1. Access the Import Section
Go to Import / Export > Import in the left sidebar of your Elovate dashboard.
2. Add a New Import Job
Click "Add new import job".
3. Configure the Import Settings
Name: Give your import job a clear name.
Target Store: Select the relevant store view.
File Type: Feed url
Multi-Select Delimiter: If your file uses multi-select fields, specify the delimiter (e.g.
|or,).
4. Provide the Feed URL
For CSV or Excel files: Paste the direct link to the publicly accessible file. No login/authentication should be required.
5. Set Additional Options (Optional)
Create New Products on Missing SKUs: Enable this to create new products if they don’t exist.
Assign Products to Parent Categories: Enable to auto-assign products based on the deepest category provided.
6. Map Data Fields
Elovate tries to auto-map columns. You can adjust mappings manually.
Each field has options:
Update Empty: Only update if the value is not empty.
Skip Update: Don’t change existing values.
Delete: Clear existing values in Elovate.
7. Validate the Import
Click "Validate import" to check for errors. You’ll be redirected to the import overview and notified when validation is done.
8. Fix Errors (if any)
Go to the "Fix errors" tab. You can:
Skip Value: Import the row but ignore the problematic field.
Skip Item: Ignore the entire row.
Attribute Mapping: Map the incoming value to an existing attribute.
9. Final Review and Import
Go to "Review and import" to preview the data.
You can:
Run import now
Schedule import
Save import without running
10. Monitor Progress
After import, use the Logs tab to view how many products were added or updated. The Synchronization Log gives detailed results.