Hi reubenlara ,
Thank you very much for your post.
I understand your frustration, and believe me, if it were that simple, the feature would already be out. However, everything costs money, and development has gone well over budget in the past years. My software (ATUM) must ensure it runs alongside all the changes WooCommerce and WordPress bring to the table, with 60% of all costs going to user support and compatibility.
The only solution right now is to make the changes in bulk via export and import.
We have over 100 new features planned across the ATUM world, but I cannot guarantee these will be added to the free version.
Once again, I apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Pavel