Step 1 – Choosing Import Settings

In the first step you choose the general import and CSV settings, and how and where to insert the uploaded categories.

The general settings:

In this section, you choose the primary category, categori will be assigned to, if no root category is specified in the CSV/XLS/XSLX file.

The CSV settings:

In this section you can specify the type of CSV file you are using for the bulk import. You can choose between commata and semicolon separated values. If you are using a XLS or XLSX file for the upload, you can skip this section.

The import settings:

In this section, you specify the rules that will be applied, for the uploaded categories. The following rules are available:

Data Rule Description
Overwrite Existing Data - Add New Existing categories will be updated and new categories will be added.The following fields are mandatory for the CSV/XLS file, if you use this rule:
  • Key Name
  • Name
Keep Existing Data - Add New Existing categories will not be modified and only new categories will be added through the import file.
The following fields are mandatory for the CSV/XLS file, if you use this rule:
  • Key Name
  • Name
Clear Existing - Add New Existing categories will be cleared and new categories will be added through the import file.
The following fields are mandatory for the CSV/XLS file, if you use this rule:
  • Key Name
  • Name
Update Existing Categories Only Only already existing categories will be updated through the import file
The following fields are mandatory for the CSV/XLS file, if you use this rule:
  • Key Name
  • Name

After setting the desired options, select a file and press the “upload file” button to proceed to step 2 of the bulk import process.