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Requirements
- CSVI 4.1+ / CSVI Pro 4.2+
- Joomla 2.5+
- PHP 5.3
- Basic knowledge of creating templates
Background information
Google Base exports are used to upload product information to Google Product Search. There is no default export as the fields required depend on the products being uploaded to Google Product Search and the country you are importing products for.
Creating the template
First create a new export template and set the File options as shown in this screenshot:
Also check if you need additional settings changed e.g. price format.
Required fields
Which fields are required for you, depends on the country and the products you want to import in the Google Product Search. Check the attribute requirements to find out which fields are required for you.
Here we will demonstrate some general required fields:
- id
- title
- description
- google product category
- link
- image link
- condition
Setting up the export fields
First step is to map the Google fields with the CSVI fields:
| CSVI | |
|---|---|
| id | product_sku |
| title | product_name |
| description | product_desc |
| google product category | category_path |
| link | product_url |
| image link | picture_url |
| condition | custom |
Now that we know which fields are need to be used, we will add them to the export fields. Each field will be added with the following settings:
| Field name | Column header | Default value | Process |
|---|---|---|---|
| product_sku | g:id |
Yes | |
| product_name | title | Yes | |
| product_desc | description |
Yes | |
| category_path | g:google_product_category |
Yes | |
| product_url | link | Yes | |
| picture_url | g:image_link |
Yes | |
| custom | g:condition |
new | Yes |
Save the template !
Some notes:
- By default CSVI exports the category_path with a /, this is automatically changed on export to the Google Product Search attribute >
- If your category structure does not match that of Google Product Search, you can use the Replacement feature to replace your category names with those of Google Product Search
- If the field g:tax is used, the default value must be set to follow the layout country:region:rate:tax_ship. CSVI will change this to the appropriate tags on export
- To add your own shipping rates, use the Field name custom_shipping and Column header g:shipping
- If the field g:shipping is used, the default value must be set to follow the layout country:service:price. CSVI will change this to the appropriate tags on export
Export
After all the fields have been added you can export your Google Product Search template by clicking on the Process button in the top right corner.
Resources
- Summary of Attribute Requirements
- Product Feed Specification
- Supported file formats
- Submitting Clothing Products