Easy Populate 1.2.5.4 support

[Sloppy Jo]

Hi all.. I have set up Zen Cart with Easy Populate and have it working but not ideally.. I'm exporting a number of fields from Filemaker that I have to combine into one to fit into v_products_description_1. Ideally I'd like to set up a v_products_description_2, v_products_description_3 and so on, so I can place fields into there own unique field so I can add individual formatting for text on each v_description.. ie Bold on one.. Bold Italics on another, to break up the monotony of long-winded descriptions.
I did see on here someone with a link to a modified easypopulate.php file, claiming to add fields, but I'm not that technically minded to fully understand.. I guess if someone can confirm it's possible to do via this method or another I can employ someone to take on the task..
Thanks in advance

[alana1223]

I'm totally lovig Easy Populate!

But I have a question that I can't seem to find an answer to... Is there a way, when using the Attributes Form, to keep the default attribute value selected?

[---kate---]

Probably a really simple question, but how do I upload an item as always free shipping?

I am using excel and saving as .csv files.

[yuenyiupang]

Dear All

Easy Populate has a BUG

for example u have 2 same products(same model, same description, all info same, not link product), but in different category, if u use the populate to export a complete file, then import it to db by easy populate again, u will find that the system auto made ur product linked and generate a new product that with the same detail of your products, so it mean duplicated

here is the example
category 1 have "A" product
category 2 have "A" product
they are same info but not linked

after export and import
category 1 have two "A" products, one is linked to category 2, one is not
category 2 have two "A" products, one is linked to category 1, one is not

[elkbow]

Dear All

Easy Populate has a BUG

for example u have 2 same products(same model, same description, all info same, not link product), but in different category, if u use the populate to export a complete file, then import it to db by easy populate again, u will find that the system auto made ur product linked and generate a new product that with the same detail of your products, so it mean duplicated

here is the example
category 1 have "A" product
category 2 have "A" product
they are same info but not linked

after export and import
category 1 have two "A" products, one is linked to category 2, one is not
category 2 have two "A" products, one is linked to category 1, one is not

Wow, that's not very clear. I have 5 stores and at least 13,700 products and have never had a problem with Easy Populate. If I think I have duplicate items, simply sort data by model number and get rid of the wrong one., Or else you have to track each yellow duplicate box and delete one by one.
Sure your upload is correct?

[yuenyiupang]

But i really find this problem, becasue i have try many time with a new shop which only contains 2 categories and 2 products
after import it will become 4 products

[misty]

Dear All

Easy Populate has a BUG

for example u have 2 same products(same model, same description, all info same, not link product), but in different category, if u use the populate to export a complete file, then import it to db by easy populate again, u will find that the system auto made ur product linked and generate a new product that with the same detail of your products, so it mean duplicated

here is the example
category 1 have "A" product
category 2 have "A" product
they are same info but not linked

after export and import
category 1 have two "A" products, one is linked to category 2, one is not
category 2 have two "A" products, one is linked to category 1, one is not

When using Easy Populate EVERY PRODUCT MUST HAVE UNIQUE MODEL NUMBER, or EP will fail.

[yuenyiupang]

Well this will not happen in easy populate advance 3.0

[chadderuski]

But i really find this problem, becasue i have try many time with a new shop which only contains 2 categories and 2 products
after import it will become 4 products

Also note if you misspell a category name even by case > Nails vs nails > it will create a linked product and new category! And YES you MUST have unique item model numbers to use EP.

[misty]

Well this will not happen in easy populate advance 3.0

Maybe BUT this thread is supporting
Easy Populate support for Version 1.2.5.4
and so unique model names are required.