Export Settings: Basic Set-Up

If no interface is yet activated on the tab Preferences of your export settings, first select one from interfaces. Alternatively, you can define your own interfaces.

In order to use a CSV- or API- interface - existing product data in the DataPool are prerequisite. Please refer to our information in the Quick Guide...

Selection of Interface and Export Profile

Interface - Select an interface: Preconfigured interfaces can be activated in the section My Account -> Subscriptions". Individual interfaces can be set up and managed on the menu Interfaces -> Interface Creator".

Select an Export Profile - Select an export profile for your interface or create a new profile. Export Profiles save the settings for an interface and therefore control the content of individual export files or data streams that get created by it.

Export Profile

Settings for interfaces with downloadable export files

• File Type

Choose how you want to download your export files, for example, as a ZIP package or separately.

Note: This field is only visible for those interfaces, that have a value in the "Split File" setting.

• Name

freely selectable, only for internal display

• File Name

Name of the file to be downloaded (please, do not use special characters, spaces etc.)

• Short Description

Short Description of your settings (optional).

• Split File

Here you can specify the maximum number of items (records) that are to be included in an export file (optional).

Suppose your export file from csv4you.com contains about 5000 records and is about 10 MB in size. However, the import into your shop system allows only 2 MB per file / upload. For example, if you enter 1000, you will get 5 files, each with 1000 records and approximately 2 MB size. These 5 files can be then sequentially imported into your system.

• Modify Direct Link 'xXxXxX'

If you have already saved an export file, you can change the URL for your file at any time, e.g. for safety reasons (optional). The link to your export file can be found in the box on the right.

Settings for Interfaces with Data Streams (Direct API)

• Name

freely selectable, only for internal display

• Short Description

Short Description of your settings (optional).

General

• Use Product Texts from

For product texts stored in different languages

• Complete empty Product Texts?

For missing entries in language 2 for example, the content from the master data is used.

Note: These two options are only available if at least one product text in a 2nd language exists in the data pool.

• Währung | In diese Währung umrechnen

Bestimmen Sie hier die Währung und legen Sie danach fest, ob Ihre Preise aus dem Datenpool in die gewählte Währung umgerechnet werden sollen oder nicht. Beachten Sie bitte unbedingt, dass unsere interne Ausgangswährung für alle Preisberechnungen im Exportmodul immer der EURO ist! Hierzu einige Beispiele:

Beispiel 1: Preise im Datenpool sind in EUR, alle Preise Ihrer Exportdatei sollen ebenfalls EUR erscheinen. Markieren Sie dafür EUR und nein.

Beispiel 2: Preise im Datenpool sind in EUR, alle Preise Ihrer Exportdatei sollen in USD umgerechnet werden. Markieren Sie dafür USD und ja.

Beispiel 3: Preise im Datenpool sind in USD, alle Preise Ihrer Exportdatei sollen ebenfalls in USD erscheinen. Markieren Sie dafür USD und nein.

Beispiel 4: Preise im Datenpool sind in USD, alle Preise Ihrer Exportdatei sollen in GBP umgerechnet werden. Dafür müssen Ihre Preise beim Import in den Datenpool zuerst von USD in EUR konvertiert werden. Wie das funktioniert ist unter Besonderheiten Import - Währungsumrechnungen beschrieben.

• Customize Price

Information in the price box will be adjusted automatically.

Prices are displayed by default when exporting with commas, except in those interfaces that have preselected the dot as decimal separator. If necessary, you can use the replace - replace the comma by a dot" function (see also Erweiterte Feldfunktionen).

• Set fixed Amount

Sets a global value for the amount per item, which is to be set as the available amount (quantity), for example on Ebay.

Values > 0 overwrite the value of in stock (quantity) for the export file as follows:

1. Value <= Inventory: Sets the value as quantity.
2. Value > Inventory: The inventory is set to 0.
3. Value empty: The quantity from the data source is taken.

• Value Added Tax

Indication of the rate of VAT (will not be included in the price calculation!)

• Prefix for SKU

Addendum to the SKU , which is added in front of the SKU (not with API interfaces).

• Formatting

Product title in capital letters (optional)

• Character Encoding

standard is UTF-8

optional (see also: Wiki SELFHTML)

Listing Template

• Template

Select a template for the product description

Listing templates have to be created and set up at "Interfaces ->Listing Templates". If no template is available or selected when creating your export file, the text from Description is used, which is stored in your individual data records / products ("Data Pool ->Products ->Master Data").

With the help of a template, the individual description texts are expanded to include e.g. additional images, texts or general instructions. These must then be stored only once in the template together with a placeholder for the description of the product (see also: Help Text at Interfaces ->ListingTemplates).

Note: Available only for interfaces where product descriptions in HTML format are permitted.

Price Calculation (optional)

• Price Calculation

Here you can select a price calculation for the export profile or create a new one.