How to Export Files from Shopware 6 to Google Drive

What’s wrong with the Shopware 6 export? It is fairly limited in terms of multiple aspects, and the final destination of exported files is not an exception. By default, you can only download files from Shopware 6 manually after the export procedure is complete. It means that if your partner needs an update from you, you cannot provide it directly by means of such services as Google Drive. If you choose the default Shopware tools, you will have to move your update to the external storage, moving it from Shopware 6 manually. However, there is a way to enable Shopware 6 Google Drive export. You will need the Improved Import, Export, and Mass Actions app because it completely revamps the standard Shopware 6 export. The following tutorial explains how to export files from Shopware 6 to Google Drive. Also, check our Shopware 6 Google Drive Import guide. And don’t forget to go over our Shopware Cookbook for other helpful hints.

Default Shopware 6 Export

In the case of the default procedure, you select your export profile, launch the transfer, and download the file manually when the export process is complete. 

What’s wrong with it? Every time your partner needs the update, you have to repeat the same algorithm: launch the export, download the update, and reupload it to a third-party platform or provide it directly to the recipient.

But there is a better way to provide your exported files to your partners. The Improved Import, Export, and Mass Actions app lets you export data from Shopware 6 to Google Drive.

What is Google Drive

Google Drive is a popular cloud-based storage for storing files and accessing them online. The service lets you sync documents, photos, videos, etc., storing them securely and opening or editing them from any device. 

Although it is possible to open files created with Google apps straight in your browser or mobile app, files of other types require regular applications, such as Adobe Reader for PDF files.

If you need to export data from Shopware 6 to Google Drive, you no longer need to download it and provide it to the file storage manually. With the Improved Import, Export, and Mass Actions app, it is possible to establish a direct connection between the two systems. Let’s see how to export files from Shopware 6 to Google Drive.

How to export files from Shopware 6 to Google Drive

First of all, you will need to install the Improved Import, Export & Mass Actions application to enable the Shopware 6 Google Drive export. You can find the installation procedure described in the application manual here: App Installation.

Next, prepare a Google Drive folder.

After that, you will be able to export data from your Shopware 6 website to Google Drive. 

Prepare your Google Drive storage

Create a new folder on your Google Drive named “shopware-import-export”:

1. Hit the New button on the left of your Google Drive main page.
   
2. Choose New Folder.
   
3. Name your folder “shopware-import-export” and click Create.
   

Don’t forget to share this folder with your partner to let them access it anytime!

Now, you can export your update from Shopware 6 to Google Drive.

Configure a new export profile

Go to Extensions -> Improved Import, Export & Mass Actions -> Product Export. Click the New Profile button.

The Select file screen displays. Follow these steps to configure your Shopeare 6 Google Drive export: 

1. Specify your profile’s name – Google Drive Export; 
2. Select an entity you want to export (e.g., products, orders, or customers);
3. Create a schedule of updates if applicable;
4. Configure email notifications if necessary;
5. Select your file format (e.g., CSV, XML, or XLSX);
6. Choose Google Drive as your export source:
   1. Let Improved Import, Export & Mass Actions access your storage;
   2. Specify a file name – product export test;
7. Specify separators;
8. Choose a bunch size for your file export: specify a lower value if you have a low-end server.

Click Continue to move to the mapping section. At this stage, you can replace the default Shopware column titles with any custom names your partner requires. Just specify new values in front of the default ones.

Next, click the Save & Close button to save your Shopware Google Drive export profile for further use. When you click the Export button at the bottom, the app launches the update transferring your data file from Shopware 6 to Google Drive.

After the successful Shopware 6 Google Drive export, you will find your update in the “shopware-import-export” folder on the connected Google Drive account,

You can read more about the enhanced Shopware 6 export in our Improved Import, Export & Mass Actions Manual. 

Other Features

The Improved Import, Export, and Mass Actions app lets you solve various problems associated with the standard Shopware 6 tools. It supports numerous file types and sources, creates update schedules, and maps external attributes to local properties and vice versa. These are just a few core features:

• Full product import and export including custom properties (attributes);
• Customer import and export including addresses;
• Orders export;
• Full support for product variants with a full set of attributes;
• Product properties mapping and mapping presets;
• Import and export schedules;
• Support for CSV, XLSX, and XLSX file types;
• Direct file uploads;
• FTP/FTPS uploads.

You can find more information about the application here: 

• Improved Import, Export & Mass Actions application for Shopware 6 
• Improved Import, Export & Mass Actions Manual
• Or contact us.