Amazon ASIN Search Queue
The ASIN Search Queue collects the matches of the ASIN searches: from the search actions in the catalog search, in the item list and on the item card, and from the ASIN sync via the manufacturer part number. Here you review and confirm which Amazon ASINs should be assigned to your items.
Opening the Page
- Via search: Amazon ASIN Search Queue
- Via the Amazon Dashboard → Related → ASIN Search Queue; the row ASINs to review under Waiting for you opens the pending entries.
- Via the Amazon Items list → Actions → Navigate → ASIN Search Queue
Fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Queue Status | Status of the entry. Color-coded: |
| • Pending (yellow) — Awaiting confirmation | |
| • Assigned (green) — ASIN has been assigned | |
| • Rejected (red) — Assignment rejected | |
| • Ignored (gray) — Entry ignored | |
| Item No. | BC item number. |
| Item Description | Item description. |
| Found ASIN | The found Amazon ASIN. Click opens the Amazon product page. |
| Product Title | Product title from Amazon. |
| Product Type | Product type from Amazon. |
| MPN | Manufacturer part number (Common Item No. of the item). |
| MPN Search Result | Result of the MPN-based search. |
| GTIN | EAN/GTIN of the item. |
| Search Type | What the search used: GTIN or MPN (manufacturer part number). Matches from the ASIN sync always appear with MPN. |
| Search Term | The search term used. |
| Search Status | Status of the search at Amazon. |
| ASIN Count | Number of ASINs found. |
| Queue Date | Date of the queue entry (sorted descending). |
| Marketplace | Marketplace of the search (e.g. DE). The ASIN is assigned to the Amazon item of this marketplace. |
FactBoxes
| FactBox | Description |
|---|---|
| Product Details | Shows details about the found Amazon product. |
Actions
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Assign ASIN | Assigns the found ASIN to the item: enters the ASIN and product type in the Amazon item of the marketplace and creates the Amazon item if it does not exist yet. The entry is then set to Assigned, and the other open entries of the same item to Ignored. If the Amazon item has meanwhile got a different ASIN, the action does not replace it: for a single entry, it stops with a note to remove the ASIN on the Amazon Item Card first; with multi-selection, it processes the other entries, skips such items and states their number at the end. Apply Selected ASINs and Apply All Found on the Amazon ASIN Search Results do the same. |
| Reject | Marks the assignment as incorrect (only for pending entries). The ASIN sync does not bring up this ASIN for the item again. |
| Ignore | Ignores the entry (only for pending entries). |
| Delete Processed | Deletes processed entries older than 30 days. |
| Delete All Entries | Deletes all entries (requires confirmation). |
| Show Item | Opens the BC item card. |
| Show Amazon Item | Opens the Amazon item card. |
| Search Amazon Catalog | Opens the Amazon Catalog Search. |
| Show Pending | Filters to pending entries. |
| Show All | Removes all filters. |
Tips
Workflow
- Start an ASIN search, such as Search ASINs for Selected Items in the Amazon Items list or Search ASINs for Items... in the Amazon Catalog Search, or wait for the nightly ASIN sync.
- Review the results in this queue.
- Confirm correct assignments with Assign ASIN.
- Reject incorrect assignments with Reject.
Matches from the ASIN sync
The ASIN sync (job ASIN_SYNC) enters an ASIN found via the GTIN in the Amazon item right away. If the item has no GTIN, or if Amazon's response shows that Amazon does not know the GTIN, the sync searches via the manufacturer part number (Common Item No.); if the GTIN query itself fails, the next run asks for the GTIN again. Only a product whose part or model number on Amazon is the manufacturer part number counts as a match – compared ignoring upper and lower case, spaces, hyphens, slashes, underscores and periods. These matches appear here with the search type MPN and are not assigned automatically; an ASIN that you rejected for the item does not come back. The same rules apply to the matches of manual ASIN searches (Amazon ASIN Search Results).
The sync does not search again for an item without a match for 7 days, or for 1 day after an error. If matches for the item are waiting here, or if the matches for its manufacturer part number have already been processed here, it no longer searches for the item automatically – until you change the manufacturer part number or Delete Processed or Delete All Entries deletes these entries. After 5 failed requests in a row, the run stops; the remaining items follow in the next run. The Amazon Activity Log states the counters and the reason for the first failed request.
ASIN by another route
If an item gets its ASIN by another route – via the GTIN in the ASIN sync, with Match to Item in the Amazon Catalog Search or with a push notification about the listing status – its waiting entries here are then set to Ignored.