Title: Problem with Variable products
Last modified: April 10, 2019

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# Problem with Variable products

 *  Resolved [Alex Mac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexmac82/)
 * (@alexmac82)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-variable-products-9/)
 * Hi!’m trying this super plugin but i cant update or add new product as Variations
   of the parent.May be is my fault, and i would like your help.
 * Firstly, i imported the file (as new products).
    i set everything as your support
   documentations @ yoursite and everytnig is ok!
 * But if i want to update the product (for example: i want to add some new Variations
   and to add new values in exist attributes (on the exist parent product) then 
   the parent products dont ”see” the variations or ”see’ only one value
 * i tried this both as import file in exist products, and as new products and the
   results were almost the same 🙁
 * May you could help me what i have to do?
    -  This topic was modified 7 years ago by [Alex Mac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexmac82/).

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 *  Plugin Author [WP All Import](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpallimport/)
 * (@wpallimport)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-variable-products-9/#post-11418535)
 * Hi [@alexmac82](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexmac82/)
 * The best way to do this is the following:
    - Import your variable products using a “New Items” import (see: [https://d.pr/5s8uX9](https://d.pr/5s8uX9)).
    - Update the data file that you used in the import by adding new variations,
      updating/removing products, etc.
    - Now, update the import that you created in step 1 with your updated import
      file: [http://www.wpallimport.com/documentation/recurring/update-import](http://www.wpallimport.com/documentation/recurring/update-import).
 *  Thread Starter [Alex Mac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexmac82/)
 * (@alexmac82)
 * [6 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-variable-products-9/#post-11422932)
 * Im really excited with your solution!
 * Yes bingo!!!
    everything now works and i’m really gratefull for that! **A BIG
   thank you!!!!**
 * One more last question:
 * what’s the different between importing the file as ”exist products” and the ”
   gold” solution (to update the import that i created )???
 *  Plugin Author [WP All Import](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpallimport/)
 * (@wpallimport)
 * [6 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-variable-products-9/#post-11426907)
 * Hi [@alexmac82](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexmac82/)
 * > what’s the different between importing the file as ”exist products” and the”
   > gold” solution (to update the import that i created )???
 * An “Existing Items” import can’t currently add variations to existing products,
   and it doesn’t keep track of imported posts – it just [searches for existing posts/products](http://www.wpallimport.com/documentation/recurring/manual-record-matching/)
   and then updates them. It’s good for updating specific fields, e.g. [stock](http://www.wpallimport.com/documentation/woocommerce/syncing-stock/),
   [prices](http://www.wpallimport.com/documentation/woocommerce/updating-prices/),
   images.
 * A “New Items” import is best when creating products because it keeps track of
   imported posts and allows you to utilize the “Delete posts that are no longer
   available” feature when updating your file. And, since it keeps track of parent/
   child relationships of the products it creates, you can add/remove variations
   in variable products.

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