You can omit unrelated fields, but some updates require a set
A product-name-only change can use Product ID plus the changed field. SKU inventory is different: Product ID, SKU ID, current stock, delta flag, and delta quantity must be provided together for the same SKU slot.
“Unchanged fields can be omitted” does not mean dependent fields can be split apart.
SKU1 through SKU10 are matched by number
SKU1 inventory fields are matched to SKU1_ID, SKU2 to SKU2_ID, and so on. The checker no longer assumes that array position equals SKU identity.
Flags are validated as 1/2, delta quantities as positive unsigned integers, and SKU-detail edits require the matching SKU ID.
Image changes also have dependencies
If an image name is changed, the product-image update flag is also required. The CSV relationship can be checked locally, but whether an image was uploaded successfully remains a service-side concern.
This keeps CSV dependency validation separate from image-file availability.
How to read the result
ERROR covers missing Product ID, incomplete SKU dependencies, invalid inventory flag/quantity, and similar structural problems. Current guidance allows up to 10,000 products per bulk change, so the checker also flags an over-limit file.
For inventory-only diagnosis, use the inventory delta checker.