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How to fix store ID-related issues on Magento 2 import

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

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StackExchange teems with interesting and useful tips related to Magento 2. This time, we’ve dug up a discussion where the author named Jackson complains about store ID-related issues that occur in Magento 2. Let’s take a look at the problem and provide several possible solutions. Jackson points to a particular script used to import data from a CSV file. However, the use of ->setStoreId(0) causes an issue – two values for the same field in the database table occur. As a result, it is necessary to delete second values to enable changes on the frontend but it often leads to the incorrect display. How to address the problem? You will find out how to fix store ID-related issues on Magento 2 import as it is portrayed in the discussion. At the same time, we provide a reliable alternative based on the Improved Import & Export. Also, you will discover other improvements associated with the module.
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How to Export Products, Orders, Customers, & Other Magento 2 Entities to Remote FTP & SFTP Server

- E-Commerce, Magento 2, Our extensions

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Unfortunately, Magento 2 doesn’t provide any opportunities to export products, orders, customers, or other Magento 2 entities to a remote FTP or SFTP server. You have to run a standard export procedure instead and transfer the output manually. Besides, it is impossible to automate this process. The system leaves you in a situation when it is necessary to repeat all its steps manually every time an update is required. Luckily, there is a better way of achieving this goal. As you’ve probably guessed, it involves a third-party solution. In our example, we use the Improved Import & Export Magento 2 extension to export products, orders, customers, and other Magento 2 entities to a remote FTP/SFTP server. It also lets you import all entities from this file source. Continue Reading

How to fix the “URL key for specified store already exists” issue on Magento 2 import

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

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Let’s suppose that you need to import a product CSV file, that follows the Magento 2 requirements, to a new installation. What could go wrong? Unfortunately, several errors may occur when you do that, including “URL key for specified store already exists”. In the following article, we explore the issue on the example provided in a StackExchange discussion, where Zed Blackbeard argues that it is impossible to import products to Magento 2 due to the general system exception. Magento informs its administrator who runs the update that the URL key for the specified store already exists. After that, the system breaks the import. 

Below, you will discover the conditions that cause the problem. After that, the article provides several possible resolutions. To be more specific, we provide recommendations from the appropriate StackExchange discussion as well as deliver our approach that incorporates the Improved Import & Export extension. If you face other issues while using your Magento installation, you may try to find them described in this blog post: Magento 2 Cookbook.
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How to export a custom entity from Magento 2

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

Magento 2 export CLI

Let’s assume that you’ve created a custom entity in your Magento 2 backend. However, you cannot either import or export it using the default tools of your website. Furthermore, the built-in import and export solutions don’t let you transfer most default entities Magento 2 relies upon. So, is there any way to enable synchronization with third-party platforms and partners that ask for your newly-created custom record? 

As you’ve probably guessed already, you need a third-party import and export solution to import and export a custom entity in Magento 2. A reliable module lets you export a custom entity from Magento 2 as you do with products, orders, and other records. At the same time, you may try to implement one of the community-proposed solutions. But what way to choose? 

In the following article, we detailly describe a StackExchange discussion and the related data transfer case. Its author complains that it is impossible to export a custom entity from Magento 2. People in the thread propose different resolutions described below. Since they are aimed at tech-savvy users, most Magento merchants are not able to address the existing issue following these recommendations. However, the Firebear team provides a more user-friendly way to cover the existing gap between business needs and the default functionality of Magento 2. We explain how to export a custom entity from Magento 2 with the help of the Improved Import & Export extension. For more useful tips on import and export, follow this link: Magento 2 Cookbook.
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How to export customers with custom attributes in Magento 2

- E-Commerce, Fire development, Magento 2, Uncategorized

Magento 2 export CLI

We continue sifting the endless StackExchange desert in an attempt to discover the most helpful discussion. This time, our attention has been captured by an export-related issue. Transferring customer data from Magento 2 has never been a problem. Unless you change something. In this StackExchange discussion, the author created a custom attribute before moving prospect data from the website. However, the default export tool failed to satisfy the designated business requirements. 

Below, we shed light on how to fix the problem and export customers with custom attributes in Magento 2. We provide the solution from the StackExchange discussion. You will find a method that helped its author export customers with custom attributes from Magento 2. Note that it requires coding experience to be implemented. Thus, non-technical users won’t be able to satisfy similar business goals with this approach. Therefore, we also deliver an absolutely different way of transferring any custom buyer data from Magento 2 based on the Improved Import & Export module. The tool lets you work with any custom attributes and also delivers numerous other features that simplify data transfer processes.
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How to Import Disabled Products to Magento 2

- Fire development, Magento 2

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If you cannot import disabled products to Magento 2, you’ve come to the right place. We will probably help you with that. Below, you will find two possible solutions. As usual, one of them is proposed by a StackExchange user, while another one is developed by Firebear specialists. In both cases, we deal with products that have the “disabled” status. As for the corresponding import file. It doesn’t contain the “status” column. If you add it, nothing changes. So, how to import disabled products to Magento 2? You will find the answer below. We also provide recommendations on how to import disabled products to Magento 2 automatically and via various file formats using Improved Import & Export. For more tips, proceed to our Magento 2 Cookbook.
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How to export custom SKU column from Magento 2 with all content

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

Magento 2 export CLI

How often do you face export processes that the default Magento 2 instruments cannot cope with? We regularly witness the inability to run even the most basic tasks, not to mention unique use cases that require additional customizations. For instance, we’ve come across a situation when the default export solution of Magento 2 wasn’t enough to transfer a custom SKU column. What’s the story behind this use case?

 Paras Sakariya has added a custom SKU column to a sales order grid. While the corresponding records appear on the backend side, no data is displayed in exported files. Below, explore this situation, providing possible resolutions. Firstly, we focus on the origins of the issue, describing the newly created custom conditions. After that, you will find a solution proposed on StackExchange. However, it is quite complicated and requires lots of technical knowledge. Therefore, we provide our own way to export a custom SKU column from Magento 2 that incorporates the Improved Import & Export Magento 2 extension. You can find more similar issues described in our Cookbook.
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How to Export Data to Custom Table in Magento 2

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

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Recently, we described how to import custom CSV files to custom Magento 2 tables. This article is available in our Cookbook, and now it’s time to say a few words about the opposite process – exporting data to a custom table in Magento 2. Since this procedure is impossible by default, you need to learn a tiny trick to complete the procedure. So, how to export data from Magento 2 to a custom file?  Continue Reading

How to export specific data sets for a particular entity in Magento 2

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

Magento 2 export CLI

Another interesting StackExchange discussion has recently come under our scrutiny. This time the problem was associated with the inability to export relevant data from Magento 2. The user under the Magento Team nickname wondered how to add the Select All option into the Export Settings of Magento 2. The task was to export a single attribute of a product. However, this action is impossible in Magento 2 by default. Let’s see how tech-savvy users can address these issues and share a more merchant-friendly solution of exporting relevant data from Magento 2. Continue Reading