Quote Originally Posted by mc12345678 View Post
When you say that you are using easy populate, are you referring to this version of it, or another?
With regards to this version of easy populate, the readme states:

So, it would seem that this will create two linked products if you change only the category for the product(s).

As for the way that new information has been updated, that does sound labor intensive, to import under a general group then to use the database to move it around, especially if you already know where it is going to end up. Why not just start with the desired location and bypass all the extra effort?

There are multiple ways to import information, each has it's own filename prefix, and each performs a slightly different action applicable to the data that you get when you export that type of file. It is rather easy, but unfortunately the documentation is currently limited. May have to review the code to figure out exactly how to get in what you are expecting. I can say this, if you export a file, then only rename the date portion of it at the end, it will upload the same data exported. Have to also watch what type of editor(s) used.
yes I am using this version :) been using it a little bit, the reason for uploading a bunch of products into one category and then linking them to other categories is say I have a manufacturer that has 5000+ parts for the different applications that they carry I want to be able to upload them all to one master category so that the different feeds I have out there pick them up and send people to that part, or if someone lands on my page that I do not directly market to they can enter the part number and check out. Where I would want to be duplicating them to is the categories that are live on my side bar for the people that I directly market to that regularly visit my page, sooner or later I will figure out a way to do my categories without cluttering everything but until then this is the best way I have found to do it, I have 4-5 markets I am active in and known in and get referrals from (95%) of my business and then the sub categories under those all published in a side box on every page so those that spend the most can easily find what they are looking for and browse with ease. Now down the road I plan on having some feature that would allow for say 100 categories that can easily be accessed, the problem is figuring out how to do it lol. This is a project for another day though.

Now back to the original discussion going back and reading the wiki again I do see what you are referring to I must have skipped over that or not read it in full the first time. Now can I upload 1 sheet with say 1000 items all to a category "all products" for example and then go back and say out of those 1000 products there are 150 that I want linked in different categories could I copy the csv file to a new file the products I do not plan linking to a different category, and then just change the category and leave the rest of the info the same and it will link it for me?

For example this would be a line from the first file I upload

v_products_model v_products_name_1 v_products_description_1 v_products_price
test1 example no discription available 1.00


v_manufacturers_name v_categories_name_1
ABC ALL PRODUCTS

And this would be that same line in a new file used to link the product.

v_products_model v_products_name_1 v_products_description_1 v_products_price
test1 example no discription available 1.00


v_manufacturers_name v_categories_name_1 v_categories_name_2
ABC Shoes flat bottoms

If I read what you posted above that sounds to me like this above is all there is to it if this is the case my life just became A LOT easier :) If not let me know and I will try to get my head wrapped around what it is you are saying.

Thanks
J