How to assign simple options to configurable products?

How to assign simple options to configurable products?

In order to assign simple products to the configurable ones, it is necessary for them to already exist in Magento. Therefore, at first, I'd recommend importing all the products.

Here are the minimum required fields to import a new product:

Root Entity




For more convenience, please, feel free to add product attributes such as name, price, description, etc.:



Here is an example of the import file:



Then, in a separate import profile, please, enable these fields: 

Root Entity



Configurable Product Super Attribute Entity



Configurable Product Super Attribute Link Entity



The product_id and parent_id are the IDs of the configurable product, which may be checked in Catalog > Products.

Here is an example of the sample file:



More use-case scenarios may be found in the article Useful Tips and Popular Import Use Cases.