Technical Glossary

Synchronization Field

Field used by Amazon to identify a product. Typically EAN for Europe and UPC for the United States.

Invoice by Email

Sends the PDF invoice generated by PrestaShop to the buyer, according to Amazon’s recommendations. The email is transmitted via the so-called "encrypted" address.

Code Exemption

Authorization granted by Amazon to sell without an EAN/UPC. This requires specific technical settings provided by Amazon support.

FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon)

Refer to the official FBA documentation for more details.

Queue

Each product update creates a log entry. These entries are queued for processing when the feed is sent.

Filters

Filters applied by supplier, brand, or price range. Filtered products will never be exported, even if in stock.

Title Format

Applies Amazon’s recommended format for product titles: adds brand, attributes, etc.

Latency / Handling Time

Time the seller takes to prepare the order before shipping. A latency of 2 means the product is shipped within 2 business days.

Mapping

A technique that replaces one value with another.

Mappings

A sequence of multiple mapping rules applied in order.

Shipping Method

The shipping carrier used for the order, from Amazon’s perspective.

Preorder

Allows exporting products out of stock with a future availability date (PrestaShop’s “Available date” field). The product will be shown as preorder on Amazon.

Price Rule

Applies a fixed value or percentage to the product’s tax-included price to adjust it for Amazon.

Relation

Parent / Child relationship between products. The parent is the main product; children are its variants. This relation defines the product hierarchy.

SKU (Stock Keeping Unit)

A universal term referring to the seller’s product reference.

Category

Main classification in which the product is grouped.

Variant

Equivalent of a combination in PrestaShop. An Amazon variant includes a parent product and child products, linked through a parent/child relation.

Updated on: 11/06/2025