Field map

Many tile and paint stores already keep these numbers somewhere: a metafield a developer added, an import from the manufacturer, a field from another app. The field map tells Tile & Paint Calculator where to look, so you do not enter anything twice.

Set up the map

1. Open Settings in the app and scroll to Import from existing fields.
2. For each app field, pick the product metafield that holds the same value. The list shows every product metafield definition on your store by namespace and key.
3. For numbers, an optional Multiply by converts on the way across. A common case is coverage quoted for two coats: multiply by 2 to get the one-coat figure the app expects.
4. For dimensions stored as plain numbers, pick the Source unit (inches or centimetres). Dimension-type metafields carry their own unit and need no setting.
5. Save.

The Products page then shows the mapped values as placeholders in each field and offers Copy from mapped fields on each row, so you can bring values across product by product and check them as you go.

Copy to every product

When the map is right, open the Products page, then More actions and Copy mapped values to all products. The app reads the mapped metafields on every product in the background and writes the app's fields wherever they are still blank. Values you have already entered in the app are never overwritten. A notice on the page tells you when it is done and how many products were filled.

Defaults

Out of the box the map points at the names the app's demo store uses (custom.sqft_per_box, custom.tiles_per_box, custom.coverage_sqft_per_gallon multiplied by 2, and custom.sample_product). If your store happens to use those names, the blocks work before you map anything; otherwise, change the map or set it to Not mapped.