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I finally had a clean import process, which was achieved by solving two problems. First, the SEAltText field (the first one) seemed to be overlapping the empty, shaded field used as a spacer. That...

Well, the error actually says that no price was assigned, even though my price field always contains a value. My template for imports must be missing a field or have some other problem causing all...

Great information, a few more things are starting to make sense.

The import.htm file still doesn't make sense, but that's only because it is updated for each new import. So the trick seems to be:...

It is very kind of you to take this extra time to help me. I really appreciate the help.

A] Category Mapping - my intention was to map to a single category only, though it was a sub-category...

That particular file gave me the least problems of all. And the problems boil down to a couple of key issues:

1] Cannot include any HTML
2] Cannot map to a Category

HTML - My summary field is...

All my example spreadsheets contain none of the problem fields such as:
Description
Summary
Meta Tags

I deal with these individually, by hand, since they can contain HTML, commas, quote marks,...

Here's the thing . . .

The entire process of importing and exporting should be easy for everyone and come standard with a new installation. Two clicks of the mouse and you're done. Instead we're...

I've tried both Excel and CSV imports.

When using the Excel import template a good portion of the data works well. But there are problems with assigning categories, the description field and a...

I'm not using XML as the file type but using CSV instead. For all I know that may be the biggest problem right there because using CSV is a nightmare.

I know the XML Pkgs already exist because I'm using them with many other products and categories. I'll try the renaming idea, it sounds like a good test.

It would be a nice feature to bulk edit...

Hi Dean,
I've been setting up all my categories and products as follows for XML:

#1: CAT = entity.gridwithprices.xml.config
#2: PROD = product.variantsinrightbar.xml.config

When I first tried...

Still not getting the XML package information, whether I use that of the category or specific SKU. And that's not really a big deal considering I have to go back and hand edit each product to a...

Yes, that worked much better. Was just missing a few fields in the template like you noted.

The XML Package info didn't make it but most everything else did.

I sure appreciate the help. This...

No the template does not have "SEAltText" columns, so I will add them and keep trying.

EXAMPLE2 Import
The product was added, no price and missing a few other details.

The XML package it was assigned was not simple.product.xml.config but rather the default,...

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Categories - This is quite a puzzle. When to use a forward slash and when to leave it out? Your EXAMPLE2 disregarded the parent category and only listed the subcategory with no slash...

Not getting any error message, but the log file looks pretty strange. It's at the bottom of this note.

It did add one of the two products, the first one. Only some of the data was imported for...

Hi Dean,
Thanks for taking the time to help me out. The two products didn't import correctly, but at least it feels like I'm getting closer.

I didn't touch the 1st three header rows, just edited...

After spending many hours trying to import product I'm unsure if it can be done at all. For newcomers (like myself) I'll list some of the issues I've had below and try not to repeat any information...