Easy Populate 1.2.5.4 support

One thing that I noticed that often needs to be done is that you need to go into:

Tools -> Store Manager >>

and Select:

Update ALL Products Price Sorter

This index apparently does not get updated when you upload price changes.

There is a BUG in the upload. You will have to read through the entire thread (sorry) but there are some fields that when left blank, pull the data from the last imported item that wasn't blank instead of properly reseting it.

I don't remember where that was! Sorry. But I believe dates was one of them. Best to eliminate a column that you are not changing when uploading. Also makes uploading changes faster ->>> less data to process.

-chaddro.

I am learning quite a bit tonight from searching these forums. What a wonderful place. I've looked for this answer but cannot find it.

Can categories be created using easy populate, with predefinded category id's. I am moving my store and it will be much easier if my categories continue to use same id number.

Thanks.

kbmets7:

I am learning quite a bit tonight from searching these forums. What a wonderful place. I've looked for this answer but cannot find it.

Can categories be created using easy populate, with predefinded category id's. I am moving my store and it will be much easier if my categories continue to use same id number.

If by category id you mean the mysql internal id number, no. If you are moving your store, it will be much easier to use the Backup MySQL database contrib, or your host's phpMyAdmin through the control panel.

Basically, you set up the store in the new location but without data. Open the SQL backup and remove any server specific settings. Usually best to redo payment modules by manually entering them.

I don't know if there is an FAQ on moving a store, but it isn't that hard. If you set the store up in the same way, you can use almost certainly use the backup contrib to restore your data at the new site.

Can someone please help me urgently!

Yesterday I deleted a couple of products in the admin (not using easy pop). Today I changed a few things round using easy pop and I noticed it says "2 partially deleted product(s) found! Delete this dross to prevent unwanted zencart behaviour by clicking here."

When I click the "here" button it says "Deleting of product data debris failed! Please see the debug log in your uploads directory for further information."

At the moment all the categories are confused with things appearing where they shouldn't. I assume that the above is causing the problem since I have completely deleted and then re-filled my catalogue with an earlier back-up and I am still experiencing problems.

My site is https://www.traditionalirishgifts.com if anyone needs to take a look.

Any help would be great. I can't even find the uploads file to look at the de-bug log.

Please help me! I'm loosing sales

thanks
David

Barricades:

Are you using the Backup MySQL plugin for the Admin? Important to backup regularly!

You can try:

Admin -> Tools -> Update ALL Products Price Sorter

and

Admin -> Tools -> Optimize Database

ABSOLUTELY DON'T DO this until you've made a full backup of your store.

The "dross" error is an old bug that can be ignored for the most part. Why are you loosing sales? Did you put the store on maintenance?

Also, search this thread for "dross"

Hi -

Thanks for Easy Populate! For a while, I thought I was going to have to manually enter 1000 products!

I'm using Easy Populate for a shoe store. Everything works pretty well, except that many of the items have the same model name. When I import these with Easy Populate, instead of creating a new item it just updates the same item for each entry with the same model name.

Is there a way to disable the updating, and have all items be entered as unique, regardless of model name? Is this something that's only available in the Advanced version?

Thanks,
Noah

noahisaac:

I'm using Easy Populate for a shoe store. Everything works pretty well, except that many of the items have the same model name. When I import these with Easy Populate, instead of creating a new item it just updates the same item for each entry with the same model name.

Is there a way to disable the updating, and have all items be entered as unique, regardless of model name? Is this something that's only available in the Advanced version?

Thanks,
Noah
If you wish to use Easy Populate correctly, each product MUST HAVE unique model number.

Hi all,

I'm using the Easy Populate from osc from this link
http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&products_id=460

I chose it because the one from modhole only work up to zencart 1.3.6 according to the zencart download page. And I have 1.3.7 in use.

However, I keep getting the message of "No products_id field in record. This line was not imported". Even I got the export file from my previous manual created product. :onfire: Any help would be appreciated.

Secondly, please advise where to download mentioned detail documentation for this EP tool.

Thirdly, does anyone know how to use EP to import with product title tags, mega tags?

Thanks a bunch!

I chose it because the one from modhole only work up to zencart 1.3.6 according to the zencart download page. And I have 1.3.7 in use.
EasyPopulate 1.2.5.4 from modhole works fine on 1.3.7. and 1.3.8
Never yet got easypopulate osc version to work.

Noah,

This version of EP requires unique item numbers... period! If this is not an option, they you need to look at the first page for Langer's homesite for EPA. This is a paid module (but not expensive). I haven't seen Langer around for a while. Last we spoke he was working hard on updating EPA but that was last August!

Check his site out and dig around his forums to see if he is still actively working on the Advanced version.

-Chaddro

misty:

EasyPopulate 1.2.5.4 from modhole works fine on 1.3.7. and 1.3.8
Never yet got easypopulate osc version to work.

Misty,

Why zencart download page shows it only support up to 1.3.6? Anyhow, I will try that then.

Besides, any idea of importing title tags, meta tags?

Thank you.

You have a nice GSD there :cool:

realforever:

Why zencart download page shows it only support up to 1.3.6?
Because it hasn't been officially updated. I have used 1.2.5.4 (with my own mods) on both 1.3.7 and 1.3.7 without serious issue.

Besides, any idea of importing title tags, meta tags?

Well, you could do that manually from within phpMyAdmin... but you'd need to do some research. files are:

meta_tags_categories_description
meta_tags_products_description

However, these are linked by product_id... not very friendly!

hmmm... might be doable ... will have to go code digging...

Anyone done this already?

Thanks Chad.

Assuming they are under the same table, I think doing a sql update for title tags = product names is doable with phpmyadmin then.:P

I probably could turn in this add-on for 1.3.9 version?

I have an issue I was hoping someone could help me with. My Easy populate will only download a blank froogle text file but it will create a proper file for froogle in my temp directory. Any ideas where to look? I have installed some mods since it stopped working - no telephone number needed at signup,M.A.P. pricing, price match request, display shopping cart price to free shipping qualify.

Thanks,
Jason

Vertcnc:

I tried this again today and after the new products are uploaded it created the new catagories, the total # of products in the Admin page increased by the proper # but the items are not found in any of the new catagories.

Strange one.

After uploading NEW products, you have to go Store Manager and use 'Reset ALL Products Master Categories ID'

Hi there, I just installed Easy Populate and it 'seems' to be working fine (I mean... installed it correctly) but I am not sure if it does what I expected!

Tell me if Easy Populate can do what I want?

I'd like this tool to import a CSV file full of products, coming from Commission Junction or Link Share, or Affiliate Window. I am NOT selling products myself, in fact, I'm just an affiliate and I'd use Zen Cart as a Showcase... Commission Junction give me exports of products, and I'd like these products to shop up in my zen cart installation. Am i using the right tool for this?

Thanks!

Does this work with the newest version of Zen Cart 1.3.8a?

Comtrad:

Does this work with the newest version of Zen Cart 1.3.8a?

Comtrad: I am using EP on 1.3.8.a without issue.

pikachu: This MAY work for you, but it will depend on the format they use. You will still have to manually "adjust" the data to use the correct column titles and use the EOREOR marker in the last column.

There MAY be data that won't directly import. Zencart does not have direct stock install support of things like item dimensions and freight class. Also, if your supplier sells based on attributes (one item number sold in red/green/blue), you're gonna have trouble ... and FINALLY you MUST have a unique product ID for each product you import.

Hope that clarifies things :)

HumDaddy:

I have an issue I was hoping someone could help me with. My Easy populate will only download a blank froogle text file but it will create a proper file for froogle in my temp directory. Any ideas where to look? I have installed some mods since it stopped working - no telephone number needed at signup,M.A.P. pricing, price match request, display shopping cart price to free shipping qualify.

Thanks,
Jason

Jason, my best suggestion is to a fresh install in a sub directory, then install EP to see if it is working correctly. You DID set file permissions to 777 on the temp directory off the root?

-chaddro

I got this installed, but am a bit confused on adding categories. I want to add sub categories, so would v_categories_name_1 be the main category, and v_categories_name_2 is a sub category, and v_categories_name_3 is a sub of a sub, and so on?