''
,''ice-cream'' 
,''Burton''
,''Snowboard'' 

,''[
	{"price":10.5, "option1":"Chocolate","option2":"Small","sku":"ICE-CHO-SML","inventory_quantity":100},
	{"price":10.5, "option1":"Chocolate","option2":"Medium","sku":"ICE-CHO-MED","inventory_quantity":100},
	{"price":11.5, "option1":"Vanilla","option2":"Small","sku":"ICE-VNL-MED","inventory_quantity":210}
  ]''

--you must set variants and use atlease one value from the below list in option1, option2 or option3 in any variant entry else it will fail.  
,''[
	{"name":"Color","values":["Chocolate","Vanilla"]}, 
	{"name":"Size","values":["Small","Medium"]}
  ]'' 

,''["Frozen","Seasonal","Dad''''s Fav"]''

--adding metadata (custom fields) - metadata fields must be created before setting it 
--below are 2 system fields for SEO Title / SEO Description (you dont need to create them unlike custom metadata). These values appears on SEO section
,''[
	{"key":"title_tag","value":"Yum Ice Cream SEO Title", "namespace":"global","type":"single_line_text_field"}, 
	{"key":"description_tag","value":"Yum Ice Cream SEO description", "namespace":"global","type":"single_line_text_field"} 
  ]''

--first image becomes main image if you supply multiple images 
--upload multiple images from URL (set "src")
 , ''[	
	{"src":"https://zappysys.com/images/tech/google-analytics-logo.png"},
	{"src":"https://zappysys.com/images/tech/web-api-logo.png"}
  ]''
--OR upload multiple local image files (set "attachment")
--, ''[	
--	 {"attachment":"<<c:\temp\icecream_1.png,FUN_FILE_BASE64ENC>>"},
--	 {"attachment":"<<c:\temp\icecream_2.png,FUN_FILE_BASE64ENC>>"}
--  ]''  
  
)')

Using EXEC in SQL Server (handling larger SQL text)

The major drawback of OPENQUERY is its inability to incorporate variables within SQL statements. This often leads to the use of cumbersome dynamic SQL (with numerous ticks and escape characters).

Fortunately, starting with SQL 2005 and onwards, you can utilize the EXEC (your_sql) AT [LS_TO_SHOPIFY_IN_GATEWAY] syntax.

DECLARE @MyQuery NVARCHAR(MAX) = 'INSERT INTO Products 
(
	 Title
	,Status
	,BodyHtml
	,UrlHandle
	,Vendor
	,ProductType
	,Variants
	,Options
	,Tags
	,Metafields
	,Images	
	)
VALUES	
(''Ice Cream''
,''draft''
,''<strong>Very yummy ice cream!</strong>''
,''ice-cream'' 
,''Burton''
,''Snowboard'' 

,''[
	{"price":10.5, "option1":"Chocolate","option2":"Small","sku":"ICE-CHO-SML","inventory_quantity":100},
	{"price":10.5, "option1":"Chocolate","option2":"Medium","sku":"ICE-CHO-MED","inventory_quantity":100},
	{"price":11.5, "option1":"Vanilla","option2":"Small","sku":"ICE-VNL-MED","inventory_quantity":210}
  ]''

--you must set variants and use atlease one value from the below list in option1, option2 or option3 in any variant entry else it will fail.  
,''[
	{"name":"Color","values":["Chocolate","Vanilla"]}, 
	{"name":"Size","values":["Small","Medium"]}
  ]'' 

,''["Frozen","Seasonal","Dad''''s Fav"]''

--adding metadata (custom fields) - metadata fields must be created before setting it 
--below are 2 system fields for SEO Title / SEO Description (you dont need to create them unlike custom metadata). These values appears on SEO section
,''[
	{"key":"title_tag","value":"Yum Ice Cream SEO Title", "namespace":"global","type":"single_line_text_field"}, 
	{"key":"description_tag","value":"Yum Ice Cream SEO description", "namespace":"global","type":"single_line_text_field"} 
  ]''

--first image becomes main image if you supply multiple images 
--upload multiple images from URL (set "src")
 , ''[	
	{"src":"https://zappysys.com/images/tech/google-analytics-logo.png"},
	{"src":"https://zappysys.com/images/tech/web-api-logo.png"}
  ]''
--OR upload multiple local image files (set "attachment")
--, ''[	
--	 {"attachment":"<<c:\temp\icecream_1.png,FUN_FILE_BASE64ENC>>"},
--	 {"attachment":"<<c:\temp\icecream_2.png,FUN_FILE_BASE64ENC>>"}
--  ]''  
  
)'
EXEC (@MyQuery) AT [LS_TO_SHOPIFY_IN_GATEWAY]