Export categories

zeev · 2 Joined: 09 Feb 2007 Posts: 446

How do I export categories?
The bottom area of the page does not have an option for exporting.
(Products do have an option for exporting)

stanley@searchfit · 2 Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Posts: 3437 Location: Austin, TX

For now, you cannot export categories alone. You can export products with category info though.
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marco@searchfit · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:21 am GMT Post subject:

Hi Zeev,

Export of categories works very similar to exporting products.

First you need to create an export template, under Template Storage > Export Products.

Click New Template, then you'll find a link for "Examples". It'll open a new screen and there is an example for "Export distinct categories".

If you create a template using this example, you'll be able to export all categories in your store.

To execute the export, you simply go to the Products Page, switch to Search Mode, to display all your products, click on the "Additional Functions for the Product Above" box, there you'll find a Eport dropdown with the template you just created.

Best Regards,
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zeev · 2 Joined: 09 Feb 2007 Posts: 446

That works fine, it is just confusing that to export categories you need to go to products.
Now I want to import category data to "Alternate Name" but I do not see any field in the import template with a name like this.

pampered · 2 Joined: 21 Jan 2004 Posts: 401

Marco,

Perhaps the above instructions are a bit different with the newer version of SF.

Where do we find the "Export distinct categories" example now?

Thanks.
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