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17 Apr 2011, 4:55 AM
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easy populate & products

Hello,
was searching all over the world to solve this problem that i am facing :

I have like 5000 products and want to use easy populate to insert them to my site, But each product i want to insert some thing called [ compatible models ] in to it [ as separate part or even in same description ] too look like this photo :

this is my site and how it look like now in product page :
http://www.tonerandinkplus.ca/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=316_317_318&products_id=1575

some one told me to add each product with all it's information and change the model to the one that i want and repeat the same product as many as my models and do the same thing with the all products to show the models in them.
we tested that and he show me that in another site.
But now i finish the CSV file and i don't know how to show the compatible models in my site ??
I hope to find some one can help me to do that without asking me to make another CSV plz [ also i hope i post in the right place ].

19 Apr 2011, 3:09 PM
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Re: easy populate & products

at less can some one tell me some thing ??
maybe i didn't explain good ??
so any one can ask me what should i explain with to let him help me ??

19 Apr 2011, 4:26 PM
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Re: easy populate & products

thank you for your replay, But can you plz tell me what should i do to solve this problem ??
i don't find any thing can help me in this like

21 Apr 2011, 4:28 PM
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Re: easy populate & products

Any solution ??? Any one want to say some thing can help ?? or tell me what i can do ??

22 Apr 2011, 7:17 PM
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Re: easy populate & products

Have you tried downloading a file of product data from your site using EP? If so, does it contain all the fields (the columns in the download data) that you need to add data to? If it does, then add your data following the pattern you can see in the downloaded data. If not, then you may need to use a different data management tool, perhaps Apsona.

Rob

22 Apr 2011, 7:35 PM
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Re: easy populate & products

First you should separate your compatibility information in a separate database field. You can create new database field for the compatibility and configure it to work on your store and test manually (This will help you if your products grow and you need to edit them). There is a free module in the add on section that walk you through how to add new field to products.

Second; I am not too familiar with the Free version EP but I am sure there are instructions on how to add a new field to EP templates (Advanced Easy Populate) is configured to work with additional product description field.

Once you figure out how to add your compatibility field to EP it should be easy to import your information to the site.