Adding your product data

Created by Aneta Węglarz, Modified on Thu, 28 Nov at 1:56 PM by Aneta Węglarz

Adding an input feed

After creating the project, the next step is to add products.

A file can be in any of the common formats (XML, CSV, Google Sheets). In most cases, the product feeds are automatically updated from the eCommerce platform. If you don't have the product feed, talk to your IT specialist or your eCommerce platform's customer support about how to get it. Product data can be added in two ways:

- Uploading a file (input feed) with all products data.
- Manually entering data for each product.

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Go to the Feed settings tab and click on Add new feed.

In this section, we can also add our project to the comparison websites that are available to us

Fill in the data of the source file

Name of feed - the name of the uploaded feed.
Url to your feed - the link to the product feed.
Choose connection feed - download products using an API connection directly from the shop page,
In supplementary feed - overwrite the master file with additional data,
Advanced - fill out this tab if your feed is in CSV format or encrypted.
- Login - the login to provide access to the file.
- Password - the password to access the file.
- Type of file - the format of the file.
- CSV column separator - the column separator in the CSV file.
- CSV feed enclosure - the field enclosure in the CSV file.

In the next step, we proceed to mapping. The columns from the file will be matched with the columns that will be in Sembot. If any attribute is not automatically mapped, you can manually map it by selecting from the attribute list or creating your own mapping.

Once all the attributes have been mapped, click on "Save new input feed" to save the input feed.

In the next step, the Sembot will redirect you back to the "Feed" tab, where you will be able to set the file parse frequency.

Parsing Hour- the time when the product feed is updated in Sembot.

⚠️ It is recommended to follow this schedule: E-commerce platform feed refresh time → +2h → feed processing time in Sembot → +2h → feed processing time in GMC.

For example, if the store updates the feed at 1:00 AM, it's best to set the parsing time in Sembot to 3:00 AM, and then in the GMC account to 5:00 AM. This ensures a seamless and continuous product feed update.

Uploading a file (input feed) with data for each product

Adding your product data

After creating the project, the next step is to add products.

- Uploading a file (input feed) with all products data.
- Manually entering data for each product.

Go to the Feed settings tab and click on Add new feed.

In this section, we can also add our project to the comparison websites that are available to us

Fill in the data of the source file

Name of feed - the name of the uploaded feed.

Url to your feed - the link to the product feed.

Advanced - fill out this tab if your feed is in CSV format or encrypted.

Login - the login to provide access to the file.

Password - the password to access the file.

Type of file - the format of the file.

CSV column separator - the column separator in the CSV file.

CSV feed enclosure - the field enclosure in the CSV file.

In the next step, we proceed to mapping. The columns from the file will be matched with the columns that will be in Sembot. If any attribute is not automatically mapped, you can manually map it by selecting from the attribute list or creating your own mapping.

Once all the attributes have been mapped, click on "Save new input feed" to save the input feed.

To manually add products to the tool, go to the created project and click on the red plus icon located in the bottom right corner -> Add product.

On the screen, a form will appear where you can provide information about your product. After filling in the details, click on Save.

Adding your product data

After creating the project, the next step is to add products.

- Uploading a file (input feed) with all products data.- Manually entering data for each product.

Go to the Feed settings tab and click on Add new feed.

In this section, we can also add our project to the comparison websites that are available to us

Fill in the data of the source file

Name of feed - the name of the uploaded feed.

Url to your feed - the link to the product feed.

Advanced - fill out this tab if your feed is in CSV format or encrypted.

Login - the login to provide access to the file.

Password - the password to access the file.

Type of file - the format of the file.

CSV column separator - the column separator in the CSV file.

CSV feed enclosure - the field enclosure in the CSV file.

In the next step, we proceed to mapping. The columns from the file will be matched with the columns that will be in Sembot. If any attribute is not automatically mapped, you can manually map it by selecting from the attribute list or creating your own mapping.

Once all the attributes have been mapped, click on "Save new input feed" to save the input feed.

To manually add products to the tool, go to the created project and click on the red plus icon located in the bottom right corner -> Add product.

On the screen, a form will appear where you can provide information about your product. After filling in the details, click on Save.

- Uploading a file (input feed) with all products data.
- Manually entering data for each product.