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Assign eBay categories to NetSuite items

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Every eBay listing belongs to an eBay category, which the eBay - NetSuite integration app takes from the NetSuite item. You create a category record in NetSuite with eBay's category ID, and select it on each item. This article covers how to find eBay category IDs, create category records, assign them to items, and list items in eBay Motors or in a second category.

Find eBay category IDs

Each eBay category and subcategory has a unique category ID. To find one, open the category on eBay's All Categories page and read the number in the page URL, or contact eBay.

eBay also publishes the category IDs for each site as a CSV file:

Create an eBay category record in NetSuite

In NetSuite, name each category record with its full eBay path, separated by >, and enter eBay's category ID. For example:

eBay category path Category name in NetSuite Category ID
Electronics, Cameras, Digital Cameras Electronics > Cameras > Digital Cameras 12345
Electronics, Cameras, Compact Cameras Electronics > Cameras > Compact Cameras 23456
Electronics, Laptops, Notebook Electronics > Laptops > Notebook 34567
  1. In NetSuite, open an item, and go to the eTail subtab, and then eBay.
  2. Next to EBAY CATEGORY - PRIMARY, select +.
  3. In the eBay Item Category window, enter the Name, such as Electronics > Cameras > Digital Cameras, and the eBay Category ID, such as 12345.
  4. For an eBay Motors category, select IS EBAY MOTORS. To keep the category from being used, select Inactive.
  5. Select Save.

Assign a category to an item

  1. In NetSuite, open the item, and go to the eTail subtab, and then eBay.
  2. Set ETAIL CHANNEL to eBay, and select the EBAY ACCOUNT.
  3. In EBAY CATEGORY - PRIMARY, select the category, or create one.
  4. Select Save.
  5. In the integration app, go to Settings > Product > General, and check the NetSuite saved search for syncing items.
  6. Go to Flows > Product, and select Mapping for NetSuite Item to eBay Item Add/Update. Make sure PrimaryCategory.CategoryID is mapped to the NetSuite field that stores the item's category, which is EBAY CATEGORY - PRIMARY by default.
  7. Run the NetSuite Item to eBay Item Add/Update flow.

The item is listed on eBay in the selected category.

List items in eBay Motors

eBay Motors items are sent to eBay differently from items in other categories. To list an item in eBay Motors, select IS EBAY MOTORS on its category record in NetSuite. The Celigo eBay Item Export Search saved search includes a column for this setting, so when an item's EBAY CATEGORY - PRIMARY is an eBay Motors category, the flow lists the item in eBay Motors.

List an item in a second category

To list an item in a secondary eBay category as well as its primary category, add a second category field.

  1. In NetSuite, create a custom item field like eBay Category - Primary, which comes with the bundle, for the secondary category.
  2. Add the new field as a column on the Results subtab of the item export saved search.
  3. In the integration app, map the new column to SecondaryCategory.CategoryID in the mappings of NetSuite Item to eBay Item Add/Update.