Can The Image Pair Be Included In Generating A Product Variation?

Is there a way to include images in the product variation setup so we don’t have to swap the

Image pair or trailing image pairs manually? I am trying to add product images that vary in color on a master SKU, and then create a product variation on the size and color. For example, when I create a product variation :

Example:

VARIATION GROUP 1

SKU123 Images - Black Shirt (main), White Shirt, Yellow Shirt

SKU 234 Images - Black Shirt (main), White Shirt, Yellow Shirt

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And I want to change the first thumbnail image to the color of that product sku (eg. From Black to White) using the Bulk Update on the Image Pair field, so that I get White Shirt (main), Yellow Shirt, Black Shirt.

Instead, I get

SKU234 Images - White Shirt (main), White Shirt, Yellow Shirt

You will notice that there are now two white shirt images.

Hence, the trailing images will not change using the bulk update method. Is there a way to include images as a variation so we don’t have to swap the Image pair or trailing image pairs manually? Or is there a hack you recommend that makes life easier.

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