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CatalogueItemFile
CatalogueItemFile
Catalogue Item File

You can download a copy of your existing Catalogue Item File from the Control Panel under Ecommerce > Catalogue Versions.

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An example Catalogue Item File with the above information can be viewed here. Once open, use the highlighted icon in the image below to download and open file in Excel.

Upload a Catalogue Item File
  • From the Control Panel go to File Upload/Download (Administration > File Upload/Download)
  • Click the Upload Files tab and select Catalogue Items File from the dropdown menu
  • Click Browse and select the file you want and click Open
  • Select the appropriate option from the Action dropdown
    • Create New Catalogue Version: Creates a new catalogue which will become active by default, changes appear on the website straight away (recommended)
    • Modify Existing Catalogue Version: Appends new items to the current active catalogue version in Ecommerce > Catalogue Versions
    • Perform validation and display errors: Reads the file and checks for any errors and displays them (recommended before an upload)
  • Check or uncheck the Set Version Active checkbox
    • Checked: New catalogue will be active and available on your website once the upload is complete (recommended)
    • Unchecked: New catalogue will be inactive and will need to be turned on in Ecommerce > Catalogue Versions
  • Enter a descriptive name into the Catalogue Version Name field
  • Click Upload
  • The Catalogue Item File is uploaded and immediately processed
  • Once complete you can view the upload messages, this will inform you of any errors during processing

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FreightFile
FreightFile
Freight File

You can download a copy of your existing Freight matrix from the Control Panel under Ecommerce > Freight.

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An example Freight File with the above information can be viewed here. Once open, use the highlighted icon in the image below to download and open file in Excel.

Upload a Freight File

The Freight File upload process allows you to either refresh all freight records in Control Panel or append to existing freight records.

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  • Click the Upload Files tab and select Freight File from the dropdown menu
  • Click Browse and select the file and click Open
  • Check or uncheck the Would you like to remove any old records checkbox
    • Checked: All freight records will be deleted prior to the upload
    • Unchecked: The current freight records will be appended with the records in the file
  • Click Upload

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BuyerFile
BuyerFile
Buyer File

As a part of a website project we can perform a once off upload of customer accounts.

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See the table below for a description of what each field is for and also the file (attached) for an example of the data we will require.

Project Customers: Please extract the customers from your accounting system and add the data to the buyer file format. Once complete please return the buyer file to us for review.

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  • The "Seller Reference" is the defining record of your customer as per your accounting system. It is very important for this to be accurate.
  • There may be additional fields to the ones below. These should be covered in documentation you receive from Straightsell.

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An example Buyer File with the above information can be viewed here. Once open, use the highlighted icon in the image below to download and open file in Excel.

Upload a Buyer File

The Buyer File upload process allows you to either upload your initial buyer file records in Control Panel or append to existing buyer records.

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  • Click the Upload Files tab and select Buyer File from the dropdown menu
  • Click Browse and select the file and click Open
  • Click Upload

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CatalogueAssociationFile
CatalogueAssociationFile
Catalogue Association File

A Catalogue Association File can be used to assign Child Products to a Parent Product or to create a file for Related Products

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An example Catalogue Association File with the above information can be viewed here. Once open, use the highlighted icon in the image below to download and open file in Excel.

Upload a Catalogue Association File

The Catalogue Association File upload process allows you to upload the associations between products you made in the file.

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