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A Key to using Import/Export
When you first open your exported spreadsheet your file will open in a "column" format. In this guide, we will be looking at the layout of files that you should see when you export a file of your shop products or categories, including the file layout you should upload when importing files and what each column means.
Shop Product Exported File
When you download/export a file of your shop products and open it with spreadsheet software, it will be in a .txt file with titled columns as shown below:
Below is a list of all the columns that will be included your shop products file and what they mean. These columns are the same columns you will need to copy exactly and use to layout a file of your shop products that you will upload if using the Import feature.
| #DYOSPXD# | Required by the Create system. DO NOT edit. |
| #DYOSCAH# | Required by the Create system. DO NOT edit. |
| SKU | Your unique identifier for this product |
| title | The title of the product |
| short_description | A short description of the product. No longer than a sentence. |
| long_description | The full description of the product. Should be written in HTML. |
| price | The price of the product |
| trade_price | The trade price of the product |
| product_thumbnail | The external URL of an image to use as a custom thumbnail. Leaving blank will not delete the image from the product. |
| product_image | The external URL of an image to use as the featured product image. Multiple product images are not currently supported with Import/Export. Leaving blank will not delete the image from the product. |
| product_weight | The weight of the product in KG |
| product_quantity | The amount you have in stock |
| visible | The products visibility. 1 = Visible on the site 0 = Hidden |
| published | Is this product live? 1 = Product is live and available to purchase 0 = Product is not ready to be sold |
| titletag | If you want an additional page title for this product, enter it here. |
| metakeys | Add meta keywords to your product to aid search engines. Each keyword should be separated by a comma. (,) |
| metadesc | Add a meta description to your product to aid search engines. Maximum 255 characters. |
| brand | The brand of your product and is required as a Unique Product Identifier within your Google Product Feed |
| isbn | The ISBN (International Standard Book Number) for a commercially published book and is required as a Unique Product Identifier within a Google Product Feed |
| mpn | The MPN (Manufacturers Part Number) which uniquely links a product to a manufacturer and is required as a Unique Product Identifier within a Google Product Feed |
| upc | The UPC (Unique Product Code) is for a commercial product sold primarily in Northern America and is required as a Unique Product Identifier within your Google Product Feed |
| ean | The EAN (European Article Number) is for a commercial product sold primarily outside of Northen America and is required as a Unique Product Identifier within your Google Product Feed |
| google_category | The category breadcrumb trail your product relates to according to the Google Category Listings and is required for your Google Product Feed. Each category level separated by 2 semicolons. (;;) |
| out_of_stock_msg | If this product is out of stock, this is the message that is shown. |
| options_name | If your product has options. Add them here. Separate each option name with 2 hash symbols (##). i.e colour##size##flavor |
| options_value | For each product option, you need to specify possible values. Separate each value by 2 semicolons (;;) and group them in the same order as your options. Separating each group with 2 hash symbols (##). i.e red;;blue;;green##big;;small##vanilla;;chocolate |
| options_price | If any of your option values have price differences enter them here in the same format as option values.i.e 0;;0;;2.50##1.50;;0##0;;0 |
| Categories | A category breadcrumb trail, leading to where the product is/should be saved. Each category level separated by 2 semicolons. (;;) |
| #ROWEND# | Required by the Create system. This indicates the end of an item row. |
For all these fields we strongly advise against using or including any special characters - accented letters, hearts/shapes, trademark or copyright symbols etc, as this can severely affect the functionality of the feature. For more information on what you should check before editing please see this guide here.
Shop Categories Exported File
When you download a file of your categories this will also be in a format with columns and the titles of these columns and what they mean can be found below. Again, if you wish to upload a categories file to amend your categories you will need to match this format exactly.
| PARENT | The name of the parent category. Enter a hyphen (-) for the top level category. |
| PATH | The category breadcrumb, including the categories name. Each category level is separated by 2 semicolons. (;;) |
| title | The categories name |
| description | The category description. Must be in HTML format. |
| image | The image URL of the category thumbnail. |
| sortorder | This is whether you want your products listed in ascending or descending order based on the "sortfield" field. ASC - ascending DESC - descending |
| sortfield | This is the field you want your products listed by. You can choose between the products title or price |
| visible | Is this category visible or hidden. 1 - Category is visible on the site 2 - Category is hidden |
| thumbcols | The number of category columns you want. This takes effect when you have the display type set to display category thumbnails. |
| published | Is this category live? 1 = Category is live and available to purchase 0 = Category is not ready to be sold |
| displaytype | How you want your category list to display. Values are: 0 - Text-only list 1 - Text and images 3 - Images only |
| titletag | If you want an additional page title for this category, enter it here. |
| metakeys | Add meta keywords to your category to aid search engines. Each keyword should be separated by a comma. (,) |
| metadesc | Add a meta description to your category to aid search engines. Maximum 255 characters. |
| #ROWCAT# | Required by the Create system. This indicates the end of an item row. |
If you would like some more information on using Import/Export why not take a look at our other guides below?
Please note: We cannot offer support should you experience any malfunction caused by incorrect use of this feature. In addition, we may not be able to retrieve any information lost and revert any changes made. Because of this we strongly recommend an unedited version of your file is saved each time to help should any mishap occur.
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