How to create a CSV data feed for your Conrad Shop
In this article, we’ll walk you through setting up a feed export in Plytix, ready to be uploaded to the Conrad platform. You’ll be able to prepare it quickly, in just a few steps, using our template, which includes the attributes required by Conrad.
ℹ️ Please note that this guide is intended as a useful resource for Plytix customers, but Plytix cannot be held responsible for use of third-party tools.
Setting up a Conrad Channel
Choosing products
Attribute Mapping
Defining Output Format
Processing the Feed
Settings
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Setting up a Conrad Channel
All Channels, including Conrad, are managed in the Channels section of Plytix. This area can be found on the top menu of the main navigation bar.
To create a new Conrad Channel:
- Go to the Channels section
- On the right of the screen, click "Add Channel"
- Then give your Channel a unique name, and choose Conrad
- Click "Add Channel"
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- You will be taken to the Channel Detail View where you will be greeted with some instructions that will tell you how to set up your Channel. You can add products and attributes to configure your Channel and you can also configure the settings for how to process the Channel data.
ℹ️ The "Instructions" tab becomes the "Process Log" tab after the channel is processed
Choosing Products
Add a Product list containing the products you want to include in your feed by navigating to the "Products" tab and choosing a list from the dropdown menu. Alternatively, you may choose to create a new list by clicking "+ Create a list".
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Attribute Mapping
The third tab in your Conrad Channel setup is called "Mapping". This is where you'll match attributes from Plytix to Conrad fields.
ℹ️ Some of the attributes have an asterisk (*) next to their name, indicating that they are mandatory for your feed to be processed
Choosing and Transforming Attributes
In the "Attributes" tab, select the attributes you want to make up your feed.
- Click "Add Attributes".
- Select the attributes that have the content (not necessarily the name) that matches the content you want to output in the feed. When you are finished, click the "Apply" button.
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Now that you have selected your attributes, you may need to transform them. To make any transformations, click the "Settings" icon next to the attribute or add a new "Attribute Transformation".
💡 All attributes can be configured to show a different output name and other handy options. You can also create new attributes based on formulas by adding an Attribute Transformation.
Defining Output Format
In the "Format" tab of your channel, you can configure the order in which your attributes should be displayed, and whether to include attribute values for product parents, variants, sub-variants or all.
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Processing the Feed
To finalize the feed, you need to process it. It will then generate a feed link and file that you can use in your Conrad shop.
To process your feed:
- Go to the top of the Channel area.
- Click the "Process now" button. In the next window that appears, adjust settings and click "Start processing"
Once the feed has completed processing, you will see a link below the feed name. You can now use it to import your product information into your Conrad account.
Settings
Schedule recurring processing in the "Settings" tab of your Channel to automate product content updates
💡 Note that this will automatically turn your channel into "Live", and it will then be counted towards your total count of Live Outputs.
Additionally, from the Settings tab of your channel, you can also change the file name, send a copy of your file to Dropbox or an FTP server, and create Webhooks
