Hi i added the product with option in sizes & colors without SKU. Is there an issue with it or it’s fine? what if i don’t want to add the SKU?

Hi @samridhiNHN No there wouldn’t any issue without SKU.

so Shopify doesn’t have any rule related to product & variant on SKU ?

Hi @samridhiNHN , Although SKU is not a required field and Shopify doesn’t have any rule related to variant SKU, it’s still recommended to have SKUs. SKU is used by retailers to identify and track their inventory, or stock. The purpose of SKUs is to help companies more accurately and quickly accou…

After doing a bit more research, I came across @amiddles response here: https://community.shopify.com/c/payments-shipping-and/how-do-you-handle-missing-sku-numbers/m-p/1801176/highlight/true#M65860 @amiddles suggests to make up your own SKU and provides his naming convention. Good stuff.

Is it okay to add product variants without an SKU?

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In my case the SKU field is required.
Any suggestions as to what to do when I don’t have an SKU?
I am using the product as a digital service not a physical product.

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Is it okay to add product variants without an SKU?

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