About Importing and Exporting Data

The import functionality lets you import an organized data from your computer to the 3D Merchandising app. The export functionality lets you export collections of 3D Merchandising data. You can also import previously exported data.

This page discusses:

See Also
Importing Prepared and Exported Data
Exporting 3D Merchandising Data

Import Prepared Data

You can import product and assortment data into the 3D Merchandising app. Before you import the data, you must create an XLS or CSV file with all the product, and assortment data. At the same time, you can organize and name your images to obtain files that can be imported.

The XLS file and the images must be prepared in the prescribed format. For more information, see Preparing Content.

The import functionality is intended to:

  • Import prepared data and populate the 3D Merchandising database.
  • Automatically create representations.
  • Upload pictures.

The import functionality allows you to import massive data from files.

Export Data

You can create collections, add the required 3D Merchandising data to them, and export these collections. The data is exported to a ZIP file that you can import into the 3D Merchandising app later.

You can export data of types assortment, representation, product, gondola, scene, store, and storyboard.

Your Business Administrator can define the export parameters. The Business Administrator can define parameters such as the objects from which the export is started and the object relationships that are adhered to when exporting a collection.

The objects that match the parameters defined in the configuration file and the objects that are associated with the selected compositions are considered for export. If the latest versions of these objects are in the release state, they are added to the export collection. Otherwise, their last available versions are added.

  • If you select an assortment to export, the associated sub assortment, rules, consumer decision trees, products, representations, gondolas, scenes, and stores are exported.
  • If you select a product to export, all its representations are exported.
  • If you select a representation to export, all its thumbnails, images, and 3D files are exported. If the representation is associated to a product, the product is also exported.
  • If you select a gondola, scene, store, or a storyboard to export, the representations and associated products are exported. Prepared objects such as merchandising guides, reports, reviews, and First Person Shopper experience are not exported.

Import Previously Exported Data

You can import the 3D Merchandising data that was previously exported from the 3D Merchandising app.

This allows you to move data between servers and restore the models as exported.

Note: When you import an object that exists in the database, the imported object is not merged with the existing object. Instead, the imported object is added to the database as a new object.