EasyPopulate 4.0 Support Thread

jpmill:

Hi
Is there a thread that explains what each field is called and what each field means and what info you put into the field? I have a new install of ZC 1.5.0 and I have installed EP 4.0. Should I use a different version of EP since 4.0 is beta?

TIA for any help
John

hey chadd, yes that is exactly how i did it, is it possible to sort the order using the .csv file?

chadderuski:

Hi Dennis,

Could you tell me exactly how you are editing the sort order? Are you doing this in the admin: Catalog > Categories?

If that's so, it's possible that I'm not pulling the sort order! So I'll have to look at that code again...

-chadd

wrong quote, how do you edit a post?

denniszc:

wrong quote, how do you edit a post?

Dennis,

Strange. I used your data, installed the simplified chinese language pack and was able to import your supplied file, modify sort order in the admin, and re-import the file and NOT get any duplicates.

I did notice in your CSV that your have spaces between your category names, which you should not.

Try this and tell me if it makes a difference:

Open: includes/functions/extra_functions/easypopulate_4_functions.php

Scroll down to the function ep_4_curly_quotes($curly_text) function...

change:

return $clean_text;

to:

return trim($clean_text);

Let me know how that works for you. The spaces in UTF8 for chinese may be causing your problem.

-chadd

jpmill:

ok thanks sir, I did export it and I don't know what v_products_type means. What do I put in that column?

v_products_type will be 1 for most people unless you are doing music related stuff or have created your own products type.

chadderuski:

Dennis,

Strange. I used your data, installed the simplified chinese language pack and was able to import your supplied file, modify sort order in the admin, and re-import the file and NOT get any duplicates.

I did notice in your CSV that your have spaces between your category names, which you should not.

Try this and tell me if it makes a difference:

Open: includes/functions/extra_functions/easypopulate_4_functions.php

Scroll down to the function ep_4_curly_quotes($curly_text) function...

change:

return $clean_text;

to:

return trim($clean_text);

Let me know how that works for you. The spaces in UTF8 for chinese may be causing your problem.

-chadd

did you modify for the sub categories as well? modifying th main category will work, but modifying the sub category is what causes the problem.. okay i'll try it out

okay i tested the trim function and it works! everything is working fine now, thanks chadd for the help

chad, just been going throught the readme and just wondered, it mentions about being able to create atributes and assisgn them to products, but does it still have the abilty to assign existing attributes to products?

thanks

Phil, I am sure you have look at this. If you haven't go a head and export the following and look at the .csv content. I am sure it clears a lot for you.

Attribute Export/Import Options
Basic Products Attributes (basic single-line)
Detailed Products Attributes (detailed multi-line)

You can view the existing, and apply new ones as well.

Hello

I'm using zencart 1.5.1 and Easy Pop 4.
Firstly thanks to this great product.
I have started to import Attributes for a product.
This went ok except the drop down box has "TEXT" displayed when first displayed.
I cannot see where this is coming from;

http://www.mapkiosk.co.uk/MapStore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_2&products_id=1042

Any ideas how to remove or change to "Please select from list"

Thanks in anticipation
David

Sky_Blue:

Any ideas how to remove or change to "Please select from list"
Use the developers tool kit in the admin and search for "Please Choose"

http://www.zen-cart.com/content.php?81-how-do-i-use-the-developers-toolkit

Sky_Blue:

Hello

I'm using zencart 1.5.1 and Easy Pop 4.
Firstly thanks to this great product.
I have started to import Attributes for a product.
This went ok except the drop down box has "TEXT" displayed when first displayed.
I cannot see where this is coming from;

http://www.mapkiosk.co.uk/MapStore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_2&products_id=1042

Any ideas how to remove or change to "Please select from list"

Thanks in anticipation
David

Hey David,

This is probably in a language file, but i'm not sure. Verify your attribute option names and values from within the admin, also use the attribute controller to preview from within the product catalog.

TEXT is your default values, but note that when you add the map without having selected a map, the cart does not show a map name. So I'm thinking it's a combination of language file, or attribute setting. Also, you'll want to set your attribute as required so people don't checkout without having selected a map...

-chadd

Sky_Blue:

This went ok except the drop down box has "TEXT" displayed when first displayed.

Okay, I had to go poking around how I did this myself (it's been a while!).

What you did is added an Options Values Name that was "TEXT" .... you can edit this in the admin to "Please select a map".

You will then need to go to that map via Categories and click on the Attributes controller and change this option to "display only".

I attached an image of where you do that:

Thanks Chadd for your prompt reply
I'm beginning to understand it now!!
I would also add the third button from left (Brown) sets the Option value as the default one.

Yes, you can also set the default.

I don't want to get you confused, but these options can also be set using the detailed attribute sheet.

-chadd

**Can't download exported files
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Hi,

I just installed EasyPopulate 4.0, as downloaded from Github. I'm using ZC 1.5.1.

All looks to have worked ok, but I cannot download exported files...

If I click on the Download link for a file I just get an error message in a new tab:

"Forbidden
You do not have permission to access this document. "

I'm using Firefox.

Any suggestions to fix this?

Thanks.

@chad, first of all, thanks for this, product import works beautifully.

however I am not able to import exisitng attributes onto my test product for some reason? perhaps I am doing something wrong?

here is what I did.

I downloaded full model/category/metat tage sheet, deleted all entries and used as a template to upload my product model: TEST001 (as I said, worked great)/

then I downloaded the basic products attributes file and did the same, deleted all entires apart from one to use as a template which already had the attributes I want assigned and changed the model number to TEST001

when I click import it says:
Filename: attribtest01.csv
UPDATED! - Model: TEST001 | 0 | Size | Choose Siz |

when I go to the product TEST001 there are no attributes assigned to it?

the csv looks like this:

hope its something stupid? bit worried what the code is going off doing if when i go and check the product there is nothing set to it?

cheers

just found the answer, was because i wasnt naming the file correctly!
Attrib-Basic-EP_whateveryouwant.csv as per a previous post!

Mate you are genius, this is going to save me soooooo much time!

is there a way to set the 'display only' etc feilds on the attributes? not a problem if not as they are all the same so I can just run an sql query to do it in bulk. just wondered?

also notice that the sort orders don't adopt my defaults on the attributes, all set to 0?

but that said there is a admin function that can do that somewhere right?

philip937:

is there a way to set the 'display only' etc feilds on the attributes? not a problem if not as they are all the same so I can just run an sql query to do it in bulk. just wondered?

also notice that the sort orders don't adopt my defaults on the attributes, all set to 0?

but that said there is a admin function that can do that somewhere right?

You should be able to set display only using the detailed sheet. I don't remember off the top of my head if sort order has been incorporated in the the attributes code.

chadderuski:

You should be able to set display only using the detailed sheet. I don't remember off the top of my head if sort order has been incorporated in the the attributes code.

No probs mate, I think you can do sort orders using store manager?

The display only ill just set in phpmyadmin, I like the basic sheet don't really wanna mess with the complicated one ;)

Thanks again for this and to anyone else that may have contributed.

I guess the next improvement could be the inclusion on the basic attribute feild a in a main product import sheet? Or are they seoerate for a techical reason?