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Edit Easy Populate to Add New/Extra Fields

Before you go about editing easy populate to add extra fields, an important decision has to be made. In which table are these extra fields going to be located? In Product table or in a separate table?

Adding new/extra fields to the products table is simpler compare to adding new/extra fields to a separate table.

Adding easy populate new/extra fields to the products table

0. Backup your database and your file.

1. Create new/extra fields in the products table. This can be done directly through phpMyAdmin if you have direct access to your database or through scripting in case you don’t.

2. Edit easy populate import.

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3. Edit easy populate export

4. Test to confirm changes

Adding easy populate new/extra fields to a separate table

Update Inventory with Supplier’s CSV, Tab, XML Inventory Feed

When your supplier provides XML, CSV or tab delimited data feeds of their inventories, the best thing to do is to implement an automated system that can take this feed and use it to update  your store pricing and stock levels. For a small store this can be done manually via Easy Populate easily. However for a mid-size ( up to 500 product) to large store (more than 10,000 products), using Easy Populate to manually load products becomes tedious.

I have develop a system which can handle single or multiple data feeds in any file format to load products into stores from classic oscommerce,  to zen cart, to cre loaded, etc. This a real time inventory feed. The system is easy to use, can be configured to include products attribute option, attribute option values, download product images, and does not need any manual intervention. It effectively gives a store owner the ability to focus exclusive on running the business rather than chasing inventory because of constant update.

This system works with virtual any supplier inventory feed for including Petra, Synnex, Doba, dbldistributing, trademarkcommerce, CNET, Effex Media, Murphysmagic, etc. Contact me today for references and a free consultation on how to implement on your store.

Inventory Update Script
Method and System for Loading Large Amount of Product Attributes without using Easy Populate

Reference Sites
automated inventory load & update cre loaded: www.collegegiftregistry.com
automated inventory load & update cre loaded: www.strutmanelectronics.com
automated inventory load & update cre loaded: www.promgowns4less.com

automated inventory load & update zen cart: www.mscom2000.com
automated inventory load & update zen cart: www.shopthe7.com/pokershop/