Even if the mapping is the same. It is very important that each source of data has its own Data Source in the API. To duplicate a Data Source. Goto the Data Source list, and under the name click “Duplicate This”. Then edit the title to be unique to your data source.
Example: If the data source is R&A website, always upload a complete export to the R&A Website Data Source in the API. If Mike’s Furniture has the exact same data format, then duplicate the Data Source and alway upload a complete list to that Data Source.
Why not upload all the data into 1 data source?
- If a row is missing, the system assumes that item has been removed and will delete it from the Available Items list. Then it will tell all the remote websites to set that item as trash, or delete it depending on how you have the WP Data Sync plugin configured.
- We track stats for each Data Source. If you combine 2 sets of data, The stats will not be accurate for your data source.