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Integration alternatives


A. Manual or Scripted load and update data in IM/PIM using files – 1. Export and update Customer Product and Attribute data in to a CSV file – 2. Schedule and automate script to export, transfer and send file – 3. Receive, Import CSV in to urb-it IM/PIM B. Load and update data using REST API in IM/PIM – 1. Export updated Customer Product and Attribute data – 2. POST updated data – 3. Receive, insert updatesto urb-it IM/PIM [block:image] { "images": [ { "image": [ "https://files.readme.io/40c50ad-Screen_Shot_2016-08-18_at_10.17.55.png", "Screen Shot 2016-08-18 at 10.17.55.png", 1094, 313, "#e6f3b7" ], "sizing": "full" } ] } [/block] Same data structure of products and article related data can be transferred using several alternatives – Document explaining the alternatives and data structure of the CSV template https://github.com/urbitassociates/Integration/blob/master/files/urb-it%20request%20Product%20Article%20data%20v4.pdf [block:image] { "images": [ { "image": [ "https://files.readme.io/0564bf6-Screen_Shot_2016-08-26_at_11.13.51.png", "Screen Shot 2016-08-26 at 11.13.51.png", 1101, 259, "#99f4f4" ], "sizing": "full" } ] } [/block] Data structure for product and article related fields [block:image] { "images": [ { "image": [ "https://files.readme.io/3dda194-Screen_Shot_2016-08-23_at_08.18.07.png", "Screen Shot 2016-08-23 at 08.18.07.png", 1377, 519, "#1b243e" ] } ] } [/block] Sample of an empty CSV template file – to be filled in with customer specific fields – CSV template can be downloaded from https://github.com/urbitassociates/Integration/blob/master/files/IMS%20CSV%20template%20v3.xlsx [block:image] { "images": [ { "image": [ "https://files.readme.io/2761eb5-Screen_Shot_2016-08-23_at_08.19.24.png", "Screen Shot 2016-08-23 at 08.19.24.png", 1377, 68, "#eeeee2" ] } ] } [/block] Instructions for using the CSV template file – 1. Please fill the rows with your data ! – 2. Send the csv-file via email to [email protected] – 3. Consider to use automation via script or code either via sending file, using urb-it REST APIs or both