Instructions for uploading products with csv uploader

1. Fill the id column ( first column ) only if the product with that id needs to be edited. New product does not need id.

2. Code ( second column ) is mandatory. It is code of the product being added or edited. Duplicate value is not accepted. It will show error and the row and the rows after it wont be uploaded

3. Quantity ( third column ) is mandatry. Please enter a numeric value . It means the no of products in the stock

4. Master Category ( fourth column ) is mandatory . Enter the main category name here. If checkbox with label ‘ Insert New Categories form CSV ?? ‘ is checked new category will be created in database if the category with same name does not exist.

5. Category , Sub Category  ( fifth, sixth and seventh column ) is not mandatory. Enter the category in the hierarchy that the products rests on.

6. tax inclusion ( eighth column ) is mandatory. Insert ‘ No ‘ if the product is not taxable . ‘ Yes ‘ if it is taxable

7. vat inclusion ( ninth column ) is mandatory. Insert ‘ No ‘ if the product is not vat applicable ‘ Yes ‘ if it is vat applicable

8 free shipping ( tenth column ) is mandatory. Insert ‘ Yes ‘ if it is the products ships for free . No if the shipping charge is required

9 meta description ( eleventh column )   ( mandatory ) enter the meta description for the product

10 meta keyword ( twelth column )  ( mandatory ) enter the meta keyword for the product

11 name ( thirteenth column )  ( mandatory ) enter the name for the product .

12 Original Price ( fourteenth column ) ( mandatory ) enter the price of the product

13. Discounted Price ( fifteenth column ) ( optional ) enter the discounted price of the product (this price will be applicable as price of product if entered )

14. Product Weight ( sixteenth column ) ( optional ) enter the numeric value of the product weight. Do not include unit. unit will be the default unit that is applicable in the shop

15. Description ( seventeenth column ) (  mandatory ) Enter the product description.

16. Promoline ( eighteenth column ) ( mandatory ) Enter the promo line for the product.

17. Manufacturer ( nineteenth column ) ( mandatory ) Enter the product manufacturer name. If the manufacturer name is not present in the database new manufacturer will be added.

18. attribute 1, Value 1 , Unit 1 and so on ( optional ) . Enter the product specific attribute name , its value and its unit. Maximum 10 such attributes can be added.

19. image 1 to image 7 ( optional ) . Enter the product image names .

The names should not contain special characters.

The images with the same name should be uploaded to

images/products/productdetail directory ( size should be 800 X 600 )
images/products/thumbnails directory ( size should be 80 X 80 )
images/products/thumbnail2 directory ( size should be 296 X 300 )
images/products/thumbnail3 directory ( size should be 100 X 66 )

Other insturctions

1. Do not keep  ‘ , ‘ in the value . Keep [comma] in where it is needed.

2. Do not keep rows empty ( the rows below the empty row wont be uploaded )

Note: This instruction is applicable for Boss Cart Premium Version 1.5.8 .

Setps to Turn Boss Cart Premium to White Label Shopping Cart

1. Install the software
2. Log in to shopkeeper control panel
3. Click on ‘ Vocabulary ‘ >> ‘ Vocabulary ‘
4. Search for word bosscart .
5. You will get 10 to 15 results.
6. Change the word Boss Cart to your own ‘ Label ‘ in the textbox
7. Press submit to save the changes.
8. All the words ‘ Boss Cart ‘ will now be changed to your label
9. To change the link to take to your own main site instead of Boss Cart

a> open page shopkeeper/footer.php

b> replace http://www.bosscart.com/premium-shopping-cart/ with your own link

c> open page shopkeeper/login.php

d> replace http://www.bosscart.com/premium-shopping-cart/ with your own link

e> open page shopkeeper/ forgotpassword.php

f> replace http://www.bosscart.com/premium-shopping-cart/ with your own link

g> open page templates/4.css/footer.php

h> replace http://www.bosscart.com/premium-shopping-cart/ with your own link

i> similary open templates/4.css/footer.php

j> replace http://www.bosscart.com/premium-shopping-cart/ with your own link

Thank You

Instructions for uploading products with CSV uploader

1. Fill the id column ( first column ) only if the product with that id needs to be edited. New product does not need id.

2. Code ( second column ) is mandatory. It is code of the product being added or edited. Duplicate value is not accepted. It will show error and the row and the rows after it wont be uploaded

3. Quantity ( third column ) is mandatory. Please enter a numeric value . It means the no of products in the stock

4. Master Category ( fourth column ) is mandatory . Enter the main category name here. If checkbox with label ‘ Insert New Categories form CSV ?? ‘ is checked new category will be created in database if the category with same name does not exist.

5. Category , Sub Category  ( fifth, sixth and seventh column ) is not mandatory. Enter the category in the hierarchy that the products rests on.

6. tax inclusion ( eighth column ) is mandatory. Insert ‘ No ‘ if the product is not taxable . ‘ Yes ‘ if it is taxable

7. vat inclusion ( ninth column ) is mandatory. Insert ‘ No ‘ if the product is not vat applicable ‘ Yes ‘ if it is vat applicable

8 free shipping ( tenth column ) is mandatory. Insert ‘ Yes ‘ if it is the products ships for free . No if the shipping charge is required

9 meta description ( eleventh column )   ( mandatory ) enter the meta description for the product

10 meta keyword ( twelth column )  ( mandatory ) enter the meta keyword for the product

11 name ( thirteenth column )  ( mandatory ) enter the name for the product .

12 Original Price ( fourteenth column ) ( mandatory ) enter the price of the product

13. Discounted Price ( fifteenth column ) ( optional ) enter the discounted price of the product (this price will be applicable as price of product if entered )

14. Product Weight ( sixteenth column ) ( optional ) enter the numeric value of the product weight. Do not include unit. unit will be the default unit that is applicable in the shop

15. Description ( seventeenth column ) (  mandatory ) Enter the product description.

16. Promoline ( eighteenth column ) ( mandatory ) Enter the promo line for the product.

17. Manufacturer ( nineteenth column ) ( mandatory ) Enter the product manufacturer name. If the manufacturer name is not present in the database new manufacturer will be added.

18. attribute 1, Value 1 , Unit 1 and so on ( optional ) . Enter the product specific attribute name , its value and its unit. Maximum 10 such attributes can be added.

Other instructions

1. Do not keep  ‘ , ‘ in the value . Keep [comma] in where it is needed.

2. Do not keep rows empty ( the rows below the empty row wont be uploaded )

3. The fields should be in the first row of the csv file. The rows below the first row are considered product rows.

4. To obtain the csv file format please follow the instructions below

i> Login to shopkeeper control panel

ii> Click on the uploader tools

iii> Click on csv uploader

iv> Click on ‘ download previous data ‘ .

v> A csv file will start downloading. It will contain previous products in store.

Thank You

Google Base simple slogan aptly describes the services it offers “Post it on Base, find it in Google.” every item, product or services posted and accepted into Google Base will be found in Google search, usually withing a few hours, and quite high up on the first page of search result, much faster than urls submitted to Google search directly. Submitting your product to Google Base is a must if you want to take advantage of the free traffic Google could drive to your website.

To make submitting your product to Google Base, Boss Cart Premium contains Google Base exporter tool, it makes uploading all product in your shop to Google Base very easy.
The step-by-step guide below shows how to use Boss Cart Premium’s built in tool to export product to Base.

Here are some Google Base related urls:

• Google Base homepage : http://base.google.com/base/
• Google Base data description page : http://base.google.co.uk/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en_GB&answer=73932

Here is the step-by-step uploader tutorial.

1. 
   Login to Boss Cart Premium admin interface, expand uploader tools, click on “download previous CSV for Google Base”.

2. In the open window after step one, select “Save file” and download the CSV dump to your computer.

3. Go to Google Base login page and login to your Base account.

4. Browse to Data Feeds, Select New Data Feeds.

5. You need to complete the form in this page, pay particular attention to the name you call the data feed filename, it must be the exact name of the data feed filename you downloaded at step 1.

6.  Click on Manual upload file.

7.  Browse to your computer and select the file you download at step 2 and you are done. You should get a feedback from Google Base letting you know the upload is successful.