- In the administration panel, go to Add-ons > Data feeds.
- Click the + button to add data feed.
- Fill in the fields in the opened window:
- Data feed name - Name of the data feed.
- File name - Name of the exported file.
- Enclosure - Delimiter to separate fields in the uploaded data table.
- Language - Language of the data in the feed.
- Category delimiter - Delimiter to separate child and parent categories.
- Features delimiter - Delimiter for product features.
- 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.
- Exclude disabled products - If selected, products that are disabled in the product catalog are not included in the data feed.
- 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.
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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.
- Open the Exported items tab in the same window and add the necessary products and/or categories.
- 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.
- Click the Create button.