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Shopware 6 Advanced Pricing Guide + Import Tutorial

- Shopware

Below, we focus on the advanced prices of Shopware 6, focussing on tier prices and their import. Pricing tiers are a powerful marketing instrument that adds a new layer of complexity to the product’s default price, and Shopware 6 lets you define multiple pricing tiers per product. Let’s see what core features the platform offers to tame prices and leverage advanced prices. After that, you will learn how to configure tier prices in Shopware 6. The last chapter of this guide is dedicated to the Shopware 6 tier prices import.  Continue Reading

Magento 2 B2B Company Guide: Revealing Company Structure & Import

- Magento 2

 

magento 2 b2b company import guide

If you want to migrate from the existing Magento B2B website, you may face a problem when companies cannot be moved with the help of the default Magento 2 tools. Neither can you synchronize the existing Magento 2 B2B company structure between several websites.  Thus, you should run the transfer manually, recreating the entire storefront section manually. But what if there is a more user-friendly way of importing and exporting Magento 2 B2B companies? In the following article, we shed light on what a Magento B2B company account is. You will learn the nuances of the Magento 2 company structure; and after that, we will guide you through the corresponding data import process. You will learn the attributes used in the import of B2B company accounts to Magento 2. We also explain the meaning of a CSV file for importing company roles. After that, you will find out how to run the Magento 2 B2B company import. Continue Reading

Magento 2 B2B Quote Guide: Description, Workflow, Import & Export

- E-Commerce, Magento 2, Our extensions

magento 2 b2b quote guide

Today, we discuss one of the Magento 2 B2B aspects – negotiable quotes. If you are going to migrate from one B2B e-commerce website to another, you may face a problem when Magento 2 quotes cannot be moved with the help of the default Magento 2 tools.  If you don’t plan the migration but need the Magento 2 B2B quote data to be passed to a third-party service for further processing, there is also a problem. You have to do everything manually, wasting a significant amount of time. But what if there is a more user-friendly way of importing and exporting Magento 2 negotiable quotes? 

In the following article, we shed light on the most intuitive and user-friendly way to import and export Magento B2B quote data. But let’s first define negotiable quotes in Magento 2 and say a few words about the Magento 2 B2B quote workflow. After that, you will learn the exquisiteness of quote import and export, including a full list of attributes necessary to transfer B2B negotiable quotes to Magento 2.

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Magento 2 CMS Page Hierarchy Exploration: Features, Configuration, Import & Export

- E-Commerce, Magento 2, Our extensions

magento 2 cms page hierarchy

Today, we are going to introduce you to the Magento 2 CMS page hierarchy feature. Although free and paid versions of our favorite e-commerce platform are very similar to some extent, the Commerce edition introduces multiple unique features. Below, we’d like to draw your attention to the Magento CSM page hierarchy. Below, we explore this functionality in more detail as well as shed light on how to import and export Magento 2 page hierarchy data.

In the introduction to Magento page hierarchy, we provide several examples of this content type as well as explain what the Magento 2 page hierarchy node system is. After that, you will discover how to configure page hierarchy in Magento 2 in general and how to add a node to your page hierarchy in particular. We illustrate the page hierarchy node creation process, elucidate the way you add pages to the node, define the page hierarchy structure, account for page hierarchy pagination controls, and explain the corresponding menu layout. After that, the article switches to the data transfer section, where we show how to import & export Magento 2 CMS page hierarchy data. Since this process incorporates the Improved Import & Export Magento 2 extension, you will also find its features defined.
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Magento 2 Product Position in Category: Import Guide

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

magento 2 product position in category

Today, we’d like to introduce you to the Magento 2 product positions in categories. You will learn what a product position in a category means and how to import this data to Magento 2.

When you use native Magento 2 import and export tools to transfer products to your e-commerce website, it is impossible to manage product positions inside categories, meaning you have to assign them manually, which proves to be a tedious task. However, there is a solution that addresses the existing issue. Meet the Improved Import and Export extension for Magento 2. It lets you import and export product positions using CSV, XML, XLSX, ODS, and JSON files.

In this article, you will learn how to import a product position in a category to Magento 2. We also describe the categories_position attribute, introducing you to its peculiarities. And of course, we unveil several interesting facts about the Improved Import & Export extension. But before going any further, let’s define what a Magento 2 product position in a category means.

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How To Export & Import Magento 2 Orders

- E-Commerce, Magento 2, Our extensions

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The following article sheds light on the Magento 2 import of orders. Merchants usually do that when they migrate to Magento 2 or synchronize their business with external marketplaces. However, in Magento 2, the import of orders is impossible by default. You cannot do that with the built-in tools, but a third-party extension, such as Improved Import & Export, can add the missing functionality to the admin interface. 

Below, we explain how to import orders into Magento despite the native limitations of the platform. You will learn what order file structure is required for this process and how to import a table with order data to Magento 2. Besides, we explain how to generate invoices and shipments while importing order tracking numbers to Magento 2. 

The blog post also explains how to export orders from Magento 2. This procedure comes in handy in similar cases: when the migration from Magento 2 is required or orders are processed in external systems. Unlike the Magento 2 order import, the corresponding export process is available in the administration right on the order page. Although the Magento 2 export of orders is possible with the default tools, we describe a more fully-featured but at the same time natural way of doing that. 

The final chapter of the article reveals other features of the tool that we use to run data transfers. So, let’s dive deep into the Magento export-import of orders.

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Magento 2 Color Swatches Guide: Definition, Configuration & Import

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

Magento 2 Color Swatches

Today, we are going to talk about Magento swatches  – an important element of many configurable product pages. The lack of decent product content is what prevents ecommerce businesses from booming. However, you can always enrich your offer with the help of built-in tools, such as Magento 2 color swatches. 

Below, we are going to describe what Magento color swatches are. After that, you will learn how to create color swatches in Magento 2. And, of course, there is a section dedicated to the import process. You will learn what attributes are used for Magento 2 swatches. Next, we explain how to compose a CSV with product information that incorporates color swatches. After that, you will master the Magento 2 color swatch import. 

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Magento 2 B2B Features: How to Import & Export Companies, Requisition Lists, Shared Catalogs & Negotiable Quotes in Magento 2

- E-Commerce, Magento 2, Our extensions

Today, we are going to introduce you to Magento B2B focussing on its import and export aspects. Adobe Commerce and its previous iterations, Magento 2 Commerce and Cloud, are equipped with a Magento B2B extension, which introduces companies, shared catalogs, and other features to Magento 2. If you run a B2B store, you are probably aware of that. If not, we will describe the Magento 2 B2B features below.

While the Magento 2 B2B extension is available by default, it is impossible to transfer the corresponding entities if you use the platform’s default instruments. When it comes to migration or import and export processes, Magento 2 offers quite limited options regarding the data you can get in and out. However, Firebear Studio provides the Improved Import and Export extension that lets you import and export every Magento 2 B2B entity, integrating your Magento 2 store with CRMs, ERPs, and other systems.

So, the plan for today looks as follows. Firstly, we are going to introduce you to Magento B2B: you will learn the core Magento 2 B2B entities and their unique peculiarities. Next, we tell a few words about the Improved Import & Export extension and its B2B add-on. The latter introduces the ability to transfer B2B data between Magento 2 and external systems. Next, you will find out how to work with the following Magento 2 B2B entities: companies, quotes, requisition lists, and shared catalogs. We describe how to import Magento 2 B2B company roles, shared catalogs, requisition lists, quotes/negotiable quotes, etc. There is also a chapter that sheds light on how to export Magento 2 B2B entities. However, it is relatively small because the B2B import processes are complex and require more in-depth preparations than the corresponding export processes.

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How to Bulk Edit Product Descriptions: Shopify Daily Management Enhanced

- Our extensions, Shopify

Shopify Bulk Edit Descriptions

Welcome to the realm of Shopify product descriptions. Today, we gonna learn how to bulk edit descriptions in Shopify. Usually, merchants do that manually straight in the admin. This approach, however, requires individual editing per product. The more products you need to edit, the more time and effort you spend. What if there is another more user-oriented and less time-consuming way to bulk edit product descriptions in Shopify? 

You can always rely on import and export processes to bulk edit your Shopify product data. Below, we share the best way to edit product descriptions in bulk, minimizing your time expenditures. You will need to export products from Shopify, apply changes to the exported product table, and then re-import it. That’s Shopify product description bulk editing in a nutshell. But let’s focus on the aspects.    Continue Reading

Shopify Product Handle Explained: Bulk Update & Editing Tips

- Our extensions, Shopify

Shopify Product Handle

In the following article, we cover the basics of Shopify product handle management. You will learn what a product handle is and how to improve updates associated with this product attribute and your Shopify website. 

Below, we describe how to edit Shopify product handles in bulk. First, you will learn how to get product handles from Shopify. Next, we will teach you how to edit them. The final step describes how to import the newly created update back. Also, we clarify the importance of redirects in Shopify product handle editing.   Continue Reading