Category Export

Category export profile

Data from all category stores can be exported to PlentyMarkets using Category Export Profile.

Category export profile steps

Locate the profile

  1. On the Admin sidebar, go to SoftCommerce > Profiles > Manage Profiles.
  2. From the list of profiles choose Category Export [PM].
Configuration
Configuration

General Configuration

  • Name — Edit profile internal name. For example, Category Export.
  • Profile Type - This selection cannot be edited once the profile has been created. To change profile type ID, the profile needs to be deleted and new one created.
General Configuration
General Configuration

Configuration Wizard

Configuration wizard enables you to go through a number of steps in order to configure and test PlentyMarkets connection.

Click on Configuration Wizard and go through the following steps:

Step: Client
  • Choose PlentyMarkets client configuration from dropdown selection.
  • Or create new client connection if one doesn’t exist.
General Configuration
Configuration Wizard. Step: Client
Step: Connection
  • Click on Test Connection to test connection.
General Configuration
Configuration Wizard. Step: Connection
Step: Configurations
  • Click on Collect Configuration to collect configuration data.
General Configuration
Configuration Wizard. Step: Configurations
Step: Scheduler

This step is optional.

  • Choose Schedule Task from dropdown selection.
  • Or create new schedule task if one doesn’t exist.
General Configuration
Configuration Wizard. Scheduler
Step: Client Data

This step is optional.

  • Click on Collect Client Data to collect all categories from PlentyMarkets.
General Configuration
Configuration Wizard. Client Data
Step: Summary
  • Click on Finish Setup to return to main configuration view.
General Configuration
Configuration Wizard. Client Data

Client Configuration

You can skip this section if you've used configuration wizard to set it up.

Expand the Client Configuration section and do the following:

Setup Client Connection

  • Client — Select PlentyMarkets client.
  • Or click edit to manage PlentyMarkets client configuration in popup window.

Collect Client Configurations

  • Collect Configuration Data - Click this button to collect client configuration data.

Delete Client Configurations

  • Delete Configuration Data - Click this button to delete client configuration data.
Client Configuration
Client Configuration

Schedule Configuration

Expand the Schedule Configuration section and do the following:

Enable Schedule

  • Enable Schedule — Select Yes/No to enable / disable automatic category export using cron scheduler task.

Choose Schedule Task

  • Schedule - Select, create or edit particular schedule task.

Process Batch Size

  • Process Batch Size - Enter numeric value for process batch size. We recommend setting this to 100.

Process History

  • Enable History - Select Yes/No to enable / disable schedule history.
  • View Schedules - Click on view schedule button to view recent schedule history.
Schedule Configuration
Schedule Configuration

Http API Configuration

Expand the Http API Configuration section and do the following:

API Behaviour

  • API Behaviour - Select Add/Append or Replace
Add/Append behaviour collects recently updated data, whereas replace behaviour collects all data.

API Collection Size

  • API Collection Size - Enter numeric value for number of items returned per page by API requests. Default: 50. Max: 500.
Http API Configuration
Http API Configuration

Store Configuration

Expand the Store Configuration section and do the following:

Store Mapping

  • Store - Select Magento store.
  • Client - Select PlentyMarkets’ client.
  • Locale - Select applicable locale.
Store Configuration
Store Configuration

Category Configuration

Expand the Category Configuration section and do the following:

Root Category Mapping

  • Magento Category - Select Magento root category.
  • PlentyMarkets Category - Select PlentyMarkets root category.
Attribute Configuration
Category Configuration

Attribute Mapping

  • Plenty Property - Select PlentyMarkets category property.
  • Magento Attribute - Select Magento category attribute
Attribute Configuration
Category Configuration

Event Configuration

Expand the Event Configuration section and do the following:

  • Add New Categories To Export Queue - Select Yes/No to add newly created categories in Magento to export queue.
  • Delete Categories Externally - Select Yes/No to remove categories from PlentyMarkets when category is deleted in Magento.
Event Configuration
Event Configuration

Log Configuration

Expand the Log Configuration section and do the following:

  • Log request data to file - Select Yes/No to log request data.
  • Log response data to file - Select Yes/No to log response data.
Log Configuration
Log Configuration

Creating New Profile
Category Import