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[Lorenzo Battistini <lorenzo.battistini@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 04/24/2014 09:34 AM, Guewen Baconnier wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Following the question of [0] Jos De Graeve on the mapping of products,
> I propose a vote.
>
> The question is: should the core Magento Connector automatically link
> new imported products on existing products having the same sku-default_code.
>
> The arguments we had in a first place were that the default_code is not
> unique in OpenERP, so the link on an existing product would not be
> deterministic or would be arbitrary in case of multiple products with
> same sku.
>
> On the other hand, I think that most of the users expect to have this
> behavior. And the users not wanting it could still void the mapping with
> a custom mapper.
>
> The options:
>
> 1. Keep the current behavior: all products are imported as new products
> 2. Link products having the same SKU, when several are found, take the
> first found
> 3. Link products having the same SKU, when several are found, do not try
> to guess and create a new product

Let me add an option:

4. Link products having the same SKU. When several are found, set the 
job 'failed'.

Moreover, there could be a boolean field on the backend configuration 
saying 'Link products having the same SKU'. When disabled, all products 
are imported as new products.

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