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How to create a datafeed

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Last updated: 19 Aug, 2011
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  1. Log in to the administration panel of your store, open the Administration tab and click on the Data feeds link.
  2. Click on the Add data feed button.
  3. Fill in the fields in the opened window:


    create datafeed

    • Data feed name - Name of the data feed.
    • Filename - Name of the exported file.
    • Language - Language of the data in the feed.
    • Category delimiter - Delimiter to separate child and parent categories.
    • Images directory - Directory where product images are located. Used for images without a path specified.
    • Files directory - Directory where files for downloadable products are located. Used for files without a path specified.
    • Price decimal separator - Decimal separator for product prices.
    • CSV delimiter - Delimiter to separate data in the feed.
    • Status - Status of the data feed (Active or Disabled).
    • Server directory - Directory on your server where the data feed will be exported to. Make sure the directory has writable permissions.
    • FTP server - URL of the target directory on the FTP server to which the data feed must be uploaded.
      NOTE: The URL that you enter into this field must be of the following format: host[:port]/directory. For example, ftp.example.com:21/home/johndoe/feeds.
    • FTP username - Your username to access the FTP server.
    • FTP password - Your password to access the FTP server.
    • Export by cron to - Option to select where the data feed must be uploaded to: A directory on the current server or a third-party FTP server.
  4. Open the Exported items tab in the same window and add the necessary products and/or categories.
  5. Open the Fields mapping tab.
    Use this tab to arrange a list of fields included in the data feed. Each field has the following attributes:
    • Pos. - Position of the field relatively to the position of the other fields in the data feed.
    • Field name - Name of the field.
    • Field type - Meaning of the data in the field.
    • Active - Checkbox to control the availability of the field.
  6. Click on the Create button.
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