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Automatically Remove or Archive product when not found in Update Feed (Auto Clear Discontinued)

The Auto Clear Discontinued feature automatically removed or archived when their variants are no longer found in the connected Update Feed. This helps keep the store clean and up to date with the supplier's current product availability.

Before using this feature, an Update Feed must be set up first.

By default, the Auto Clear Discontinued feed will archive any products that are no longer present in the update feed. This behaviour can be changed in Advanced Settings (Step 4) to permanently remove products instead. For example, if a supplier removes 20 products from their feed, those 20 products will be automatically archived or deleted from the store based on the chosen setting.

Two Ways to Set Up Auto Clear Discontinued Feed

1) From the New Setup Page

Go to New Setup > Remove.
Choose the template: Auto Clear Discontinued.
Select an existing Update Feed to link it to.
Click Next to proceed to Matching Column (Step 2). → This step can be skipped when using a template.
Click Next to go to the Filter section (Step 3). Refer to this article for more details: Store Product Filter
Click Next to go to Advanced Settings (Step 4).

By default, this setup will archive the missing products. To delete them from the store, change the settings to Remove. To know more about Advanced Settings for Remove Feed, refer here.

Click Finish to complete the setup.
The feed will run automatically after the selected Update Feed finishes processing and detects products that are no longer present.

The remove feed will only trigger when unmatched products exist. If all products are found in the update feed, the remove feed will not run. Additionally, the system triggers the remove feed only when there is a change in the number of matched SKUs vs. store products, preventing unnecessary runs when nothing has changed.

⚠️ UNDO available for removed or archived products.

2) From the Update Feed Details Page

Open the Update Feed Details page.
Click the Setup here link under Auto Clear Discontinued.

⚠️ UNDO available to restore removed products.

Additional Notes

• Auto Clear Discontinued only evaluates products included in the Update Feed’s filters. If filters (such as brand or tag) are applied, only those filtered products will be archived or removed.

• When using multiple update feeds, only the products belonging to the specific update feed will be considered missing. To avoid unintended archiving, apply store product filters so each feed manages only its own product group.

• Archiving works at the product level, not the variant level. A single variant that disappears from the feed cannot be archived if other variants of the same product are still present.

Summary

The Auto Clear Discontinued feature is a powerful tool to automate product cleanup based on supplier data. Whether archiving or deleting, this feed keeps store inventory aligned with what's currently available.

Summary

Updated on: 28/05/2026

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