We somewhat regularly have manufacturers updating their product SKUs (Product code) for a product line - even if they are essentially the same product, same image, etc., and I was wondering if there is a simple/quick way to batch update the Product code (SKU - I renamed ours so customers know what it is) for a bunch of products in cs-cart?
It seems like product imports are linked around the "Product code" variable (it would become a new product if the Product code doesn't already match a product in cs-cart) - even though Product ID's are also available and unique to each item.
We recently had a manufacturer rename over a 1000 SKU's (Product codes), so a quick product import with the new SKU updated (or something similar - maybe even direct database manipulation) would save a TON of time instead of individually going through the affected products in the Admin products area. I want to keep the existing product links for SEO purposes, even though it would be much faster to add these "new" products and remove the outdated ones with spreadsheets via exports and imports. Am I missing anything here - Any suggestions?
Thanks!