Overview
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Allows your trade customers to create an order via upload one or more prepared CSV files or data copy and paste of product codes and quantities. Useful for large organisations with centralised ordering processes. Requests by different staff or departments in multiple csv files can be uploaded and will be submitted as one order. |
Order Import allows your customers to create an order via upload of a prepared CSV files or copy and paste of product code/quantity data. It is aimed at reducing reduces data entry and increasing seamlessness for larger organisations that place orders centrally with your business centrally. The purchasing officer or similar can upload one or more files with lists of product codes and quantities requested by multiple staff or departments. Or they can simply copy and paste this data into the textbox on the page. Both import methods will convert the data into the cart items of a single order.
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These steps are for your customers.
Step-by-step guide
CSV file import method
To create an order from imported data:
Have one or moreData preparation
.csv files with requested product details
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prepare theflattext data for copy and pasting must be prepared.
- CSV file: An order line is created from data in the first two columns. Use the first column for the Product Code (or APN), and the second, for Order Quantity. DO NOT include a header row.
- CSV file: An order line is created from data in the first two columns. Use the first column for the Product Code (or APN), and the second, for Order Quantity. DO NOT include a header row.
- Flattext data:
- Data must be ordered this way: Product Code (or APN), Order Quantity
- Data must be ordered this way: Product Code (or APN), Order Quantity
CSV file import method
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To enable multiple file selection, toggle ON Allow Multiple Files in the Order Import widget. Data from all files will be uploaded to a single cart. (Multiple orders will not be created). |
To create an order:
- When logged into the website, go to Dashboard → Order Import.
- Click Select Files to browse to the saved .csv files, or drag and drop files from your local directory into the selection box.NOTE - To enable multiple file selection, toggle ON Allow Multiple Files in the Order Import widget. Data from all files will be uploaded to the cart. (Multiple orders will not be created).
- Click Import Files.
- Check the Import Log for data analysed, as well as any errors encountered (e.g., invalid product codes).
Check that imported items are in the Shopping Cart.
Note If there were errors in your data and your cart is empty, you can ask us to update the default import behaviour setting. When the 'Order Import Skip Errors' flag is enabled the invalid lines will be ignored and the rest of the data will be imported.
- Proceed to checkout.
- Repeat Steps 1-8 for subsequent orders as required.
Data copy and paste method
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Instead of uploading .csv files, you can also enter or paste data (Product Code,Quantity) into the Data Import box. Example: CV200,5
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Additional Information
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