Importing and Exporting Updated Product SKUs in Bulk
Cin7 Core allows changing your product SKUs in bulk through the Import/Export facility on the Products page. This makes the update process faster since you don't have to look for individual products and update their SKUs one by one when required.
Import and export is done via a CSV file. To know more about the CSV file template, see Template File Specifications.
You can import products with updated SKUs into Cin7 Core using a CSV file. For more information, see Importing Updated Product SKUs in Bulk.
You can also export updated SKUs out of Cin7 Core if required. For more information, see Exporting Updated Product SKUs in Bulk.
Prerequisites
Create products and services (recommended)
Users will need the Inventory: Products & Families permission in order to use this feature.
Template File Specifications
If product SKUs stored in a third-party system are updated, you need to export them out of the system into a CSV file. To help you prepare the file for import into Cin7 Core, the specifications of the template file that you will download under Step 3 in Importing product SKUs are given in Table 1.
COLUMN NAME |
VALUE TYPE |
COMMENT |
CurrentSKU |
String |
The product's current SKU. Cin7 Core will look for this SKU and update it with its new SKU. |
NewSKU |
String |
The product's new SKU. This will replace the current SKU in Cin7 Core after the Import process is completed. |
Name |
String |
The name of the product |
Importing Updated Product SKUs in Bulk
If you are using a third-party system for your products, you can import products with updated SKUs from your system to Cin7 Core via a CSV file, the specifications of which can be found in the Template File Specifications table above.
To import products with updated SKUs:
Navigate to Inventory → Products.
On the Products page, click the Import button at the top, then select Bulk SKU Change from the list.
On the Import SKU Updates page, download the template file, which has the correct product headings Cin7 Core needs to import the updated product SKUs. Take note of the download folder.
Navigate to the download folder, then open the template file (for the complete template file specifications, see Table 1).
Using Excel or another spreadsheet program, copy and paste the product SKUs that you exported out of your third-party system into the template. Make sure the data you copy matches the column headings provided in the template.
Import the file back into Cin7 Core by either dragging it into the designated spot or selecting it from your computer. If the upload is successful and an error message does not appear, proceed to Step 7. Otherwise, skip to Step 8.
If the template file does not have any issues, the records are uploaded into Cin7 Core.
An error message appears if there is an issue with the template file. If there are valid products that can be uploaded into Cin7 Core, click the Upload Valid Lines button to upload the valid products into Cin7 Core. To download a file with the invalid products, click the Download Invalid Lines button. Review the template file, making sure to check that it conforms with the template specifications outlined in Table 1, then repeat the process, starting with Step 6.
Exporting Updated Product SKUs in Bulk
You can export products with updated SKUs to a CSV file for further analysis and/or manipulation from outside the system, then either re-import it back to Cin7 Core or to another system, for example, your accounting application.
Navigate to Inventory → Products.
On the Products page, click the Export button at the top, then select Bulk SKU Change from the list.
When prompted, download the file to your computer, taking note of the download folder.