The following describes the standard functionality of the Commerce5 Product Upload. Below are examples of custom functionality that can be added to enhance your product catalog management.
CounterPoint Item # = Magento SKU
CounterPoint Gridded Items
- CounterPoint Item # = Magento Configurable Product SKU
- CounterPoint Item#|GRID1|GRID2|GRID3 = Magento Associated Simple Product SKUs
- Ex: Item #: 1234 comes in Colors Black, Blue and Sizes Small, Medium
- 1234 = Configurable SKU
- 1234|BLACK|SMALL = Associated Simple SKU
- 1234|BLACK|MEDIUM = Associated Simple SKU
- 1234|BLUE|SMALL = Associated Simple SKU
- 1234|BLUE|MEDIUM = Associated Simple SKU
- Ex: Item #: 1234 comes in Colors Black, Blue and Sizes Small, Medium
CounterPoint Alternate Unit Items
- CounterPoint Item # = Magento Grouped Product SKU
- CounterPoint Item #^UNIT = Magento Associated Simple Product SKU
- Ex: Item # 1234 comes in CASE, 6 PACK, BOTTLE
- 1234 = Grouped SKU
- 1234^CASE = Associated Simple SKU
- 1234^6 PACK = Associated Simple SKU
- 1234^BOTTLE = Associated Simple SKU
- Ex: Item # 1234 comes in CASE, 6 PACK, BOTTLE
Standard Functionality Includes
- Using CounterPoint Ecommerce Category Tree
- Using CounterPoint HTML Description
- Using Image file or Item Number for uploading 1 image per product
- Upload the following fields
- Name
- Description
- Primary Vendor
- Price
- Special Price
- Quantity
- New Date From and To
- Special Price Date From and To
- Weight
- Tax Category
- Freight Amount
- Substitute Items as Related Products in Magento
List of Examples for Possible Custom Enhancements to the Product Upload Process
Note: the following requires the Magento Extension uRapidflow
- Uploading multiple images for a product
- Adding fields to CounterPoint Item Table for Meta Title, Meta Description, Meta Keywords
- Dynamically assigning products to Ecommerce Categories based on Item Attributes
- Parent-Child Items (1 Item is sold as many different products in Magento sharing the same base inventory)
- Uploading item attributes from Profile Codes, Attribute Codes, Alphanumeric fields, Numeric fields, Date fields, or any other Custom item field
- Color Swatch Tables (Map color options in Counterpoint to a list of valid color choices. Used for product filtering on site and data feeds to Ebay, Google, etc)
- Tier Pricing
- Customer Specific Pricing
- Populating Custom Magento Product Attributes
- Assigning Products to Different Magento Websites
- Creating Bundled Products in Magento from Bill of Material or Sales Kits in CounterPoint
- Endless additional possibilities