Import Detail Section
SmarterCommerce offers the option of importing content such as detail sections using an excel spreadsheet template. This allows you to create or update many records at once, as an alternative to making one-by-one updates in Sitefinity/SmarterCommerce.
- Go to SmarterCommerce
- Click Detail Section in the Products Management section
- Click Import
- Download the import template. This is a pre-formatted template that includes all the relevant information that can be captured in Sitefinity/SmarterCommerce.
- Once the template is populated, click Select Files to find the document on your computer and upload to SmarterCommerce
- Confirm the upload is complete and check for errors.
- Go to SmarterCommerce > Task Manager. Once the Task Status of your file upload is “Done”. Click on that task.
- Click on the "…” which will open a series of options – click Download. Open the downloaded file.
- Check the last two columns Import Status and Import Message to identify and address any errors. Edit and re-upload the file as needed.
Name | Explanation | Required | Requirements |
---|---|---|---|
Detail Section UrlName | An internal unique key/ID for the section. | Yes |
Must be lowercase, no spaces, no special characters except - ! ( ) @ ‘ _ Digits allowed. |
Name | Detail section name for internal use | Yes | Cannot be more than 255 characters |
Language | The website translation that this section will appear for | Yes | Use standard HTML language codes. (e.g., EN = English; ES = Spanish) |
Html Content | Each detail section has a content block of information and a header/title/tab label above it. This is the content that will appear in the content block on the frontend. | Yes |
Enter the text you would like to appear in the content block on the frontend. Enter as plain text or HTML |
Title (Frontend) | Each detail section has a content block of information and a header/title/tab label above it. This is the header/title/tab label for the section on the frontend. | Yes |
Enter the text you would like to appear as the header/title/tab label for this section on the frontend. Enter as plain text |
Category UrlName | Used to associate a category with a Detail Section. Categories can be used to define a consistent order and titling for Detail Sections across products. Example: Detail Sections with “Specifications” Category appear 1st, Detail Sections with “Manuals” Category appear 2nd, Detail Sections with “Use Instructions” Category appear 3rd, etc. |
No |
Enter the exact SC Product Content Category UrlName that you to associate with the Detail Section. Note: The SC Product Content Category must first be created in Sitefinity. To create a SC Product Content Category for a Detail Section, go to Content > All Classifications > SC Product Content Categories > click “Create a Product Content Category" |
Specific Product Number | Used to associate this detail section with a specific product. | No | Use if the detail section applies to only 1 product (not for shared detail sections) |