13 Aug 08-08
Product Bulk Import updated
Product bulk imports has been updated to help importing go smoother and faster.
We’ve introduced a preview screen which validates that your CSV file you’ve submitted is valid. If Shopify detects any errors, you’ll be notified and given the chance to update and resubmit your import. Nothing’s worse that finding out an hour later that you missed out an important field.
If your CSV file is valid, we will provide you with an estimate of the number of products, SKUs and images Shopify expects to import, and also previews the first product (and it’s variants). This is a way for you to verify that Shopify will import your products in the manner that you expect it to.
We’ve updated the wiki with more information on our Help section for Products.
Bulk Import Preview Screen:
Comments
August 13, 2008 07:46AM EDT
Do have a sample csv file that we could download? I am a visual person, and while I believe I understand what I am reading regarding the csv formatting, I have quite a few color variants for each of my products and want to make sure I get it setup correctly :)
Jeff
August 13, 2008 07:46AM EDT
You can download the template.csv after clicking on the bulk import link. It provides a good starting point for more complex imports.
August 19, 2011 08:56PM EDT
Are we able to use this to make batch product edits or will Shopify consider it an upload of new products?
August 23, 2011 03:32PM EDT
@Trevor: You can choose whether the uploaded data over-writes existing data. Always be sure to back up your original CSV download!!!