A distribution feed is a CSV or XML file that you upload to MIP. It contains policies for payment, shipping and returns, as well as pricing, category and sales channel information for your SKUs.
Use a distribution feeds to update changes in the price of a SKU. Distribution feeds should be uploaded after the product feed and the availability feed the first time a SKU is processed.
Requirements
Important! When using Product combined feeds, always include the product feed that contains the product information. Do not submit product combined feeds with distribution and/or availability information only. This may erase all previously submitted product information. See Using product combined feeds for more information.
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Distribution feeds must contain:
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All of the elements listed as required in the Distribution feed definitions table. You cannot upload a distribution feed unless you have uploaded your product feed (see Product feed definitions)
- Sales channel information, such as which eBay sites to list the item
- Special features
- References to payment, shipping, and return business policies, plus shipping policy overrides if needed
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You can upload distribution feeds multiple times per hour.
- You can upload up to 10 feeds at a time, but only one distribution feed will be processed at a time, in the order they are queued on the server.
Note: Don’t use distribution feeds to add or update SKUs that haven’t previously been uploaded in a product feed. Doing so can lead to a build-up of error messages in the log files, which can slow processing time.
How to create a distribution feed
This example shows how to revise the product price in a listing:
- Open the following link: https://www.mip.ebay.com/feeds/distribution
- Open the distribution feed sample file and edit the distribution information for your SKUs. As needed, see the field definitions in Distribution feed definitions.
- Save the file with an appropriate name.
- Upload the distribution feed file to eBay.