Attributes & Products Import

Once categories and attribute sets are established in Magento, individual attributes and catalog products can be synchronized from Akeneo PIM.

Step 3: Import Attributes

  1. Navigate to Akeneo Connector → Import.
  2. Select the Attributes tab.
  3. Select the Action Type (Add or Update or Replace).
  4. Click Run Job.

Attribute Ingestion Details

The connector queries /api/rest/v1/attributes and creates corresponding Magento product attributes:

  • Frontend labels for mapped store view locales.
  • Option codes and translated frontend labels for dropdown and multi-select attributes.
  • Validation constraints (number ranges, regex, text lengths).
  • Automatic assignment into respective Attribute Sets as defined by Akeneo families.

Import Attributes Progress and Completion

Step 4: Import Products

  1. Select the Product tab in the Import console.
  2. Select the Action Type (Add or Update).
  3. Click Run Job:

Import Products Progress

What Happens During Product Ingestion

  • Simple Products: Creates standalone products with SKU, title, price, descriptions, and custom attribute values.
  • Configurable Products: Detects Akeneo Product Models, provisions parent configurable products, creates child simple variant SKUs, and associates them via configurable super attributes (such as color and size).
  • Category Association: Products are linked to the categories imported in Step 1.
  • Media Assets: Downloads high-resolution images via Akeneo's media endpoint and maps them to base, small, and thumbnail roles in Magento (pub/media/catalog/product).
  • Inventory: Assigns default stock levels according to your configured Default Product Quantity setting.

Post-Import Recommendation

After performing large product imports, run a Magento indexer refresh to update category anchor listings and search indexes:

php bin/magento indexer:reindex