MM1079-0212910 - Adding Features to an Existing StoreFill in the path of your flat file or click on the Upload File button. Choose the delimiter character, or string of characters, used to separate fields in each record of the file.DelimiterBy default, Miva Merchant will look for a tab character (ASCII 9) as the delimiting character between fields in each record. If your import file uses a different delimiter between fields select Other, and enter that character or string of characters in the text field provided. Click Next. A new form appears with the path to the data file.Existing ProductsIn the case when you are importing product records that match some which already exist in the store, the following options give you the choice of how to handle any possible data collision. If you are importing product information into your store for the first time you may leave the default Keep The Existing Products option selected here as there aren’t any existing products to worry about. The Product Code is the only required field.PreviousThe Previous button takes you back to the previous screen.ImportThe Import button will process your request and import the file requested.ResetThe Reset button will take you to the previous screen and clear the data File text box.Note: If the file you just imported does not show all your fields, the problem may be thatyou did not save your data file as a text file. Bringing in a.doc or.xls file will not work.Keep The Existing ProductsSelect this option if you are importing a file that contains the same product records that already exist in your store plus new records that do not. Miva Merchant will add the new product records that were not in the store previously – leaving the existing product records in the store untouched.
