The following associated objects must exist on the production system before the Product SKU can be synchronized:

• Product
• SKU Option Value

For the Product and SKU Option Value, you must either:

• Add it to a separate change set and sync that change set first.
• Add it to the same change set as the Product SKU and sync them at the same time.

For associated SKU Option Values, you must either:

• Use the Import-Export Tool to export the Catalog from the staging system and import it into the production system. The exported Catalog includes all its Category Types, Product Types, Attributes, Brands, SKU Options, and SKU Option Values.
• Use the Commerce Manager to manually create the SKU Option Values on the production system.
• Use database tools to extract the SKU Option Values data from the the staging database and insert into the production database. This should only be performed by a database administrator.

Note that Inventory data is not included when the Product SKU is synchronized and it is not required. If you want to synchronize Inventory data from staging to production, you can either:

• Use the Commerce Manager to manually configure Inventory on the production system.
• Use the Import-Export Tool to export the Product from the staging system and import it into the production system. The Product import-export package includes the Inventory data.
• Use database tools to extract the Inventory data from the the staging database and insert into the production database. This should only be performed by a database administrator.