Google Base Feeder Support Thread [OLD]

digsshowroom:

I upgraded my Google Merchant Center feed successfully today, but all of my products are still being rejected for the reason that the "availability" attribute is missing. I have "Include Zero Quantity" and "Show Quantity" both set to true, as "Default Quantity" set to 8 in the admin config. However, all those do is create an attribute "Quantity" in my feed with a value of "8".

According to Google, the availability attribute only has four accepted values: "in stock", "available for order", "out of stock" and "preorder".

These are still not being included in my feed, though I don't know what I could have done wrong.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I have include zero quantity set to false, show quantity set to true, and 0 in default quantity. My feeds produce the availability attribute.

mybiz9999:

I have installed this add-on and create feed successfully.

But I am really shocked

The feed doesn't have many essential items required by Google

Froogle's feed specification is as below

http://www.google.com/support/merchants/bin/answer.py?answer=188494&expand=US

the missed elements include:

1:Unique Product Identifiers: Attributes to ensure your products appear on the right product page, such as brands, UPCs, and EANs.

2:google product category [google_product_category] - Google's category of the item

and etc

My questiones are:

**1:How to add the missed Must-have elements?

2:What software do you use to edit the XML file conveniently? **

I think the massive 'find and replacement ' is necessary to make the XML meet the google's criteria.

Thank you very much!!!1

You must enter the unique product identifiers on the product setup page. If you don't, the feed cannot populate those attributes. Two out of three are required. The categories are brand, (same as products manufacturer), MPN, (same as product model), and GITN, which includes stuff like UPC, ISBN, etc.

For Google Product Category you must select the appropriate category from the Google Taxonomy and enter the information in the Google Merchant Center Feeder Configuration on the line that reads Default Product Category.

For example, one of my sites is collectibles so I used the Google Taxonomy of Arts & Entertainment > Collectibles. The entry on that line is done as Arts & Entertainment > Collectibles.

laurelsstitchery:

I uploaded an updated feed this morning and now I'm getting the following error, "Missing required attribute: availability" on all 9830 items. I've never received any error related to availability, so I'm not sure what setting I need to change in the configuration. Any ideas?

Set include zero quantity to false, show quantity to true, and default quantity to 0.

RescoCCC:

Set include zero quantity to false, show quantity to true, and default quantity to 0.

Those are my settings, but I'm on an older version. I need version 1.10.2, but I don't think it's available any longer since 1.11.1 came out. I don't want to convert to UTF-8, so I guess I'm stuck.

laurelsstitchery:

Those are my settings, but I'm on an older version. I need version 1.10.2, but I don't think it's available any longer since 1.11.1 came out. I don't want to convert to UTF-8, so I guess I'm stuck.

You're not stuck. Give me a minute and I'll upload 1.10.2 to one of my sites and give you the link.

RescoCCC:

You're not stuck. Give me a minute and I'll upload 1.10.2 to one of my sites and give you the link.

Oh thank you!! :)

It is available under the downloads here on the ZC site - version 1.10.2 :

http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&products_id=473

See your PM.

pagypsy:

It is available under the downloads here on the ZC site - version 1.10.2 :

http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&products_id=473

Thanks! :)

RescoCCC:

See your PM.

Will do. Thanks! :)

Hi,can I create .txt feed rather than xml feed?

Thanks

Dear All,

I have few questions here.

I am using older ver. of google base feeder before. Now upgraded to Version: 1.10.2

1. The feed produced still Missing required attribute <availability>, where can I set it? I already set "Include Zero Quantity" to true.

2. Some character &, " will become ", I remember some fix can be done on googlefroogle.php, can anyone share it again?

3. Where is default Google Product Category?

Thanks

1. see post #3153 - worked for me

3. admin>configuration>Google Merchant Center Feeder Configuration>Default Product Category

(2/3rds of the way down the configuration page, above 'Display Tax')

I've been through this a number of times and I hope someone here can help.

I've gotten the newest base feeder installed and working, except for I keep getting a fastcgi error during the processing.

any help to allow it to process through 1300 listing would help.

Thank you!

RescoCCC:

You must enter the unique product identifiers on the product setup page. If you don't, the feed cannot populate those attributes. Two out of three are required. The categories are brand, (same as products manufacturer), MPN, (same as product model), and GITN, which includes stuff like UPC, ISBN, etc.

For Google Product Category you must select the appropriate category from the Google Taxonomy and enter the information in the Google Merchant Center Feeder Configuration on the line that reads Default Product Category.

1. Do you need 1.3.9h to have these UPI fields in the product setup page? I'm on 1.3.8a and only have 1 possibly relevant field 'Products Model'.

2. Can you only have one across-the-board Google Product Category or none? If so, I guess stores with mixed stock need to manually edit the file?

Hi Shedder

I need to break up my feed to go into different categories. Post #3091 briefly states how I do it.

For upc/isbn fields there is a mod you need to add.

http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&products_id=651

I haven't used that one myself.

I like the one provided on numinix site. That mod has a few other optional features and it allows you to display the isbn, upc in the product listing.

simon1066:

1. see post #3153 - worked for me

How can I search for post #3153?

posts are in numeric order. go back a few pages until you find it

Shedder:

1. Do you need 1.3.9h to have these UPI fields in the product setup page? I'm on 1.3.8a and only have 1 possibly relevant field 'Products Model'.

2. Can you only have one across-the-board Google Product Category or none? If so, I guess stores with mixed stock need to manually edit the file?

No, you don't need 1.3.9h. I have one site that's still running 1.38, (yeah, I know, I should upgrade), and the module works fine. BUT, you do need the Numinix Product Fields mod installed.

Yes, only one Google Product Category. Just select the most suitable from the Google taxonomy and you'll be fine. No need to manually edit the file.