Import Product Images

Hi there,

I am very much so enjoying using your product and it is proving itself very useful for my companies' shop.

However, I was wondering if when I import a product list via a .csv file, is there a way to use the images (saved as image urls) in the file as the actual product images, or will I need to program a function for this myself?

Any help is much appreciated,

Tom.

Bearbeitet von Marcus Gesing, 06 December 2017 - 10:53,
Clarification setting "Image Folder"

Which table is this column "ImageUrls" saved in? I cannot seem to find it anywhere, nor does it show up when I am creating an import profile in the backend.

It has no related database table column. The image is downloaded (in case of an URL) and the binary data is stored in the file system or database (depending on media settings).

When I go to make the product import settings, I dont see any 'ImageUrls' option.

Could you please walk me through, maybe send some screenshots to show where you are seeing this?

Any help is much appreciated.

There is no import setting for the column mapping, that's why you do not see it in backend. It cannot be mapped because "ImageUrls" is not a property of a product. It is a kind of additional column containing related product data that should be considered during import.

I also cannot get this to work.  I have the following CSV file

What I am trying to do is use images that are stored on a separate web server, for example: https://bootstrapstu...s/img/logo.png 

It is not working, even though the column header is 'ImageUrls' just like you have said.

Hi,

works for me with the attached file without problems.

https://wolfgang.sma...search?q=import

Regards

Wolfgang

I think I may have found the problem. When I upload your sample file it works, however the images I am trying to use are in the following format:

http://s7d5.scene7.c...con-accessories

Difference is that my images do not include file extensions.

Do you possibly know a way to make this work ? This is very crucial I have this working.

Ok, so I figured out my issue.  I believe there is a bug in the importProfileService. 

When you create the profile it is called something like "my product import 1".  This creates a folder of the same name on the server in the  \App_Data\Tenants\Default\ImportProfiles\ folder structure called my product import 1.  If you rename the profile to something useful like "National Promo Import" the folder on the server doesn't get renamed.  There is no longer a link from what folder is used on the server to the name of the profile.

Solution 1:  When a profile is renamed, also rename the folder on the server.

Solution 2:  Show the directory on the profile screen that is used by the service.  

Partial Solution: Give the user the ability to choose the name when the upload the file and don't let them rename it.  This way the folder structure is maintained.  If they don't like the name they can recreate.

Also, the documentation needs to be fixed.