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PrestaShop version 1.3 UserGuide – OCTOBER 2010

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Import

The import function PrestaShop lets you fill your product catalog easily when you have a very large

amount of products. By clicking the "Import" tab, the page below appears.

PrestaShop lets you quickly import seven types of information files: categories, products, versions,

customers, addresses, manufacturers, suppliers. Here we address the first two types of data.

To import your data you must have a text file. It must have a .CSV extension. This can be achieved in

various ways, such as by using a notepad like notepad++ (http://notepad-plus-plus.org/) or with a

spreadsheet program such as Open Office (Http://fr.openoffice.org/). Once you are done, you must

export it under the .CSV format (we recommend using a semicolon ";" as a separator).

Once the file is in the .CSV format, you can go into your PrestaShop Back Office, in the tab Tools /

Imports. Load your file from your computer by clicking "Browse", confirm by clicking "Upload.”

The name of your file will appear in the dropdown menu “select your CSV file." Next, select the type

of data contained in your file (“select which entity to import”). In our case, these are products, so

next, select into the language of the file.

Select the field separators. In most cases, we suggest you leave the default values. That is to say,

"field separator" with a semicolon ";" and "multiple value separators" with a comma ",". If you want

to remove all the products in your catalog before importing, select the appropriate option. You can

skip to the next step by clicking on the button.

You will note that:

 The price column will use your store’s default currency.

 In-stock text: the text that appears on your shop when your product is in stock

 Supplier: If the provider does not exist, it will be automatically created during import

 Ordering Text: This is the text displayed on the front office of your store when your product is

out of stock.

 Image URL: The URL of the image must be specified in full. In other words, the link that may

be used in a web browser to display the image. Example:

http://www.monhebergement.com/images/product/125