--- title: "PIM for Shopware: documentation and guides" description: "Documentation for PIM for Shopware 6: getting started, listing, bulk edit, variants, categories, CSV import, feed generator and AI texts in one place." url: https://pim-shopware.de/en/dokumentation.html language: en --- # Documentation for PIM for Shopware: everything you need to work with it. The documentation for PIM for Shopware takes you from the first installation via bulk edit through to AI text generation, step by step, with examples and practical tips from real maintenance scenarios. ## Fifteen areas of the PIM documentation, clearly cut. Each topic stands on its own. If you're new, read in order, Getting Started to AI builds up logically. ### Installation & first configuration Install plugin, grant permissions, config matrix basics, open the first product view. Getting started with PIM for Shopware ### Product listing, filters & presets Combine filter conditions, configure columns, save presets, inline edit, Quickview modal. Product listing in PIM: guide ### Bulk edit with snapshot More than 40 actions in tabs, selection or preset filter, snapshot & revert, AI with ChatGPT, Claude and DeepL, generate and delete variants. Bulk edit in PIM: guide ### Variant generator Variants in seconds, unified search, pattern accordions, variant matrix, safe deletion. Variant generator in PIM: guide ### Category management Full tree per channel: create, move, translate, SEO URLs, images, product assignment, completeness score, AI texts, CSV/JSON backup. Category management in PIM: guide ### CSV import & export Column convention for translations and custom fields, profiles, data type detection, batch sync. CSV import and export in PIM: guide ### CSV, XML & JSON product feeds Standalone module with templates, own profiles, sales channel & language per feed, full filter parity, ERP format options (encoding/BOM/decimal), true chunked streaming and token auth. Feed generator in PIM: guide ### AI text generation Set up four providers (ChatGPT, Claude, Mistral, Gemini), API keys, model & tone, context chips, bulk edit with ChatGPT, Claude and DeepL. AI text generation in PIM: guide ### Config matrix Fields, languages, gross and net prices, SEO URL generators, feature switches for regular users and search across all settings. Config matrix in PIM: guide ### Approval workflow Draft, in progress, approve or reject, with status filter, statistics, bulk approvals and audit log. Approval workflow in PIM: guide ### Rights & super admin The four roles, super admins, feature switches for regular users, edit lock and reset. Permissions in PIM: guide ### External system guard Protect maintained texts from being overwritten by external systems, with log, restore and console command. External system protection in PIM: guide ### Dashboard & data quality KPIs, stock status, top issues and completeness checks with thresholds and weighting. Dashboard in PIM: guide ### SEO URLs Shopware standard or two-generator system with patterns, 301 redirects, conflicts and console command. SEO URLs in PIM: guide ### Catalogues and data sheets PDF catalogues and price lists with chapters, design from the shop theme, AI designer, QR codes, catalogue page in the shop and product data sheet. Catalogues in the PIM: guide ### Marketplaces: Amazon, eBay, OTTO, Kaufland, Zalando and more Accounts, categories by AI, marketplace texts, price rules, scheduled discounts, orders, returns, invoices, reports, shipping labels and test mode. Marketplaces in the PIM: guide ## Typical tasks in daily Shopware work. For when you know what you want to get done but not yet where it sits in the PIM. ### Bulk edit products Change prices, delivery times, categories and texts for hundreds of articles in one run, with confirmation, snapshot and restore. Bulk edit Shopware products → ### Generate variants Build complete variant sets from size, colour and material, with your own patterns for SKU and name. Generate Shopware variants → ### Read supplier data Read DATANORM 4.0 and 5.0 straight into Shopware, without a detour through converters and Excel, including protection against overwrites. DATANORM import for Shopware 6 → ### Create product texts Have descriptions and meta fields written by ChatGPT, Claude, Mistral or Gemini, per language and sales channel. AI product descriptions for Shopware → ### Create a Google Shopping feed Product feeds as CSV, XML or JSON by URL for Google Shopping, comparison sites and ERP. Create a Shopware Google Shopping feed ### Translate products Find missing translations and fill them with DeepL or AI, also for many items at once. Translate Shopware products ### CSV import with translations Import and export all languages in one file, with preview and change log. Shopware CSV import with translations ### Generate SEO URLs Create SEO URLs from patterns, keep old addresses as 301 and resolve conflicts cleanly. Generate Shopware SEO URLs ### Category SEO and texts Write category descriptions and meta data with AI and transfer them to every language. Shopware category SEO ### Check data quality Find products without image, description or meta data and fix them in a targeted way. Check Shopware data quality ### Change prices in bulk Adjust prices for many items with markups, list price, tiers and snapshot. Bulk change Shopware prices ### PIM directly in Shopware Maintain product data centrally in the Shopware admin, without an external system or interface. What is a PIM for Shopware? All 45 Shopware guides at a glance ## In which order should you read? Three typical paths through the docs, depending on where you are right now. ### Linear path Getting started Listing Bulk edit. Covers daily maintenance: find, filter, change in one pass. ### CSV focus Getting started CSV Bulk edit. When you bring existing data into the shop. ### AI path Getting started Bulk edit AI text generation. When you want to generate many texts automatically. ## Start with the getting-started article. 10 minutes of reading, then you can confidently configure the plugin and play through your first productive workflow.