Boss Cart Documentation
From Bosscart Documentation
Instructions for uploading products with csv uploader
- Fill the id column ( first column ) only if the product with that id needs to be edited. New product does not need id.
- Code ( second column ) is mandatory. It is code of the product being added or edited. Duplicate value is not accepted. It will show error and the row and the rows after it wont be uploaded
- Quantity ( third column ) is mandatry. Please enter a numeric value . It means the no of products in the stock
- Master Category ( fourth column ) is mandatory . Enter the main category name here. If checkbox with label ' Insert New Categories form CSV ?? ' is checked new category will be created in database if the category with same name does not exist.
- Category , Sub Category ( fifth, sixth and seventh column ) is not mandatory. Enter the category in the hierarchy that the products rests on.
- Master category2 to Sub Sub category3( Eighth Column to Fifteenth Column ) is for second and third category. They can be left blank or can be filled as for the first category structure
- tax inclusion ( sixteenth column ) is mandatory. Insert ' No ' if the product is not taxable . ' Yes ' if it is taxable
- vat inclusion ( seventeenth column ) is mandatory. Insert ' No ' if the product is not vat applicable ' Yes ' if it is vat applicable
- free shipping ( eighteenth column ) is mandatory. Insert ' Yes ' if it is the products ships for free . No if the shipping charge is required
- meta description ( nineteenth column ) ( mandatory ) enter the meta description for the product
- meta keyword ( twentieth column ) ( mandatory ) enter the meta keyword for the product
- name ( Twenty First column ) ( mandatory ) enter the name for the product .
- Original Price ( Twenty second column ) ( mandatory ) enter the price of the product
- Discounted Price ( Twenty third column ) ( optional ) enter the discounted price of the product (this price will be applicable as price of product if entered )
- Product Weight ( Twenty fourth column ) ( optional ) enter the numeric value of the product weight. Do not include unit. unit will be the default unit that is applicable in the shop
- Description ( Twenty Fifth column ) ( mandatory ) Enter the product description.
- Promoline ( Twenty Sixth column ) ( mandatory ) Enter the promo line for the product.
- Manufacturer ( Twenty Seventh column ) ( mandatory ) Enter the product manufacturer name. If the manufacturer name is not present in the database new manufacturer will be added.
- attribute 1, Value 1 , Unit 1 , Price1 , Stock1 , Weight1 and so on ( optional ) . Enter the product specific attribute name , its value , its unit,Its additional prices ,its stock and its weight. Maximum 10 such attributes can be added.
- image 1 to image 7 ( optional ) . Enter the product image names .
- The names should not contain special characters.
- The images with the same name should be uploaded to
- images/products directory (size should be 800 X 600 )
- images/products/productdetail directory ( size should be 300 X 296)
- images/products/thumbnails directory ( size should be 80 X 80 )
- images/products/thumbnail2 directory ( size should be 120 X 120 )
- images/products/thumbnail3 directory ( size should be 250 X 240 )
Other insturctions
- Do not keep ' , ' in the value . Keep [comma] in where it is needed.
- Do not keep rows empty ( the rows below the empty row wont be uploaded )