8.1.x

Import Configuration Reference

This page describes the elements in the import configuration schema. The import configuration schema (schemaImportConfig.xsd) is located in the schema subdirectory of the Import-Export installation directory and can be used to validate your import configuration files.

<importconfiguration>

The importconfiguration element is the root element in the import configuration XML file.

Attributes: None

Child elements:

note

Child elements are ordered.

  • xmlvalidation

    Number of Occurrences: 1

    Specifies whether to validate all the XML files in the import package before importing.

  • importstrategy

    Number of Occurrences: 0..1

    Specifies how the Import-Export handles conflicts between the data it is importing and the existing data.

  • packager

    Number of Occurrences: 1

    Specifies how the data being imported is packaged.

  • retrieval

    Number of Occurrences: 1

    Specifies the location of the data being imported.

  • transformerschain

    Number of Occurrences: 0..1

    Specifies a set of transformations to apply to the data before it is imported

<xmlvalidation>

Specifies whether to validate all the XML files in the import package before importing. If set to true, the import operation will not proceed if any of the files are invalid. If set to false, all valid files are imported and errors are logged for all invalid files.

Disabling validation may improve performance when importing large data files, but should not be disabled if the data files have been modified manually.

Possible values are true (1) or false (0).

Parent element: <importconfiguration>

Attributes: None

Child elements: None

<importstrategy>

Specifies the data to import.

Parent element: <importconfiguration>

Attributes: None

Child elements:

  • <importer>

    Number of Occurrences: 0..*

    Specifies the type of data to import

<importer>

Specifies the type of object to import. Dependencies of those objects are also imported (see below).

Parent element: <importstrategy>

Attributes:

  • type

    Specifies the type of objects to be imported. Supported values are:

    • PRODUCT

      Import products (and product bundles) and their associated categories and catalogs. The product data must be stored in the import package in a file named products.xml.

      If importing product bundles, the system always performs a CLEAR_COLLECTION. RETAIN_COLLECTION is not available for product bundles.

    • CATALOG

      Import catalogs. The catalog data must be stored in the import package in a file named catalogs.xml.

    • CATEGORY

      Import categories and their associated catalogs. The category data must be stored in the import package in a file named categories.xml.

    • PROMOTION

      Import promotions and (optionally) their associated conditions and eligibilities.

      The promotion data must be stored in the import package in a file named promotions.xml. Condition and eligibility data, if included, must be stored in the import package in a file named condition_rules.xml.

    • SYSTEMCONFIGURATION

      Import system configuration settings. The setting data must be stored in the import package in a file named system_configuration.xml.

    • PRICELISTDESCRIPTOR

      Import price lists and (optionally) their base amounts. The price lists must be stored in the import package in a file named price_lists.xml. The base amounts, if included, must be stored in the import package in a file named base_amounts.xml.

    • PAYMENT_PROVIDER

      Import payment providers and store properties. The payment providers must be stored in the import package in a file named payment_providers.xml.

    • PRICELISTASSIGNMENT

      Import price list assignments. The price list assignments must be stored in a file named price_list_assignments.xml.

    • WAREHOUSE

      Import warehouses. The warehouses must be stored in a file named warehouses.xml.

    • TAXCODE

      Import tax codes. The tax codes must be stored in a file named tax_codes.xml.

    • TAXJURISDICTION

      Import tax jurisdictions. The tax jurisdictions must be stored in a file named tax_jurisdictions.xml.

    • STORE

      Import stores. The stores must be stored in a file named stores.xml.

    • STORE_ASSOCIATION

      Import store associations. The store associations must be stored in a file named store_associations.xml.

    • CUSTOMERPROFILE_ATTRIBUTE

      Import customer profile attributes. The customer profile attributes must be stored in a file named customerprofile_attributes.xml.

    • CMUSER

      Import CMusers and optionally following:

      • The user roles
      • Price lists
      • Catalogs
      • Stores
      • Warehouses
      • User password histories associated with the CMuser

      The CMusers must be stored in a file named cmusers.xml

    • USER_ROLE

      Import user roles and (optionally) user permissions. User roles must be stored in a file named user_roles.xml.

    • CUSTOMER

      Import customers. Customers must be stored in a file named customers.xml.

    • PROMOTION

      Import promotions. Promotions must be stored in a file named promotions.xml.

    • COUPONSET

      Import coupon sets and (optionally) the coupons in the coupon set. Coupon sets must be stored in a file named coupon_sets.xml.

    • GIFT_CERTIFICATE

      Import gift certificates. Gift certificates must be stored in a file named gift_certificates.xml.

    • SHIPPING_SERVICE_LEVEL

      Import shipping service level. Shipping service levels must be stored in a file named shipping_service_levels.xml.

    • SHIPPING_REGION

      Import shipping regions. Shipping regions must be stored in a file named shipping_regions.xml.

    • SAVED_CONDITION

      Import saved conditions. Saved conditions must be stored in a file named saved_conditions.xml.

    • CM_IMPORT_JOB

      Import CM import jobs and (optionally) CM import mappings. CM import jobs must be stored in a file named cmimportjobs.xml

    • DATA_POLICY

      Import data policies. You must store the data policies with the file name data_policies.xml. Only the items that do not exist in the system are imported.

    • CUSTOMER_CONSENT

      Import customer consents. You must store the customer consents with the file name customer_consents.xml. Only the items that do not exist in the system are imported

Child elements:

note

Child elements are ordered.

  • <importstrategy>

    Number of Occurrences: 0..1

    Specifies how the Import-Export tool resolves conflicts between data in the import package and existing data in the destination.

  • <dependentelements>

    Number of Occurrences: 0..1

    Specifies how dependencies of each item type are handled

<importstrategy>

Specifies how the Import-Export tool resolves conflicts during an import operation. Conflicts occur if the code of the item in the import package matches the code of an item in the destination system.

Possible values are:

  • INSERT: Only import items that do not exist in the system
  • INSERT_OR_UPDATE: Import items that do not exist in the system and update items that already exist
  • UPDATE: Only update items that already exist in the system

Parent element: <importer>

Attributes: None

Child elements: None

<dependentelements>

Specifies how the dependencies of each item type are handled.

Parent element: <importer>

Attributes: None

Child elements:

  • <dependentelement>

    Number of Occurrences: 0..*

    Specifies how the dependencies of an item type are handled

<dependentelement>

Determines how dependencies of the specified item type are handled. For example, a product has a set of associated attributes. During an import operation, the product being imported may have a different set of associated attributes than the product in the destination system. This setting specifies whether the existing attributes on the product are removed and replaced with the imported attributes, or if the new attributes are added to the existing set of attributes.

note

If the import configuration does not contain a dependentelement for a particular item type, then the default behavior for dependencies of that item type is CLEAR_COLLECTION.

Supported values are:

  • CLEAR_COLLECTION: Remove all existing dependencies of this type before adding new dependencies from the import package
  • RETAIN_COLLECTION: Keep existing dependencies of this type and add only new dependencies from the import package, if any
note

The payment_methods collection element only supports the CLEAR_COLLECTION value. If any other value is used, the Import-Export tool will return an exception.

Parent element: <dependentelements>

Attributes:

  • type

    Specifies the type of dependency.

    For categories (CATEGORY), possible values are:

    • CATEGORY_ATTRIBUTES

    For products (PRODUCT), possible values are:

    • PRODUCT_ASSOCIATIONS
    • PRODUCT_CATEGORY_ASSIGNMENTS
    • PRODUCT_ATTRIBUTES
    • PRODUCT_CATALOG_PRICES
    • PRODUCT_PRICE_CURRENCIES
    • PRODUCT_PRICE_TIERS
    • SKU_CATALOG_PRICES
    • SKU_PRICE_CURRENCIES
    • SKU_PRICE_TIERS
    • PRODUCT_SKUS
    • PRODUCT_SKU_PRICING
    • SKU_ATTRIBUTES

    For system configuration settings (SYSTEMCONFIGURATION), possible values are:

    • SETTING_VALUES
    • SETTING_METADATA

    For price lists (PRICELISTDESCRIPTOR), possible values are:

    • BASE_AMOUNTS

    For payment providers (PAYMENT_PROVIDER), possible values are:

    • PAYMENT_PROVIDER_PROPERTIES

    For user roles (USER_ROLE), possible values are:

    • USER_PERMISSIONS

    For coupon sets (COUPONSET), possible values are:

    • COUPONSET (Represents the individual coupons in the coupon set.)

    For CM import jobs (CM_IMPORT_JOB), possible values are:

    • CM_IMPORT_MAPPINGS

Child elements: None

<packager>

Specifies how the data being imported is packaged.

Parent element: <importconfiguration>

Attributes:

  • type

    Number of Occurrences: 0..1

    Supported values are:

    • ZIP: The data being imported is packaged in a zip archive
    • NONE: The data being imported is not packaged. The individual data files are stored in uncompressed format on the file system

Child elements: None

<retrieval>

Specifies the location of the data being imported.

Parent element: <importconfiguration>

Attributes: None

Child elements:

note

Child elements are ordered.

  • <method>

    Number of Occurrences: 0..1

    Specifies the data import method. The only supported value is FILE.

  • <source>

    Number of Occurrences: 0..1

    Specifies the directory that contains the files to be imported. Can be an absolute path or relative to the Import-Export tool directory

<method>

Specifies the data import method. The only supported value is FILE.

Parent element: <retrieval>

Attributes: None

Child elements: None

<source>

Specifies the directory that contains the files to be imported. Can be an absolute path or relative to the Import-Export tool directory. If the packager (child of importconfiguration) element’s type is ZIP, source must specify a zip file. If type is NONE, source must specify a directory.

Parent element: <retrieval>

Attributes: None

Child elements: None

<transformerschain>

Specifies a set of transformations to apply to the data before it is imported.

Parent element: <importconfiguration>

Attributes: None

Child elements:

  • <transformer>

    Number of Occurrences: 0..1

    Specifies a transformation to apply to the data before it is imported

<transformer>

Specifies a transformation to apply to the data before it is packaged.

Parent element: <transformerschain>

Attributes: None

Child elements:

  • <type>

    Number of Occurrences: 0..1

    The qualified class name of the transformer. The specified class must be on the Import-Export tool’s classpath

<type>

The fully qualified class name of the transformer. The specified class must be on the Import-Export tool’s classpath.

Parent element: <transformer>

Attributes: None

Child elements: None

Last updated on 6/10/2025
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