Managing Import Profiles

The purpose of data import is to bulk import objects like products or customers from outside using delimiter structured files (CSV). The import functionality is also able to update a huge amount of data, e.g. product prices.

Import profiles   summarize   all  required  information  to   individually   control   the   import operation . These   include   in particular :

• Uploading of files used as the data source

• Type of object to be imported, e.g. product, customer etc.

• CSV specific settings

• Import field data mapping

• Setup of automatic scheduled imports

To manage import profiles, go to Configuration > Import.

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You can directly execute a profile by Run Now in the profile list and watch  the progress of the import. Activity Log opens the log file for the last import. It contains important information (like errors) about the last execution of the profile.

Creating and Editing Import Profiles

Click on Add New to create a new import profile. On   the   following   page ,  you   must   upload   your   import file   and   select   the import object .   After   clicking   on  S ave ,  you   will be   redirected   to   the   new   import profile .

Click the name of the import profile to edit it.

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Data imports   can   be   executed   automatically   via   scheduled   tasks   at  any   time .   Therefore   a   scheduled   task   is   assigned   to   each   import profile   when   it  is  created .   This  task  is   always  unscheduled by default , thus   the   profile   will   never   automatically  execute . Click  Execution to get a link to the related task and to change the scheduling settings .

Object Types

The import framework supports the following object types:

• Product

• Category

• Customer

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CSV specific settings

Import field data mapping

You can optionally set for each field of the import file whether and for which object property the data should be imported. Fields with equal names are always imported as long as they are not explicitly ignored. Not yet selected properties are highlighted in the selection list. It is also possible to define a default value which is applied when the import field is empty.