Suppliers CSV Files
Exporting Supplier CSV Files
To bulk edit supplier data in Xada, first export the relevant CSV file.
- Navigate to Suppliers within Xada.
- You will see a list of all available suppliers.
- On the right side of the page, several icons are displayed. These icons allow you to download CSV files for different types of supplier data.
- Hover your mouse over each icon to see which CSV file it represents.
- Click the icon to open the CSV Import and Export page, where you can download the file.
You can then edit the downloaded CSV using a spreadsheet application such as Excel or Google Sheets.
Opening and Editing CSV Files
In Excel or Google Sheets:
- Open Excel or Google Sheets.
- Select Data → Get Data / Get External Data → From File → CSV.
- Set File Origin to 65001: Unicode (UTF-8).
- Confirm the Delimiter is set to Comma.
- Once you have made your edits, save the file as:
- CSV, or
- CSV (Comma Delimited).
Importing Supplier CSV Files into Xada
After editing your CSV file, it must be imported back into Xada from the correct page.
- Go to Suppliers in Xada.
- Navigate to the specific data type you want to update (for example Options, Sizes and Colours).
- Click the Import button located in the top-right corner of the page.
- Select your updated CSV file.
- The import process will begin automatically.
Important Notes
- Supplier-related CSV files (such as Options, Sizes and Colours) must be imported from the same Supplier page where they were originally exported.
- The Imports page in Xada is only used for importing Product CSV files.
Product imports are covered in the related articles below.