Emporium Plus: IMPORT ATTRIBUTES AND OPTIONS FROM FLAT FILE

IMPORT ATTRIBUTES AND OPTIONS FROM FLAT FILE

Code: 1AA00006
Price: 20.00

Allows a Merchant Version 2.x, 3.x, or 4.x store owner to import attributes (text, checkbox, radio, and select) and options from an easily edited/managed flat file. The 3.x version includes support for the attribute type "memo". The 4.x version also allows the type "template" to be specified if you have previously added the corresponding template through admin. The module will also delete product attributes which the store owner identifies for deletion. For those sites with time-out problems, multiple flat files can be used to break up the number of attributes and options being imported at one time.

Normally, additions are made based on the product code. A typical version 2.x entry in the flat file for a radio button attribute for a specific product would be:
A|1AA00004|version|radio|Merchant Version:|0|0|1
O|1AA00004|version|2X|2.xx|0|0|1
O|1AA00004|version|1X|1.xx (add $1.00)|1|1|0

This module also allows you to import the same attributes/options by category code. That way you can fill all of the products in a category with the same attributes. This saves considerable typing in the flat file.

If for some reason you want to delete attributes, you can delete all attributes related to a product code.

The attribute and option EXPORT module is distributed with the IMPORT module. It creates a flat file in the format described above so that the data can be re-imported after off-line editing.

Online overview, initial setup instructions, and flat file construction help is a button click away from this screen and the admin screen within the version 4.x module. A similar help file supports the 3.x module. The version 2.x help is contained within the comments section of the attrimpt.mv file itself. The flat file format between 2.x, 3.x and 4.x attribute files is different, hence the different help files.