eBay Variations
The connector publishes items with Business Central variants as eBay variation listings: one listing with selection fields (e.g. colour and size) instead of many individual listings. Technically it uses eBay inventory item groups.
How it works
- One eBay inventory item per BC variant — with its own SKU (
ItemNo-VariantCode) and the variant-specific aspect values. - All variant SKUs are combined into a group, including the specification of which aspects vary (variesBy).
- A single offer for the group is published — the result is a multi-variation listing on eBay.
Membership is controlled by the Group Key field on the marketplace item; the listing and offer ID are stored on the parent item.
Maintaining variant aspects
The eBay Variant Aspects page assigns each BC variant combination its eBay aspect values — e.g. variant RED-L → Color = Red, Size = Large.
Open the page
- Via the eBay dashboard → Variant Aspects
Fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Item No. | BC item number. |
| Variant Code | BC variant code. |
| Aspect Name | eBay aspect that varies between variants (e.g. Color, Size). |
| Aspect Value | Aspect value of this variant (e.g. Red, Large). |
Synchronising variations
| Action (dashboard) | Description |
|---|---|
| Sync Variant Groups | Pushes all variant groups with pending changes to eBay (with progress dialog and result message). |
| Variant Aspects | Opens the aspect mapping. |
Tips
Every variant needs aspect values
The varying aspects must be maintained for every variant of the group — otherwise eBay cannot distinguish the variant within the listing.
Single items remain untouched
The regular listing sync automatically skips items with a group key — variant groups are processed exclusively by the variant sync.