Product Import Field List

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Please verify that you have the fields below in the following order in your CSV document. Also, be sure to check your documents for any of the restrictions listed.

Field	Column Req.	Value Req.	Specifications
Product ID	Always	No	The productID column must be included in your import file, but may be left blank unless you want to update a product's name. (Leave blank if you are creating a new product)
Name	Always	Yes	Max: 150 characters   For variation products, put the desired master/parent product name first and then list your variation group and the option for that group using a semicolon (;) to separate those and pipe (|) to separate the product and each option. (ie. Variation Master| Size| Large; Color| Red;)
Short Description		No	Max: 255 characters
Long Description		No
Part Number		No	Max: 50 characters
Quantity In Stock		No	Min: -9,999,999  Max: 99,999,999
Unlimited Stock		No	TRUE or FALSE (defaults to FALSE)  Automatically included on exports if Quantity in Stock is selected.
Reorder Level		No	Min: 0  Max: 99,999
License Option		No	TRUE or FALSE (defaults to FALSE)  Only applies to E-Products
Download Limit		No	Min: 0  Max: 99,999  Only applies to E-Products
Instructions		No	Only applies to E-Products
License Keys		No	Only applies to E-Products.  Separate individual keys using semicolons (;).
Store Cost		No	Min: 0.00  Max: 999,999.99
Customer Price	New Products	Yes	Min: 0.00  Max: 999,999.99
MSRP		No	Min: 0.00  Max: 999,999.99
Handling Cost		No	Min: 0.00  Max: 999,999.99
Minimum Order Quantity		No	Min: 1   Max: 99,999
Maximum Order Quantity		No	Min: 0 or min. order qty. Max: 99,999
Weight Major		No	Min: 0  Max: 99,999 (For example, for a 3 lbs. 6 oz. product the Weight Major is 3)
Weight Minor		No	Min: 0  Max: 15 (For example, for a 3 lbs. 6 oz. product the Weight Minor is 6)
Length		No	Length of the product (used in dimensional weighting)
Width		No	Width of the product (used in dimensional weighting)
Height		No	Height of the product (used in dimensional weighting)
Manufacturer Part Number		No	Max: 50 characters
Manufacturer Name		No	Max: 150 characters
Categories	New Products	Yes	Min: 1 category. Use tildes (~) to select subcategories and semicolons (;) to separate categories. (ex. Category 1 ~ Sub category;Category2)
Warehouse		No	Enter the name of an existing warehouse or one you would like to create and it will be assigned to this product
Category Special		No	TRUE or FALSE (defaults to FALSE)
Homepage Special		No	TRUE or FALSE (defaults to FALSE)
Shipping Option	New Products	No	S - Shippable, F - Elligible for free shipping, N - Shipping not required. Note: all new Gift Certificates and E-Products are set to 'N' since they cannot be shipped. Regular products are defaulted to 'S'.
Tax Free		No	TRUE or FALSE (defaults to FALSE)
Product Type		No	S - Standard Product, G - Gift Certificate, E - E-Product. Note: all new E-Products will import as disabled. You will need to enable them once you have uploaded an associated file. (Defaults to 'S')
Related Products		No	Enter the name of existing product(s). The product must exist in the database currently or in your import sheet, and each product must be separated semicolon (;) (ie. Product1; Product2;)
Page Layout		No	Enter the name of an existing page layout to use.
Product URL		No	Should include "http://" and your domain name, followed by the Product Page Name. (For Example: http://networksolutions.com/product.aspx)
Thumbnail Path		No	Path to an image on your site that already exists (For example, /images/product.jpg)
Medium Image Path		No	Path to an image on your site that already exists (For example, /images/product.jpg)
Large Image Path		No	Path to an image on your site that already exists (For example, /images/product.jpg)
Meta Title		No
Meta Description		No
Meta Keywords		No
Sort Order		No
Enable		No	TRUE or FALSE (defaults to FALSE)
Purchasable		No	TRUE or FALSE (defaults to TRUE)
Price Message		No
Shipping Message		No
In Stock Message		No
Out Of Stock Message		No
Variations		No	Use tildes (~) to separate variation groups, pipes (|) to delimit group names from options and (;) to separate options. (ex Size| Large; Medium; Small; ~ Color| Red; Blue;)
Attributes		No	Format: Name=Value with semi-colons (;) as separators. For multi-value attributes, values should be separated by comma (,). Any name or value containing any character other than letters and numbers must be quoted. Examples: "ISBN-13"=2381739274901; Color=Red, Blue, Green; (multiple values) "Bin-Location"="1289-48", 121, "Back Left"; (multiple values) Author="Smith, Jones, et all" (Single Value)
Errors		No	This holds the errors, if any, that are returned after importing. This field is not required. but will be added to the error report if there are any errors are encountered.
Delete		No	TRUE or FALSE (defaults to FALSE. Set to True if you would like to delete this product)

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