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How to Fulfill Dropshipping Orders on Shopify When Your Supplier Has No Integration

- Shopify

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How to fulfill dropshipping orders on Shopify? It is easy if your supplier integrates with the platform. With the right app (check our digest of Shopify fulfillment services), orders are automatically forwarded, tracking details sync instantly, and fulfillment happens with zero effort. But what if your supplier doesn’t support Shopify integration?

That’s when things get tricky. Manual fulfillment means downloading CSV files, emailing order details, and updating tracking numbers by hand — a time-consuming process that doesn’t scale well. Fortunately, automation can bridge the gap, even for suppliers without direct Shopify integration.

This guide will walk you through two ways to fulfill dropshipping orders on Shopify: Automated fulfillment for integrated suppliers and streamlined manual fulfillment using the Firebear Import & Export Tool for Shopify. You’ll learn how to automatically export orders to your supplier in their preferred format, map order data fields to match supplier requirements, and bulk import tracking details to update order statuses in Shopify.

By the end, you’ll have a fully optimized fulfillment workflow, ensuring fast processing, minimal errors, and scalability — even if your supplier doesn’t integrate with Shopify. Let’s get started! Continue Reading

Magento 2 Categories Import & Export Guide

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

Today, we are going to talk about Magento 2 categories import and export. Unfortunately, the platform doesn’t let you import and export categories by default. Although its capabilities associated with data transfers are fairly limited, you can address the existing issues with Improved Import & Export. This extension provides the ability to import and export categories to Magento 2.

In the following article, we shed light on how to transfer an existing category tree to/from your e-commerce website using the Improved Import & Export Magento 2 extension. After describing the Magento 2 category export, we peruse a sample category CSV file. Then, our attention is focused on specific Magento 2 category attributes: we explore use cases and attribute mapping to let you transfer categories to Magento 2 from any external platform. Next, there is a detailed step-by-step guide that depicts Magento 2 categories import. Also, you will find out how to import product positions in categories (a part of the Visual Merchandiser functionality of Magento 2) and import Magento 2 categories per different store views. Let’s go!

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Improved Import, Export & Mass Actions app for Shopware 6 user manual

- E-Commerce, Our extensions, Shopware

Improved Import, Export & Mass Actions is a powerful Shopware 6 app that you can install on your store to streamline the process of importing and exporting products and other entities. It allows you to efficiently transfer data in and out of your e-commerce website, ensuring that all necessary values are accurately handled. Whether you’re managing large inventories or complex data sets, this app simplifies the process, saving you time and reducing the risk of errors. Below, we explain how to use the tool for both import and export processes, working with different entities and types of data.

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Ultimate Guide To Shopware 6 Export

- E-Commerce, Shopware

We’ve already described how import processes look in Shopware 6 in our Ultimate Guide To Shopware 6 Import. Now, it’s time to describe the opposite side of data transfers – Shopware Export. By default, you get the ability to export information from your e-commerce website and pass it to any third-party system. Along with import processes, this functionality simplifies various content management chores and integrations with product comparison engines and marketplaces. In this Shopware 6 export guide, we explain the platform’s general data transfer options. You will learn how to export data from Shopware 6, what entities are supported, and how individual export profiles work. Also, we provide tips on how to enhance the default Shopware export with automation, mapping, filters, and support for additional file formats and sources. Continue Reading

Magento CLI Guide: How to Export Products from Magento 2 via CLI

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

Magento CLI: product export

Although most Magento 2 administrators prefer working with their e-commerce website strength in the admin area, there are still many people who require the same management opportunities to be implemented with the command line interface. However, the default data transfer solutions of Magento 2 don’t support Magento CLI commands. Both import and export tools are enough for basic purposes only. If you want to export products from Magento 2 via CLI, you need a third-party solution. In the following material, we describe how to transfer data via CLI from your e-commerce website with the help of Improved Import & Export. Besides, we shed light upon the corresponding data import processes based on the Magento 2 CLI commands. Follow these steps to export Magento 2 products with CLI commands. 

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Magento 2 XLSX Export: Magento Export of Products to Excel Explained

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

Magento 2 export CLI

Below, we shed light on the Magento 2 Excel export. You will learn how to run Magento 2 XLSX data transfers although this file format is not supported by default. The default import and export capabilities of Magento 2 are fairly limited. Depending on the platform’s editions, they vary a bit but neither of the existing versions lets you work with Excel and its XLSX files. However, you can implement the missing functionality with the help of the Improved Import & Export extension. The following article depicts the Magento export of products to Excel using the XLSX format. 

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Magento 2 Mass Product Update: Bulk Price & Stock Update via Import & Export

- E-Commerce, Import / Export Cookbook, Magento 2, Our extensions

magento 2 mass product update

Running an e-commerce website is associated with regular updates: prices often change, you receive new items, stock levels vary, etc. You may spend considerable time altering all these indexes manually. However, it is possible to facilitate the common methodology most merchants rely upon. Below, we’d like to introduce you to the Magento 2 mass stock update. It’s a process that can help you optimize regular data updates that take place on your e-commerce website.  Below, we focus on two aspects: prices and stock levels. You will discover what the Magento bulk price update is. At the same time, the article will teach you to update Magento stock in bulk. We use the Improved Import & Export Magento 2 extension to mass update Magento 2 product prices and quantity (stock).

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Firebear Improved Import, Export & Mass Actions for Shopware 6

- E-Commerce, Our extensions

shopware import export plugin by FirebearBelow, we’d like to introduce you to our Shopware import plugin. Meet the Improved Import, Export & Mass Actions for Shopware 6. It is one of the ecosystem’s most fully featured and powerful data transfer solutions that offers lots of enhancements to the default import and export processes. Our Shopware import export plugin provides a straightforward way to connect your e-commerce website with different external platforms within and around the ecosystem, automating various routine processes. It introduces numerous integrations with other e-commerce platforms, tools, and service providers, including ERPs, CRMs, accounting, etc.

In the article below, we briefly describe the plugin’s key features. We explore import and export jobs, data transfer automation, mapping, and extended connectivity options of our Shopware 6 import & export plugin. After that, you will find a small description of the existing import & export solutions available in the Shopware marketplace along with the default data transfer capabilities of the platform.

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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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How to Import Database in Magento 2

- Fire development, Magento 2

magento 2 import database command line

Recently, we’ve spotted a question on StackExchange regarding the Magento 2 database import. David Duong faced problems while transferring a database on Magento 2.3.3. Below, we shed light on the issue and the provided solution for Magento 2 to import a database via the command line. However, it is quite a complex process since the system doesn’t let you transfer a database to Magento 2 directly. You always need to create an output file that contains a particular entity. If your file incorporates several types of data (e.g., products and orders), it is necessary to split it into two separate tables.

Furthermore, you always have to edit attributes in the imported file to make them suitable for the Magento 2 requirements. Otherwise, the Magento import of a database becomes questionable. It is impossible to automate regular data transfers from a remote database to your e-commerce website. However, there is a tool that solves all these issues. After we describe a method provided in the StackExchange discussion, you will find out how to achieve the missing functionality with the help of the Improved Import & Export Magento 2 extension. For more tips and advice, read our Cookbook. Continue Reading