Identify roles
Confirm which row is the non-buyable parent and which rows are the buyable child products.
●PARENT-CHILD FILE DIAGNOSIS
Repair broken Amazon parent-child relationships step by step.
See which row broke the family, understand why Amazon cannot connect it, and decide the correct relationship in plain English before resubmitting.
XLSX or CSV · No Seller Central access · Files stay in your browser
A CLEAR REPAIR PATH
What to check before you upload again
Verify links
Every child should reference a parent SKU that exists in the same intended submission.
Align the family
Parent and children should use a compatible variation theme and consistent relationship structure.
Resolve ambiguity
When a child could belong to more than one family, select the intended parent rather than applying a guessed fix.
WHY GUIDED FIXES
Structure can be automated. Product facts need you.
Listing File Fix detects workbook structure, maps parent-child families, and explains conflicting fields. When the right answer depends on catalog intent—such as which parent a SKU belongs to—we ask a simple seller decision instead of guessing.
Start free analysis →COMMON QUESTIONS
Before you resubmit
Should a parent SKU have price or quantity?+
A variation parent is normally a non-buyable grouping row. Category templates differ, so review the current template instructions before submitting child-only commercial values on the parent.
What if the parent is not in my uploaded file?+
The tool flags the missing reference and lets you choose whether to add the intended parent, use another detected parent, or make the SKU standalone.
Can a parent have another parent?+
In a standard variation family, the parent row should not point to another parent. The tool treats that as a safe structural correction.
Can an existing catalog relationship still block the file?+
Yes. A child may already belong to another family in Amazon’s catalog. That state may require the Variation Wizard or Seller Support even when the file itself is structurally correct.