How to upload objects from a file

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The "Import" button in the "Object Management" section: XLSX, CSV, YML file or link, column mapping, check without writing, then import.

  1. In the "Object Management" section, click "Import".
  2. In the "Where to import" block, select "Section for new objects", the mode, and if needed "Sections to search for objects" (if nothing is selected — search across the entire site).
  3. In the "From" block, drag the file or paste the address into the "File link" field.
  4. In the "Column mapping" block, under each column, select where to write its values: object field, property, or new property. Mark the "Key" — the column by which a row finds an object on the site. The header row is marked on the left.
  5. Click "Check": a run without writing will show notes. Then — "Import".

Formats: XLSX, XLS, ODS, CSV, YML, XML. Large files (up to 512 MB) are uploaded in chunks. Save XLS and ODS larger than 10 MB as XLSX or CSV.

Modes. "Update, and add objects missing on the site" or "Only update data in existing objects". If the key is ID and such an object doesn't exist, a new object is not created: otherwise each repeat would create duplicates.

Useful settings: "Empty cells do not change object data", "Upload image only to objects without an image" (re-importing a price list won't download photos again), "Value separator in properties with selection". For a test, set "How many objects to import", e.g., 10. The form remembers the selection until next time, except for this number.

Import runs in batches with progress and can be stopped. The result is a row-by-row report and a "Download report" button.

If it didn't work

  • Price wasn't saved. The price column is written only to objects with a single price. The import does not fill a price matrix by variants.
  • Need a gallery. Only the first link is taken from the image column.
  • The object ended up in the wrong section. The "Section" column only affects new objects; a section not found is replaced by the one selected in the "Section for new objects" field, with a note in the report.
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See also

How to add an item to the catalog"Manage items" section in the admin menu: fill in "Item name", select "Section", and click "Create item".Item properties and price matrixProperties are the selection characteristics (material, size, print run); the price is set at the intersection of their values.How to display items on a pageSection items are automatically shown as tiles on its page if the "Module" field is empty (or static); the tile appearance is set by "Item preview template".How to set up an object pageThe object page is assembled with the mouse: elements are dragged across columns, the eye hides, the pencil configures; the layout is shared for all objects or individual for one.

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