You can Import Products into the system from any Comma Separated Values (CSV) File. CSV file format is a universally accepted way to move data between systems. Most spreadsheet programs and databases can save data as a CSV text file so it is an ideal way to upload and create Products automatically in the system.
Select Formatted Text File to Upload |
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CSV File: | Click on the [Browse] button to select a CSV text file from your local
computer that contains the Products that you wish to import. NOTE: You do not need to import all the available columns. |
Import Options |
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Update Existing Products: | Select this option if you want to update (overwrite) existing Products with the same Product ID found in your import file. |
Simply put your data into columns using a spreadsheet program and save as a .CSV file. Here are the guidelines for the CSV file:
Here is the list of the valid Product Properties that you can import. Place one of the following on the first row of each of your data columns:
Column | Instructions |
name | This is the Product ID / SKU. |
enabled | "0" to disable or "1" to enable. "1" is the default. |
short_description | |
full_description | Use HTML. |
details | Use HTML. |
code | Use HTML. |
keywords | |
image_name | Name of an uploaded File in the system (e.g. "example.jpg"). You can mass-upload images by uploading a zip file in the Files tab. |
price | Amount without a currency symbol (e.g. "1.99", not "$1.99"). |
taxable | "0" to disable or "1" to enable. |
selection_type | "checkbox", "quantity", "donation", or "autoselect". |
default_quantity | |
minimum_quantity | |
maximum_quantity | |
address_name | This is the Catalog Name. |
title | |
meta_description | |
meta_keywords | |
inventory | "0" to disable or "1" to enable inventory tracking. |
inventory_quantity | |
backorder | "0" to disable or "1" to enable. |
out_of_stock_message | Use HTML. |
required_product_id | |
form | "0" to disable or "1" to enable. |
form_name | |
form_label_column_width | Percentage without a percent sign (e.g. "30", not "30%", leave blank for auto). |
form_quantity_type | "One Form per Quantity" or "One Form per Product". |
shippable | "0" to disable or "1" to enable. |
weight | Amount in any unit (e.g. pounds, ounces, kilograms). Supports 4 decimal places (e.g. 1.1234). Unit must be pounds if using ShipWorks. |
primary_weight_points | |
secondary_weight_points | |
preparation_time | |
free_shipping | "0" to disable or "1" to enable. |
extra_shipping_cost | Amount without a currency symbol (e.g. "1.99", not "$1.99"). |
commissionable | "0" to disable or "1" to enable. |
commission_rate_limit | Percentage without a percent sign (e.g. "10.00", not "10.00%"). |
order_receipt_message | Use HTML. |
order_receipt_bcc_email_address | |
email_page_id | |
email_bcc_email_address | |
recurring | "0" to disable or "1" to enable. |
recurring_schedule_editable_by_customer | "0" to disable or "1" to enable. |
recurring_days_before_start | |
recurring_number_of_payments | |
recurring_payment_period | "Monthly", "Weekly", "Every Two Weeks", "Twice every Month", "Every Four Weeks", "Quarterly", "Twice every Year", or "Yearly" (leave blank for none). |
recurring_profile_disabled_perform_actions | "0" to disable or "1" to enable. |
recurring_profile_disabled_expire_membership | "0" to disable or "1" to enable. |
recurring_profile_disabled_revoke_private_access | "0" to disable or "1" to enable. |
recurring_profile_disabled_email | "0" to disable or "1" to enable. |
recurring_profile_disabled_email_subject | |
recurring_profile_disabled_email_page_id | |
recurring_sage_group_id | Recurring group ID from Sage payment gateway (0 or blank to create new group for each order) |
contact_group_id | |
membership_renewal | Number of days (0 or blank for none). |
grant_private_access | "0" to disable or "1" to enable. |
private_folder_id | |
private_days | Number of days (0 or blank for no expiration). |
start_page_id | |
reward_points | |
[Custom Product Field #1/2/3/4 Label] | For the column name in the first row, enter the custom product field label exactly as it is entered in the Site Settings (e.g. "Warehouse Code"). Do not include the brackets that appear on the left, unless the brackets actually appear in the label in the Site Settings. |
notes | |
google_product_category | |
gtin | |
brand | |
mpn |