Magento XML & CSV Product Import Extension is a very effective tool for any Magento store that requires mass updating of simple products. This allows store owners to easily important hundreds and even thousands of products directly into their Magento store simply by mapping the fields contained in the XML or CSV data file to the store database and then importing the products directly to the Magento in one go.

This handy Magento product import extension supports both XML and CSV file formats offering two options that can be used accordingly, depending on the data file available.

The extension allows the store owner to import products from any other eCommerce application or inventory system that is capable of generating a XML or CSV product data file, helping store owners update their Magento store fast as well as migrate from other eCommerce shopping carts to Magento.

Using this extension, migrating form other systems becomes very easy. All that is required is that the product data be first exported out of the other system in XML or CSV format, then using this extension one can easily map the database and import the products directly into Magento, populating the product database instantly.

With XML and CSV being a very popular and widely used standard for product data visualization, migration and access, this extension has become a very useful and effective tool for migrating products.

The extension also suits store owners who want an alternative way of updating their Magento store. Rather than doing it manually through the backend, using the standard Magento administration one can focus on creating a XML or CSV file, then upload it to Magento in one go.

Function 1: The first function of this extension allows the Magento store administrator to simply upload the XML file in which the product data is stored and then convert the XML file to CSV format by using the information supplied by the administrator.

Function 2: The second function of this extension will convert the generated CSV data file to a Magento product database by using the Magento dataflow importer. The system administrator can customize the product import by customizing the Magento data import module.

Specification

Version: 1.0.0
Compatibility: Magento 1.2.x - 1.4.x
Stability: Stable
Languages Available in this Package: English (United States) - en_US
License Type: Single Domain License (OSL)
Tags: Product Import, Xml, Csv, Data Migration, Data Import

Installation & Documentation.

You can install ECSSO Magento Product Importer (XML & CSV) to your Magento store easily. Please see the instructions.

How to install it - click here

Please Note: If the Magento XML & CSV Product Import Extension Customization and/or Installation Service is purchased, this includes up to 15 hours (The Magento XML & CSV Product Import Extension Customization service) and 2 hours (The Magento XML & CSV Product Import Extension Installation Service) of development work respectively. This is generally sufficient time to complete these standard services. If any additional work is required, it can be done at our nominal hourly rate. If this is the case you will be advised prior to commencing the service and no additional fees will be charged unless we have your consent.

Note:It is recommenced to back-up your system prior to installation

Our Extension Details

Name : Magento Product Importer (XML & CSV) Extension

Description :Magento XML & CSV Product Import Extension allows the store owner to easily import simple products directly into their Magento store in both XML and CSV file format. This extension provides a fast and effective way to update your Magento store with hundreds even thousands of products in one go, providing the ability to map the Magento product database fields with the product XML and/or CSV data file fields. This is suitable for website product importing and migration from other eCommerce shopping carts to Magento Commerce.

After installing Magento Product Importer (XML & CSV) Extension, we can set details for Product Importer (XML & CSV) module through backend.

Go to System->Import/Export->Advanced XML Profile. If you have created any profiles using this module, it will be displayed here. Other wise

Click ‘Add New Profile Button’. Click Convert ‘XML to CSV’ tab in the left side. Then it will open

Select the your xml file which is to be converted to Magento web store and provide the needed information in the input boxes, which is must for converting the data.

Select The XML file: Select your xml file.

XML Root Tag Name: The root tag name in the xml file in which the data contains. For Eg:’TemplateItem’

Magento Field Names corresponding to the XML tag: (Eg: sku,name,description): Specify the Magento database field name corresponding to tag names in the xml file.

Additional feild name(Eg:store:admin,websites:base): It is additional fields which are needed to add to CSV file which is must for Magento Data import and is not present in the xml file. The format should be like that ‘Magento fieldname: value;’(each data can be separated by semi colon). For E.g.: if ‘store’, which required field is not present in XML file, it should specified in the box. Because it is must for Magento product. In the above xml example some required fields in Magento is missing. So we have to add these through this box.

After filling data, and submit the form. It will convert the XML to CSV and will display the corresponding message. Then select the 2nd tab ‘Profile Actions XML’. Fill the form with corresponding details.

Profile Name: Enter the name of the profile, which used for further use.

Actions XML: It is same as xml which is used in Magento data Import.

Then select the 3rd tab ‘Run Profile’. Click the button ‘Run Profile in Popup’, it will execute data import process in a new popup window and will display corresponding message after completing the process.

Now you can check your Products database, the data in the xml will be imported to Magento web store. A history of profile actions to be maintained by using this module also.

Additional Features available with the Module

• Import simple products from the xml to Magento database
• The data in xml file can be of any format
• There is provision for mapping the fields in xml file to Magento database fields.
• Data migration from other external applications to Magento web store.
• Provision for customization of data import
• Easy to manage

Demo Url: http://demo.ecommercesoftwaresolutionsonline.com/esso_extension/
Backend : http://demo.ecommercesoftwaresolutionsonline.com/admin/
User Name : demoproductimport
Password    : demo123