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Magento 2 MSI User Guide: How to Import & Export Magento 2 MSI (Multi Source Inventory)

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

Magento 2 MSI User Guide

This Magento 2 MSI user guide briefly explains the platform’s multi-source inventory functionality and then focuses on the Magento 2 MSI import and export. Magento 2.3 came out with the long-awaited Multi-Source Inventory (MSI) support. The feature is available right after you install the Magento 2 MSI module. Although the extension dramatically improves the basic experience associated with inventory management, it still lacks various vital functionalities, especially in data synchronization. Luckily, you can always address the existing issues with the help of third-party solutions. Regarding the Magento 2 MSI module and data transfers, the Improved Import & Export extension and its MSI add-on are at your service. 

In this blog post, you will learn how to import and export all Magento 2 MSI entities: sources and quantity of the products per source. Firstly, we describe the MSI module and explain how to install it. After that, you will find out what to do with the MSI add-on of the Improved Import & Export extension. Next, we focus on the Magento 2 MSI import. The article explores the CSV formatting of MSI entities used in Magento 2. You will learn how the stock sources MSI table works and what to do with the stock sources qty MSI table. The last chapter of this Magento 2 MSI import/export guide describes how MSI source import/export works. 

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Magento Error Log to Debug Magento 2 Import & Export

- E-Commerce, Magento 2, Our extensions

magento error log

Today, we are going to discuss the Magento error log for import and export processes. Since Magento 2 doesn’t have any import and export logs, debugging becomes way more difficult than most users expect. It is still possible but you need to spend way more time and effort than in the case of third-party solutions. In the following article, we shed light on how to debug and log the Magento 2 import and export processes and errors with the help of the Improved Import & Export Magento 2 extension.

Below, you will discover a Magento 2 debug log for import and export processes available in our extension. We describe how to view and manage them. Besides, the article touches upon the topic of debugging the Magento 2 import and export process and errors, mostly focussing on how to avoid the existing problems. Other useful tips are available here: Magento 2 Developer’s Cookbook.
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Magento 2 Import of Custom Attributes: How to Import Products with Custom Attributes to Magento 2

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

magento 2 import custom attributes

When you import products to Magento 2, you may face various difficulties. Transferring them to your website without headaches is possible if all items suit the Magento 2 requirements. However, when Magento 2 custom attributes enter the game, merchants usually experience difficulties. So, let’s talk about the Magento 2 import of custom attributes. The following article provides several tips on importing products with custom attributes to Magento 2.

Below, you will find various recommendations on how to streamline this process. First of all, we shed light upon how to enable the Magento 2 product import if you have to deal with custom attributes, avoiding the most common errors. After that, you will find a short guide on how to automate the procedure. Next, the article touches upon the topic of missing attributes. We explain how to create them on the fly automatically. And of course, products bound to third-party categories are also a topic of our discussion. We describe how to match them to the ones you use in your e-commerce catalog. More useful tips are available here: Developer’s Cookbook.
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How to Import Data via REST API into Magento 2

- E-Commerce, Magento 2, Our extensions

Magento 2 REST API Import

Today, we’d like to draw your attention to the Magento 2 REST API Import. Depending on the edition of your Magento 2 installation, your built-in import and export tools may vary a little. However, the difference is not vast: you can create update schedules in Commerce while the Open Source edition doesn’t let you do that. The common thing is that neither of them lets you leverage the REST API import in Magento 2. Luckily, the missing functionality can be enabled with minimum effort. You only need to install the Improved Import & Export Magento 2 module. The extension offers all the features necessary to leverage the Magento 2 REST API import and export. 

The following article sheds light on how to import data into Magento 2 via REST API. We discuss how to enable the Magento 2 REST API import and what extra benefits you can get. If you are not familiar with what the Magento 2 REST API is, we’ve also prepared a chapter that describes this standard. Besides, there is an FAQ section that provides answers to frequently asked questions about Magento 2 REST API import/export processes.
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How to Create a Custom Import in Magento 2

- E-Commerce, Fire development, Magento 2

magento 2 custom import

Although the default import and export instruments of Magento 2 are enough to satisfy the basic data transfer needs, you may require some extra features to follow specific business demands. Sometimes the missing functionalities are available with third-party extensions but even the most robust modules often fail to deliver custom opportunities that satisfy particular business requirements. What’s to be done? 

Below, we shed light on how to create a custom import in Magento 2. You will find two different approaches to the Magento 2 custom import. Firstly, we discuss a community-provided solution that requires technical skills and coding experience. It is not for every user, especially those who don’t belong to the group of tech-savvy Magento 2 managers. Secondly, we provide a more friendly way of creating a custom import in Magento 2. It is based on the Improved Import & Export extension and involves no coding on the side of the extension’s end user. Before we proceed, check more useful tips here: Magento 2 Cookbook. 
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Magento 2 Import: How To Fix Value For Attribute Contains Incorrect Value Error

- E-Commerce, Magento 2, Our extensions

Magento 2 Development; Magento 2 tutorial

In the following article, you will discover a universal algorithm for solving Magento 2 errors associated with incorrect attribute values. We focus on the Magento 2 Value For Attribute Contains Incorrect Value issue to illustrate the entire scope of problems merchants usually face. 

Let’s assume that your import file contains multiple products with numerous attributes, each of which follows the strict Magento requirements. However, there is a record with invalid values. As a result, Magento’s Value For Attribute Contains Incorrect Value error displays. It doesn’t let you transfer the entire table with product data.

Below, you will find out how to address this problem. Furthermore, we also shed light on how to prevent it and avoid unpleasant situations with your future data updates with the Improved Import & Export module. Besides, we elucidate how to prevent other import issues with the help of our plugin. If you are looking for a more specific case of this issue, check this article: Value For Status Attribute Contains Incorrect Value: How To Fix Error During Magento 2 Import.
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Magento 2 Imported Resource (Image) Could Not Be Downloaded: How To Fix This Magento 2 Import Error

- E-Commerce, Magento 2, Our extensions

Magento 2 Development; Magento 2 tutorial

In the following article, we explore a problem that prevents Magento users from importing images. You may be familiar with the Magento 2 Imported resource (image) could not be downloaded from external resource issue. If not, we provide two StackExchange cases and a possible resolution below. Besides, our team developed a dramatically improved way of importing images into Magento 2 which is also described in this article. So, what is Magento’s ‘Imported resource (image) could not be downloaded from external resource’ error, and how to fix it? Continue Reading

How to Import & Export Product Attributes for Magento 2 (Along with Attribute Values & Sets)

- E-Commerce, Magento 2, Our extensions

import export product attributes for magento 2

Today, we are going to talk about the import and export of product attributes for Magento 2. Operating an e-commerce store is associated with numerous processes. Various management chores include a broad array of actions from creating a category tree to adding an FAQ section. Somewhere between these processes, attribute management is hidden. Magento 2 heavily relies on attributes, attribute sets, and attribute values. You may need to update them frequently to keep your catalog in order. Although the platform delivers all the tools necessary to manage your attributes and all the related data, your daily routine turns into an unbearable burden if you work with hundreds of records. However, there is a simple way to do so – import attributes to Magento 2 instead of applying all the necessary changes manually.

You can import and export attributes, attribute sets, and attribute values in Magento 2, replacing various manual tasks and automating your management routine. Below, we shed light on how to enable this functionality in your store even though Magento 2 lacks the corresponding features. A little spoiler: you need to install the Improved Import & Export Magento 2 extension. It will help you transfer Magento 2 attributes, values, and attribute sets to and from your e-commerce website. 

The article below focuses on the pros and cons of both manual attribute management and the corresponding import and export automation. After that, it sheds light on various aspects of the Magento 2 import-export of product attributes associated with our extension. You will learn how to manage attribute tables, edit attribute values, create new attributes on the fly during import, use multiple file formats and sources for the attribute import and export, as well as leverage alternative transfers.  Mapping and scheduling are also described in this post. These features will help you automate the Magento import of attributes from external sources. 
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Magento 2 Bulk API & Asynchronous Import

- E-Commerce, Fire development, Magento 2

Magento 2 Bulk API

Below, we discuss the Magento 2 bulk API and the corresponding asynchronous import processes. After a short introduction to the topic, we shed light on the preconditions and history of the asynchronous Magento bulk API. You will find out what new endpoints are used, how asynchronous responses work, what role bulk APIs play in system processes, what status endpoints are utilized, why Swagger is important, etc. After that, we discuss the performance of bulk APIs in Magento 2 as well as the corresponding endpoints and the repeated features, including routes, payloads, responses, delete requests, store scopes, and object update/generation. Finally, the article switches to asynchronous import processes and product creation via bulk APIs.  Continue Reading

How to Solve The Magento 2 “URL Key for Specified Store Already Exists” Error

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

 

magento 2 url key for specified store already exists error

When creating or importing categories and products some may encounter the Magento 2 “URL key for specified store already exists” error message. It may be the URL rewrites, database issues, or other things not considered.

Anyways, if there is an error there will also be a solution. In this article, we talk about how to solve the Magento 2 “URL key for specified store already exists” error when importing products and categories to your store.

You will learn when the error occurs, exploring specific conditions that cause it. This article mentions three different cases that usually lead to the “URL key for specified store already exists.” Next, we focus on the most frequent reason – duplicate URLs. The value specified in the URL key field would generate a URL that already exists in Magento 2. You will find out how to get rid of duplicate URLs when importing data to Magento 2. The article provides separate examples for products and categories. After that, we emphasize other features related to the Improved Import & Export extension – the solution that we use to address the “URL key for specified store already exists” issue.

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