How to Associate Child Reviews to Configurable or Bundle Parent Products During Magento 2 Import
Since Magento incorporates several product types, it may be challenging to synchronize all the associated data between all products. Let’s suppose you need to import product reviews. Although this task doesn’t seem challenging, you may face certain difficulties and inconveniences while working with configurable and bundle products. For instance, you may import product reviews for child products only. And below we will explain how to associate child reviews to configurable/bundle parent products during Magento 2 import. You will need the Improved Import & Export extension. With the help of the module, you can associate child reviews with the corresponding parent products in a couple of clicks. Let’s see how to achieve this goal, and don’t forget to visit our Magento 2 Developer’s Cookbook for other useful tips.
Associate Child Reviews to Configurable/Bundle Parent Product: The Option’s Definition & Impact
The Improved Import & Export offers the following two features in every import job:
- Associate child reviews to configurable parent product;
- Associate child reviews to bundle parent product.
Turn them on to associate all reviews from simple products with the corresponding parent configurable/bundle products already available in your Magento 2 catalog. So, reviews of simple child products get linked to ALL configurable/bundle products which consist of these simple products.
How to Associate Child Reviews to Configurable or Bundle Parent Products During Magento 2 Import
Importing product reviews for simple and configurable/bundle products with their existing relation is not a big deal. The whole process is reduced to a few clicks. You need to configure an import profile according to your preferences and then turn on the “Associate child reviews to configurable parent product” and “Associate child reviews to bundle parent product” features.
- To create a new import profile, go to System -> Improved Import/Export -> Import Jobs and hit the “Add New Job” button.
- Next, proceed to General Settings. Turn on your job, specify its title, and so on. You can configure the update frequency for regular data updates if necessary.
- Now, choose your import entity on the Import Settings tab. Select Reviews because we are going to work with them. Additional settings display. Configure them according to your import requirements.
- Next, you can proceed to the Import Source tab. Find the “Associate child reviews to configurable parent product” and “Associate child reviews to bundle parent product” features and turn them on.
- Configure other parameters and save your import job.
Now, you can associate child reviews to configurable/bundle parent products during Magento 2 import. For further information on how to import Magento 2 products, follow this link: The Complete Guide to Magento 2 Product Import.
Improved Import & Export Features
Importing product reviews isn’t the only advantage of the Improved Import and Export extension. The module redesigns the platform’s default import and export processes and automates your daily data transfer chores. Let’s see some of its core perks.
Because Magento 2 only accepts CSV files, all other file types should be converted to CSV format automatically. However, you may save time and prevent unpleasant file modifications by using the Improved Import & Export plugin, which allows you to import and export files in CSV, XML, JSON, ODS, and XLSX formats, as well as transfer them as archives.
In addition to that, it is possible to access files from a variety of sources, including Google Drive, Dropbox. And, of course, FTP/SFTP, URL uploads, or direct file uploads are at your disposal. At the same time, you can eliminate the necessity to use data files due to Google Sheets support:
Furthermore, owing to our module’s wide API support, you may avoid using third-party services in data transfers. It may connect your e-commerce website to other systems through direct API transfers.
Scheduling is another key innovation that is implemented into every import and export profile. It allows you to update your e-commerce website automatically at predetermined intervals.
And thanks to the plugin’s rich mapping functionality, you may convert third-party properties to Magento 2 characteristics on the fly, as well as produce new attributes and values. Click on the following links for further information: