How to Read an Active Listings Report
The Active Listings Report is a tab-delimited file that you can open in any spreadsheet or database program, such as Microsoft Access or Microsoft Excel. Listing data and file columns can then be modified within the spreadsheet, and uploaded at any time using the Inventory Loader or Listing Loader. For more information, see Using Reports to Update Inventory.
If you open the report in Microsoft Excel, the leading zeroes for ISBNs in the product ID column will be dropped by Excel. You can prevent this by using the import wizard and forcing the product-id column to be imported as text. Please see Microsoft Excel help for more information on this feature.
Below is a list of fields that appear in the report, as well as definitions of those fields and examples for each. The unused fields are provided for backwards compatibility to allow sellers who originally integrated their business using these fields to continue with their current software programs. If you do not need any of these fields, you may simply delete the columns from your downloaded report.
Please review these fields to understand the Active Listings Report.
| Field Name | Definition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| item-name | The title of the item listed. This will be populated with Amazon catalogue data. | The Taking [Mass Market Paperback] by Dean Koontz |
| item-description | This is used for backwards compatibility only. |   |
| listing-id | An identifier created by Amazon when you create a listing. Consists of 4 digits, a capital letter and 6 more digits. | 1234A123456 |
| seller-sku | Stock Keeping Units (SKUs) are unique blocks of letters and/or numbers that identify your products. SKUs are assigned by you as the seller. | 154844 |
| price | The price you are asking for the product. | 12.99 |
| quantity | The quantity of the product available for purchase. | 15 |
| open-date | The date the listing was created. | 2008-02-27 20:15:20 GMT |
| item-is-marketplace | This will always be y. | y |
| product-id-type | A numeric entry that indicates if the product-id is an ASIN, ISBN, UPC or EAN code/number. When uploading files in Standard Book format, this field value will default to 2 (ISBN) unless otherwise specified. 1 = ASIN 2 = ISBN 3 = UPC 4 = EAN |
1 |
| zshop-shipping-fee | This is used for backwards compatibility only. |   |
| item-note | Your description of the listing | read once, no scratches, normal condition |
| item-condition | This is your condition code for the listing. 1 = Used; Like New 2 = Used; Very Good 3 = Used; Good 4 = Used; Acceptable 5 = Collectible; Like New 6 = Collectible; Very Good 7 = Collectible; Good 8 = Collectible; Acceptable 11 = New |
1 |
| zshop-category1 | This is used for backwards compatibility only. |   |
| zshop-browse-path | This is used for backwards compatibility only. |   |
| zshop-storefront-feature | This is used for backwards compatibility only. |   |
| asin1 | This is not used. The field is populated with the product-id. |   |
| asin2 | This is used for backwards compatibility only. |   |
| asin3 | This is used for backwards compatibility only. |   |
| will-ship-internationally | y = listings that are available to customers outside the UK. n = listings that are available only to customers in the UK. |
y |
| expedited-shipping | This will always be n | n |
| zshop-boldface | This is used for backwards compatibility only. |   |
| product-id | ASIN, ISBN, UPC or EAN for the item | 0312306180 |
| bid-for-featured-placement | This is used for backwards compatibility only. |   |
| add-delete | This field will be empty in the report; it enables you to use an open listings report to update online inventory. |   |
| pending-quantity | This is the quantity of the item that is pending purchase at the time of the report. | 0 |
| fulfilment-channel | This will indicate for FBA sellers if the listing is set for seller fulfilment or fulfilment by Amazon. | Amazon-fulfilled |
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