Import and export inventory
For catalogs with many products, use the native import and export features with expanded Inventory Management options to update sources and quantities by SKU. With these options, you can add new sources and update inventory quantities for all or a specific source. For example, you can export products for a source in Germany without affecting product information for sources in France, England, or the US.
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Commerce automatically assigns the Default Source to your products when upgrading Commerce or importing new products. If you import products with a custom source assigned, the Default Source is still added with a quantity of 0. To update sources and quantities, use these import instructions.
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Single-source merchants use import to update only product quantities. All existing and added products are assigned to the Default Source.
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Multi-source merchants use import to add multiple sources and quantities per row per SKU.
To import updates, first export a CSV file for a specific or all sources. Edit the CSV file and add a row per SKU for each source and quantity. You need the source’s code when adding a source and adding quantities of stock. You cannot add or update stocks using import-export features.
CSV file content
The export-import file includes the following information according to source:
source_code- The code for sources in Commerce. There is a row for each source and SKU.sku- The SKU for the product in Commerce. The SKU must match a product in your store to properly update Inventory Management data.status- 0 for Out of Stock. 1 for In Stock. This value must be 1 to purchase stock from this source.quantity- The total amount of inventory available for this SKU and source.
Use a CSV file to quickly update multiple products and assigned sources to update and correct any inaccuracies in inventory records rather than one at a time through the application interface. For a base file, export first and update as needed.
Export product data for all sources
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On the Admin sidebar, go to System > Data Transfer > Export.
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For Entity Type, choose
Stock Sources.The export only extracts data for products with a SKU.
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Click Continue.
The file generates and downloads to open and edit.
After updating inventory amounts and product data, import the file back into Commerce.
Export product data for a specific source
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On the Admin sidebar, go to System > Data Transfer > Export.
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For Entity Type, choose
Stock Sources.The export only extracts data for products with a SKU.
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Use the Entity Attributes to filter the exported products for a specific source.
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source_code, enter the code for the source in the filter field. -
Click Continue.
The file generates and downloads to open and edit.
After updating inventory amounts and product data, import the file back into Commerce.
Import product data
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On the Admin sidebar, go to System > Data Transfer > Import.
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For Entity Type, choose
Stock Sources.The export only extracts data for products with a SKU.
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Select configurations for the Import Behavior.
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Select the .csv file to import.
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Click Check Data and complete the import.
