Missing Required Attribute

A required attribute for the product's category is empty or missing. The item cannot be ingested or published until the required field is supplied.

Each Walmart product type has a category-specific spec sheet listing required attributes (e.g., Brand, Manufacturer, Color, Size, Material, Gender). Required fields differ by category, so a feed that worked in one category may fail when an item is mapped to a different product type. Empty strings, nulls, and placeholder text all trigger this error.

1. Identify the product type the SKU is mapped to
2. Download the matching spec sheet from Seller Center
3. Fill every field marked Required in that template
4. Resubmit the item via your feed or the Item Setup tool
5. Verify ingestion status in the Feed Status report

• Using a generic template instead of the category spec
• Submitting whitespace-only values that pass null checks but fail validation