Templates are central to how Dropship integrates with external systems. They serve as mappings between merchant-specific attribute formats and the standardized Dropship schema, ensuring compatibility and consistency for both product and inventory data. There are two primary types of templates:
  • Product Templates
  • Inventory Templates
Each of these can be used for data import (ingestion into Dropship) and data export (exports from Dropship).
RoleCan Create TemplatesCan Share with OthersCan Clone Templates
Merchant✅ Product & Inventory✅ With Suppliers✅
Supplier✅ Product & Inventory❌ Private Only✅

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Product and Inventory Templates

Global Attribute Base: Product templates rely on a pre-existing global set of attributes shared across all items and businesses on the platform. Merchant-Friendly Names: You can map your own attribute names (as used in your spreadsheets) to Dropship attributes. These custom names are visible in the Dropship UI. Mapping Layer: The template acts as a bridge between Dropship’s internal attribute set and merchant-specific formats. Import Templates:
  • Used to ingest product data into Dropship from retailer or supplier files.
Export Templates:
  • Used to export product data from Dropship in a specific format.
  • Enables compatibility with third-party platforms such as Shopify, fabric Product Catalog, etc.

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Creating a New Template

  1. Click your business name in the menu at the top of the page in Dropship and click Merchant Settings. The Merchant Settings page is displayed.
  2. Click Product & Inventory Templates The Product & Inventory Templates page is displayed.
  3. To create a new template, click Create Template. The create template page is displayed.
  4. In the Template Name field, provide a template name.
  5. In the Data Type field, select the templates data type.
  6. In the Direction field, choose whether this template imports to Dropship, or exports from Dropship.
  7. Click and drag a test file from your computer to the Sample File field. This field is used by fabric to check and make sure column headers are correctly formatted. After a test file has been uploaded, the Column Mappings section appears.
  8. For each column in your file, you can map it to the closest available attribute. Use the Priority column to rank the Column Headers by importance.
  9. Click Save Template.

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Editing a template

  1. Click your business name in the menu at the top of the page in Dropship and click Merchant Settings. The Merchant Settings page is displayed.
  2. Click Product & Inventory Templates The Product & Inventory Templates page is displayed.
  3. In the template list that’s displayed, click a template. The template settings menu is displayed.
  4. Optionally update the following fields:
    • Temple Name
    • Attribute Value Transformer
    You cannot update the Data Type or Direction fields.
  5. Click Update Template.

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Downloading a sample of a template

  1. Click your business name in the menu at the top of the page in Dropship and click Merchant Settings. The Merchant Settings page is displayed.
  2. Click Product & Inventory Templates The Product & Inventory Templates page is displayed.
  3. In the template list that’s displayed, click a template. The template settings menu is displayed.
  4. Click Download Sample.
The template is saved to your downloads folder in an .xlsx format.

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Template mappings

When a user uploads a file to create a template in Dropship, the system automatically tries to match the file’s columns to Dropship attributes. You must review and confirm these mappings before saving to ensure accuracy. Certain key attributes—such as SKU and inventory—should always be mapped to capture essential Dropship product details.
  1. From the Product & Inventory Templates page, select a template you want to edit. The template settings and mappings page is displayed.
  2. In the Template Mappings section, select a column header. The Edit Template Mapping: Style Name window is displayed.
  3. Optionally update the following fields:
    • Template Column Header
    • Platform Attribute
    • Target
    • Priority
    • Mark as required?
    Additionally, you can click Delete to remove the mapping.
  4. Click Save.

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Create a new template mapping

  1. From the Product & Inventory Templates page, select a template you want to edit. The template settings and mappings page is displayed.
  2. In the Template Mappings section, click Add Mapping. The Add Template Mapping window is displayed.
  3. Enter the following fields:
    • Template Column Header
    • Platform Attribute
    • Target
    • Priority
    • (Optional) Mark as required?
  4. Click Save.
The mapping is added to the Template Mappings table.