How to setup product import rules to automatically update products from catalogues

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Jul 09, 2015
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  1. Go to Administration > Product Import Rules

  2. Select the Products rule

  3. Click on Copy to make a copy of the standard/built-in rule
  4. Enter an appropriate name for the new rule e.g. "Products - ONCC" to indicate that the rule filters/applies on catalogues start with "ONCC"
  5. Update and review Filters section in the Settings tab as required
    1. Specify Catalogue Filter to indicate which catalogues the new rule will be applied e.g. ONCC
    2. Specify all other criteria as required
  6. Update and review Product Update Rules section as required
  7. Update and review Update Fields tab as required
  8. Update and review Match On tab as required 
  9. Check Enabled

  10. Click Save to save the changes

    Navigate to Inventory>Product Import Audits to review update information which can be exported to various formats e.g.,

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  11. Optional : only perform these steps if you no longer wish to receive catalogue updates 
    1. Find the Catalogues and Flyers rule
    2. Ensure Enabled is unchecked
    3. Click Save to save the changes
  12. Go to Administration > Advanced > Tasks

  13. Find the Office Brands Product Import job

  14. Make sure the task is enabled

  15. The task will run as scheduled e.g. 8:30pm Mon-Fri, view the rule Audit Log to verify the product update

Following the above process will disable the automated import of flyers. To ensure you continue to receive flyer updates, please follow the process at How to setup product import rules to automatically update flyers

When you enable Product Import Rule>Products that only updates products that are in catalogues, if you require every other product that is in the portal you will also need to enable the Product Import Rule>Products (Extended)