HowTo: Import packaging units

This document shows how to extend the list of the packaging unit types available by default (box, bag, palette) by importing packaging unit information and types using a CSV file.

Import packaging unit types

The CSV file for import must have a name field populated.

To import packaging units types, in the ProductPackagingUnitDataImport/data/import/product_packaging_unit.csv file, run the following command:

console data:import product-packaging-unit-type

To import packaging unit types from your file, indicate a path to it:

console data:import product-packaging-unit-type -f path_to_file.csv

The imported packaging unit types appear in the spy_product_packaging_unit_type database table.

Import packaging units information

You can import the following product packaging unit information using a CSV file:

• Define a packaging unit for a specific product concrete by populating the concrete_sku and packaging_unit_type_name fields. Both fields are required.
• In the lead_product_sku field, define a lead product.
• Define the default amount (default_amount) included in the packaged product.
• In the is_amount_variable field, set amount restrictions: 1 if the amount can be changed and 0 if it cannot be changed.
• In the amount_min and amount_max fields, define the minimum and maximum number of items, respectively.
• In the amount_interval field, set the the interval for the quantity that a customer can buy.

Import packaging units information from the ProductPackagingUnitDataImport/data/import/product_packaging_unit.csv file:

console data:import product-packaging-unit

To import packaging unit data from your file, indicate a path to it:

console data:import product-packaging-unit -f path_to_file.csv

The import populates only the spy_product_packaging_unit table with the respective data.

After the import, the packaging unit information is saved to the storage in the Back Office, in Maintenance > Storage, there are Redis keys: product_packaging_unit:{redis_key_suffix_column}.