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# Clean Restart via Reset

Sometimes a controlled rebuild makes sense – for example, after major changes or when moving to a new Shopware instance. The connector offers staged reset functions for this.

**Staged resets**

| Reset                                       | Effect                                                     |
| ------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| Reset VAT mapping                           | Rebuild the tax mappings                                   |
| Reset customer mappings                     | Reset channel, group, salutation, and country mappings     |
| Reset unit, attribute, and manufacturer IDs | Remove the links for individual master data records        |
| Reset items / categories / price lists      | Remove the links for these objects                         |
| Reset ALL Shopware data                     | Complete reset, followed by loading the initial data again |

{% hint style="danger" %}
The complete reset removes **all links** and can delete Shopware objects. Only run it after consulting with your partner and after exporting your configuration.
{% endhint %}

**Recommended rebuild**

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
**Back up**

Export the configuration as JSON.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Reset**

Run the reset you need (as targeted as possible rather than complete).
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Rebuild**

Load the initial data, maintain the mappings, and then perform the [Initial Catalog Transfer](/shopware/shopware6_en_us/onboarding-and-best-practices/initial-catalog-transfer.md).
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}


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