Tool walkthrough
How to use the Bulk Issue Fixer safely
Process a large export in measured batches while keeping automatic and manual work separate.
Published 2026-10-03 · 9 minute read · By NoonFixer
What it is for
The Bulk Issue Fixer is designed for catalogs where each product may have a different problem. It reads a Content Export or NIS file, checks common fields, and lets you complete 20, 50, or 100 rows at a time — with automatic fixes and manual decisions kept visibly separate.
1. Keep the original file
Save an untouched copy before processing. The downloaded workbook is a working output, not a replacement for your source history. If anything looks wrong later, you need the original to compare against.
2. Upload and confirm the detected sheet
Choose an XLSX, XLS, or CSV file. The tool looks for an NIS template_data sheet or a likely data sheet. Confirm the displayed row and column counts before you continue — a wrong sheet selection poisons everything downstream.
3. Pick the first batch size
Use 20 products for a new template or unfamiliar catalog. Move to 50 or 100 after checking that SKU mapping, titles, image columns, and downloaded reports match your expectations.
4. Review confirmed changes and outside actions
Confirmed changes are written into the NIS after category, brand, and Arabic-title approval. Outside-tool actions are limited to work that genuinely needs Seller Lab or a replacement image source; every item states the exact value, failure, and next action.
Each product also gets a Listing Health Score (0–100) — use it to spot the listings that still need you.
5. Download only after every batch
Final downloads unlock when all rows have been processed. Upload the resulting workbook in Seller Lab under Imports, starting with a small verified batch if the catalog is unfamiliar.
Frequently asked questions
Preparing your source file
The fixer is only as good as its input. Before upload: confirm you exported the right report (Content Export, not an orders report), check that image columns contain URLs rather than filenames, and make sure English titles are present — the category suggester reads titles, and a title-less file gets “No confident match” on every row.
Understanding “No confident match”
When the tool cannot confidently match a category, it says so instead of guessing. That is the correct behavior — a wrong category applied at bulk scale is far worse than a blank one. For these rows, use the Category Finder manually, or check the portal’s own suggestion for that product.
After the download: the upload checklist
- Open the workbook and spot-check 5 random rows against the report.
- Confirm category columns contain only paths you approved.
- Verify no [Add …] placeholders or invented values slipped in.
- Upload via Imports → Catalog, starting with a small batch.
- Log the import ID and date next to the SKUs in your own records.
Realistic throughput: how fast is this?
A focused reviewer clears roughly 60–100 products per hour once the workflow is familiar — less in the first session, more once category patterns repeat. That means a 2,000-product cleanup is 20–30 hours of real work, not a weekend. Plan it across two weeks, track the health-score trend, and do not burn out your reviewer on day two. Honest math beats heroic plans.
Quality control on your own work
After each batch, spot-check 5 random rows against the report before moving on — especially categories. Reviewers develop blind spots (approving the same suggestion pattern without reading). Rotate the spot-check: different reviewer, or the same reviewer on a different day. The goal is not perfection; it is catching systematic drift before it compounds across hundreds of rows.
Troubleshooting the tool itself
If the tool misdetects your sheet, check: is template_data the sheet with the data (not instructions)? Are headers in the first data row, not merged across two rows? Is the file an actual .xlsx rather than an HTML page saved with an xlsx extension (a classic export mistake)? Nine times out of ten, “the tool is broken” is “the file is not what I thought it was” — verify the file first.
When to stop and rethink
If more than a third of a batch lands in the manual queue, stop. That pattern means the input file has a systematic problem — wrong export, mismatched columns, or a catalog segment the workflow was not designed for. Fix the input, re-run a 20-product pilot, and only then continue. Pushing through a broken batch just manufactures rework.
Will the tool upload to Noon for me?
No. It prepares the file; you upload it in Seller Lab. NoonFixer never touches your seller account.
What if the tool suggests a wrong category?
Correct or clear it — suggestions always wait for your confirmation, and weak matches are shown as “No confident match” instead of being guessed.
Can I process more than 100 products?
Yes — load the full file and work through it batch by batch. Downloads unlock when every row is done.