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Import Branch Plants

SmarterCommerce offers the option of importing content such as branch plants 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.

  1. Go to SmarterCommerce 
  2. Click Branch Plants in the Store Locator section
  3. Click Import
  4. Download the import template. This is a pre-formatted template that includes all the relevant information that can be captured in Sitefinity/SmarterCommerce.
  5. Once the template is populated, click Select Files to find the document on your computer and upload to SmarterCommerce
  6. 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.

 

Branch Plant Information

Use this sheet to add or edit extended content for your Branch Plant(s) for use on your ecommerce site. 

Name Explanation Required Requirements
Language
The website translation that this Branch Plant information will appear for.
 Yes Use standard HTML language codes. (e.g., EN = English; ES = Spanish)
MapInfo - Latitude Latitude for the Branch plant’s location, as you would like it to appear on the Google Map. No
MapInfo - Longitude Longitude for the Branch plant’s location, as you would like it to appear on the Google Map. Yes
Content1 - UrlName

Define 1st piece of content to associate with the Branch Plant.

You can associate up to 5 pieces of location content (created in the Location Content module) with a Branch Plant. This content can be used to add information about the Branch/ location on its detail page (when using the Location Widget). In the Location Widget settings, you can choose where each piece of content will appear on the detail page. Note: All “Content 1” for each Branch/ location will appear in the same position; “Content 2” for each Branch/ location will appear in the same position; etc. 		 No

Enter the exact Location Content UrlName (unique identifier) of the content you would like to add as “Content 1” for this Branch Plant.

Note: The Location Content must first be created in the SmarterCommerce Location Contents Module in Sitefinity before associating it to a Branch Plant/ location.
Content2 - UrlName Define 2nd piece of content to associate with the Branch Plant.  No Enter the exact Location Content UrlName (unique identifier) of the content you would like to add as “Content 1” for this Branch Plant.
Content3 - UrlName Define 3rd piece of content to associate with the Branch Plant. No Enter the exact Location Content UrlName of the content you would like to add as “Content 3” for this Branch Plant.
Content4 - UrlName Define 4th piece of content to associate with the Branch Plant. No Enter the exact Location Content UrlName of the content you would like to add as “Content 4” for this Branch Plant.
Content5 - UrlName Define 5th piece of content to associate with the Branch Plant. No Enter the exact Location Content UrlName of the content you would like to add as “Content 5” for this Branch Plant.
Email Email associated with the Branch Plant. If added here, a link with the Branch Plant’s email address will appear on its detail page. No Enter email address.
Twitter URL Twitter page associated with the Branch Plant. If added here, a link to the Branch Plant’s Twitter page will appear on its detail page. No Enter Twitter page URL.
Facebook URL Facebook page associated with the Branch Plant. If added here, a link to the Branch Plant’s Facebook page will appear on its detail page No Enter Facebook page URL.
Images
Name Explanation Required Requirements
Branch Plant Code The Branch Plant’s unique identifying number.  Code from your ERP.

 Yes Enter the Branch Plant code or ID for the Branch Plant you would like to add/edit extended content. This can be found in the Management Console (Inventory > Branch Plants), in the “ID” column.  
Image Title Image that you want associated with the Branch Plant. This image will appear on the Branch Plant’s detail page. Images will appear in the top right corner of the detail page. No

Enter the exact image title or the beginning part of the image title as it appears in the Sitefinity image repository. Do not include the extension (e.g., .jpg, .png)

If you use exact match for 1 row, you must use it for all rows in this Sheet. Upon upload, you will indicate if you used “Exact Match” or “Starts with” for the image titles.

Reminder: The Image must first be uploaded into Sitefinity before associating it to a product.

When associating multiple images in one import, all the images must be saved in the same Library.
Language The website translation that this Branch Plant image will appear for.
 Yes Use standard HTML language codes. (e.g., EN = English; ES = Spanish)
Alternative Text Alt Text; Short description of image, used for accessibility and SEO. No Enter as plain text.
Total Images (export only) For reference only, visible during export only. Total number of images associated with the Branch Plant. Do not apply
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