RO CSVI

28 July 2019 | RO CSVI

The option to load import file from user computer. This option of selecting the import file can be seen after selecting the import template from RO CSVI Import page. The selected file content is then shown in Import preview page and thereafter used for import.

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16 August 2023 | RO CSVI

Follow these 3 steps to install the example templates for RO CSVI addons. This will give you all the example templates for installed addons. These example templates can be used to test your import and export routines. The example templates can also be used for starting to build your own templates.

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11 October 2015 | RO CSVI

The CSVI Field Mapper helps you to map your fields against CSVI fields. One of the most daunting tasks you have to deal with when setting up a new import is to match your own fields with the CSVI fields. To give you a hand, the CSVI Field Mapper has been created.

What is the Field Mapper?

CSVI Field Mapper is a tool to help you create your template with the correct CSVI fields.

Finding the field Field Mapper

The field mapper is located under Templates.

How does the Field Mapper work?

In short, you upload a small sample of the actual file you want to import and CSVI will read the column headers from this file. CSVI will then present these column headers in a table with a dropdown beside it where you can choose the CSVI field you want to link it to. Once you are done, it can look like this:

When you are done with the mapping of the fields, you can create a template of this by clicking on the Create Template link.

Creating a field map

To create a field map we start by going to Components -> CSVI Pro -> Templates -> Field mapper and you get the field mapper list:

Now click on the New button to create a new field map and you get the new screen:

Now the form needs to be filled out:

Name

Give your field map a name

File

Select the file on your computer that you want to map. Take these points into consideration:

• The first line of the field must contain the field names
• The file cannot have Mac line-endings
• Don't upload your full file if it is a large file. We are only using the first line of the file.

Autodetect delimiters

CSVI will try to detect the delimiters used in your CSV file. In case this doesn't work correctly, you can set this to No and specify your own delimiters.

Field delimiter

The field delimiter is the character that separates the fields in your CSV file.

Text enclosure

The text enclosure is the character that surrounds each field.

Action

Select whether you want to do an import or export.

Component

Select for which component you want to do the import/export.

Operation

Select what kind of operation you want to perform.

After these fields are filled out, click on Save. This will create the field map and process your file.

Mapping the fields

After the field map has been saved you can see a table like the screenshot. On the left you see the field names from your file and on the right the available field names of CSVI. CSVI does not match the fields automatically, you will have to choose which fields it belongs to. In the screenshot you can see that the field sku has been linked to the product_sku field, the field picture has been linked to file_url and so on.

Do the same for your fields and click on Save & Close, this brings you back to the field map list.

Create a template

With your field map ready, you can now create a template by clicking on the Create template link in the Template column.

This will create a new template based on your field map settings that you can then use for import.

Final steps

1. Go to Templates -> Templates
2. Click on the name of the template to edit the template
3. On the File tab set the option Use file for configuration to No
4. Save the template

You can now use this template for an import.

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26 September 2022 | RO CSVI

To load a patch file take the following steps:

1. Go to Components -> RO CSVI -> Maintenance
2. Select RO CSVI
3. Select Load patch file, you now see this screen:
   
4. Click on Browse and select the patch file provided to you by the forum
5. Click on Continue
6. Your patch file has now been loaded

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05 January 2020 | RO CSVI

Every import and export in RO CSVI works based on fields associated to a specific import or export. The fields tell RO CSVI what kind of information is being processed.

An overview of the fields can be found by going to Maintenance -> Available Fields. It can happen that fields are missing, the list will needs to be updated. There are 2 reasons why fields can go missing:

1. The list of available fields is not up-to-date
2. The list of tasks is not up-to-date

The tasks and available fields are closely related because each task contains a list of available fields. All tasks together make up the full list of available fields.

In case RO CSVI supports any custom fields created by the extension you use, it is necessary to update the available fields in CSVI as well after the custom fields have been created. Otherwise RO CSVI doesn't know about the custom fields and thus they can't be used.

Updating the tasks

To update the tasks, follow these steps:

1. Go to Maintenance -> Tasks in the menu

   

2. Click on Reset to reset the tasks. You do not need to select any tasks. The reset will reset all tasks found in the system.
   
3. The system will ask you if you are sure, confirm by clicking the Reset button.
   
4. The tasks are now reset.

Updating the available fields

To update the available fields, follow these steps:

1. Go to Maintenance -> Available fields in the menu
   
2. Click on Update to start the update of the available fields
   
3. RO CSVI will start to update the available fields

Conclusion

After the tasks and available fields have been updated they can be used for import and export.

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