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      Import Existing or New Products via File

      Want to upload a file with your product information? Follow these steps!

      Important: Think of your data file as "knowledge" to educate the AI on your products. Here are a few tips to get quality content from your data! 

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      Importing products into a new catalog

      1. From the left-hand toolbar, click Import Products.
      2. Select Import from File as your Catalog Type.

      3. Name your Catalog.
      4. Click Upload File and choose or drag and drop the file you'd like to upload.

         Important note about your file:

        1. File type must be .csv or .xslsx & under 30 MB

        2. File name must avoid special characters

        3. Row 1 must contain the column headers so we can properly map Describely's fields to your data attributes

        4. Product titles are the only mandatory field

      5. Match Describely's fields with your file's columns by selecting the corresponding field from the drop-down menu. If needed, preview the selected column on the far right.

      Need to map multiple columns as keywords or image URLs? You can! To import product images, you must include live, publicly hosted URLs (either one URL per column or multiple URLs separated by commas).

       Note: If you have additional columns to import that don't match the fields on this page, don't fret! On the next page, you can map more product details, specifications, etc.


      6.   On the bottom right, click Save and Continue.
      7.   On the next page, you'll see any remaining columns you didn't map to Describely's                    default fields. Select up to 20 you'd like to import, and toggle whether to include them in        content.

      8.   On the bottom right, click Save and Continue. Voila! Your products have been imported to your new catalog.

      Note: By default, products imported through a file will be in a "Draft" status. 

      Now you're ready to jump right into creating your content rules and generating content in bulk!

      Importing or merging new products &data into an existing catalog

      Did you know you can import new products via file, even when using a store connector? Try it to create content for new products not in your sales platform yet!

      To add products to an existing catalog, you have 3 options based on your needs:

      • Overwrite or merge new data for products already in your catalog
      • Import all products as new products
      • Leave out data for products already in your catalog

      Follow these steps to add new products to your catalog:

      1. On the top right of your catalog, click + Add Product.
      2. Select Import From File.

      3. Click Upload File and choose or drag and drop the file you'd like to upload.
      4. Choose how you'd like to import product data into your existing catalog. 
        Note: You can merge data for products with the same Title OR SKU.
      5. Click Save & Continue.
      6. Match Describely's fields with your file's columns by selecting the corresponding field from the drop-down menu. If needed, preview the selected column on the far right.

      Need to map multiple columns as keywords or image URLs? You can! To import product images, you must include live, publicly hosted URLs (either one URL per column or multiple URLs separated by commas).

             Note: If you have additional columns to import that don't match the fields on this page,           don't fret! On the next page, you can map more product details, specifications, etc.

      7.   On the next page, you'll see any remaining columns you didn't map to Describely's                    default fields. Select up to 20 you'd like to import, and toggle whether to include them in        content.

      8.   On the bottom right, click Save and Continue. Voila! Your products have been imported           to your existing catalog.