Importing products

In this article, we'll cover;

• Manual product import
• Scheduled product import
• Import template

Manual product import

1. From the Sugarcoat platform, go to Products
2. Click Import
3. Set the Name of the import, or accept the default
4. Choose the File to import from your device, see import template for example file
5. Update records - Whether you want to update existing products or just insert new products
6. Click Import

 

Scheduled product import

Scheduled product imports allow you to manage your product catalogue offline and have an automated import process at a time that you choose.

1. From the Sugarcoat platform, go to Product Feeds
2. Click Create Product Feed
3. Set the following feed information;
   1. Update existing - Whether you want to update existing products or just insert new products
   2. Is active - Whether the product feed is active
   3. Name - The name of the product feed import
   4. Type - Select type as Import
   5. Schedule - Select the schedule that you prefer
   6. Schedule Frequency - Enter the frequency of the schedule
   7. Format - Leave blank, only use for exports
   8. Integration - Select the integration service you are connecting to
   9. Url - The remote URL of the feed or the file path of the integration service
4. Click Save

 

Import template

The Sugarcoat import template can be downloaded here.