Easy Populate 1.2.5.4 support

[schoolboy]

Also re-visiting Apsona after testing a year ago. Maybe it's an/the answer, but for some reason I still don't understand its import/export enough to get it to function properly.

sph

The principles are pretty standard in the world of database populating. Like practically all these systems, Apsona requires you to ASSOCIATE the fields in your spreadsheet (or csv file) with the fields in the database tables.

It says: "Hey... you are showing me the following columns, where the column headers are 'ABC', and 'DEF', and 'GHI'. In my database, I also have a field called 'ABC', and another called 'GHI', but I can't seem to find one called 'DEF', so here's a dropdown list of tables that I do have and now you need to tell me which of MY fields matches up with your 'DEF' column, and then you must SELECT that field so I can associate your data with my structure..."

The nice thing about Apsona is that you can be very flexible in the selection of fields, and it also VALIDATES all the data before loading it.

[SPH]

Thanks, I'll study Apsona some more. Playing with it yesterday, I think I have the general idea, things just didn't go correctly. It does look like it will do everything I'm trying to do with the various EP's.

I just don't understand why the EP's with meta support get the metas turned off doing an attribute upload; perhaps a column is not correct. We could never trust such a situation, never being certain that our meta titles are on without constantly checking.

Unfortunately, when the upload turns off the meta titles, it does not default to the zencart metatitle using product name. Just a blank meta title in View Source.

Hopefully, Apsona will not do the same.

[makenoiz]

1.3.9h
i have successfully loaded my categories via my template. if i make an addition..new cat and sub cat with entirely different names.. the existing sub cats are loaded again so i end up with duplicate sub cats for the cats that were already there. luckily the top level categories dont duplicate just the sub cats. why is this happening and how do i stop it? thanks in advance.

[chadderuski]

Hi,

I just tested your EP4. It looks very good but for one glitch which I'm having with another EP.

We now need to use the meta tag function. The full upload with metatags goes good. However, when we upload our color/attribute sheet it wipes out the metatags, leaving a blank metatitle in View Source.

Same problem with the EP with group pricing and metatags we also recently tested.

Any idea why an attribute upload would wipeout the custom meta uploads?

Hi SPH,

I haven't looked at that code in some time, but I do not see how that could be happening. If you could PM me and include the some sample test data that would help. The attribute import code doesn't touch meta-tags, so I find this really odd. Please send me some of your test data for testing and I'll look into it.

Group pricing with metatags? I'm not familiar with this ...

[SPH]

Hi SPH,

I haven't looked at that code in some time, but I do not see how that could be happening. If you could PM me and include the some sample test data that would help. The attribute import code doesn't touch meta-tags, so I find this really odd. Please send me some of your test data for testing and I'll look into it.

Group pricing with metatags? I'm not familiar with this ...

Thanks for the reply! It's midnight now at my end so I'll PM something tomorrow.

The other EP we recently tested and first discovered the missing title tags is the 1.3.9.gp.meta.f downloaded here:

http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?ma...oducts_id=1424

Haven't yet seen its support thread.

Just discovered your EP4 here on this thread. One really great function you have is the ability to download by category, rather than the entire site. Similar to our old Easy Populate for OSC 2.77H also at ZC downloads. Very reliable but lacks meta support.

BTW, finally got Apsona full sheet to work; I overlooked final submit button to upload. But looks like attributes import doesn't readily work, so may not put further effort in to it.

Your EP4 looks exactly like what we'd like.

Later.

sph

[RobertG]

This is my reply to a question regarding problems with my meta tags.
I believe my problem lies with Easy Populate as explained below.

I checked my Meta tags the next day and again they had reverted back to No. BUT, I beleive I found the problem this time, I realized that I had done a easy populate of my site, which I do about 4 times a week, Just the day before.
So what I did is revert all the meta tags to yes and auto populated my site again and Voila the meta tags on 285 items out of 823 had reverted back to No.
Now the problem is I don't know why. I'm trying to study the script to see if there is anything there that is returning meta tags to their default settings.
Would anybody out there know if this is at all possible and if so what is the remedy.
My site is www.tte.ca

[w2e]

I am using EP 3.0.3 and found a problem:

I search my store for an item (using model#) and find nothing, but every time I download the store file, I would see the item in there.

I also search the item in admin/catalog and cannot find the item either.

Whats the problem and solution?

Thanks

[kevinoneil68]

Hi,
I have been searching for hours and hope you can help.

zc - v1.3.9h
ep - 1.2.5.4

I am having trouble with quantity discount attributes.

I am unsure how to have products with prices for:

1-5 ... $2.00 each
6-10 $1.75 each
11-15 $1.25 each and so on.

I have no clue how to implement this into ep.

I have over 10k items and each have different price discounts for quantities purchased.

Thanks,
Kevin

[bakercat]

Hi All,

I've just uploaded Easy Populate and I tried to upload one product for a test. Now I have this error message when I go into the sub category where the product should be and I don't know how to get rid of it??

Help?

Anyone?

Please?

Can't create/write to file '/tmp/#sql_446f_0.MYI' (Errcode: 28)
in:
[select p.products_image, pd.products_name, p.products_quantity, p.products_id, p.products_type, p.master_categories_id, p.manufacturers_id, p.products_price, p.products_tax_class_id, pd.products_description, IF(s.status = 1, s.specials_new_products_price, NULL) as specials_new_products_price, IF(s.status =1, s.specials_new_products_price, p.products_price) as final_price, p.products_sort_order, p.product_is_call, p.product_is_always_free_shipping, p.products_qty_box_status from zen_products_description pd, zen_products p left join zen_manufacturers m on p.manufacturers_id = m.manufacturers_id, zen_products_to_categories p2c left join zen_specials s on p2c.products_id = s.products_id where p.products_status = 1 and p.products_id = p2c.products_id and pd.products_id = p2c.products_id and pd.language_id = '1' and p2c.categories_id = '40' order by p.products_sort_order, pd.products_name]

[fairestcape]

Hi,
I have been searching for hours and hope you can help.

zc - v1.3.9h
ep - 1.2.5.4

I am having trouble with quantity discount attributes.

I am unsure how to have products with prices for:

1-5 ... $2.00 each
6-10 $1.75 each
11-15 $1.25 each and so on.

I have no clue how to implement this into ep.

I have over 10k items and each have different price discounts for quantities purchased.

Thanks,
Kevin

EP does not handle quantity discounts. These are in a separate table, not associated with the EP structure.