Recently I needed to import 200 new products. The products all had between 3 and 4 options. The default Magento import does not allow you to import custom options for products so I customized the import to allow imporing of options.
To add this customization to your magento store first copy app/code/core/Mage/Catalog/Model/Convert/Adapter/Product.php to app/code/local/Mage/Catalog/Model/Convert/Adapter/Product.php. This will prevent upgrades from overwriting your changes.
Next you need to add some code to "local" version of Product.php (code/local/Mage/Catalog/Model/Convert/Adapter/Product.php). The line numbers below correspond to version 1.3 they may be a bit different in older versions.
At about line 566 you will see:
foreach ($importData as $field => $value) {
Just above that add:
$custom_options = array();
At about line 575 you will see:
$attribute = $this->getAttribute($field);
if (!$attribute) {
continue;
}
You will need to add some code above the continue statement.
/* CUSTOM OPTION CODE */
if(strpos($field,':')!==FALSE && strlen($value)) {
$values=explode('|',$value);
if(count($values)>0) {
@list($title,$type,$is_required,$sort_order) = explode(':',$field);
$title = ucfirst(str_replace('_',' ',$title));
$custom_options[] = array(
'is_delete'=>0,
'title'=>$title,
'previous_group'=>'',
'previous_type'=>'',
'type'=>$type,
'is_require'=>$is_required,
'sort_order'=>$sort_order,
'values'=>array()
);
foreach($values as $v) {
$parts = explode(':',$v);
$title = $parts[0];
if(count($parts)>1) {
$price_type = $parts[1];
} else {
$price_type = 'fixed';
}
if(count($parts)>2) {
$price = $parts[2];
} else {
$price =0;
}
if(count($parts)>3) {
$sku = $parts[3];
} else {
$sku='';
}
if(count($parts)>4) {
$sort_order = $parts[4];
} else {
$sort_order = 0;
}
switch($type) {
case 'file':
/* TODO */
break;
case 'field':
case 'area':
$custom_options[count($custom_options) - 1]['max_characters'] = $sort_order;
/* NO BREAK */
case 'date':
case 'date_time':
case 'time':
$custom_options[count($custom_options) - 1]['price_type'] = $price_type;
$custom_options[count($custom_options) - 1]['price'] = $price;
$custom_options[count($custom_options) - 1]['sku'] = $sku;
break;
case 'drop_down':
case 'radio':
case 'checkbox':
case 'multiple':
default:
$custom_options[count($custom_options) - 1]['values'][]=array(
'is_delete'=>0,
'title'=>$title,
'option_type_id'=>-1,
'price_type'=>$price_type,
'price'=>$price,
'sku'=>$sku,
'sort_order'=>$sort_order,
);
break;
}
}
}
}
/* END CUSTOM OPTION CODE */
Now further on in the code (about line 710) you'll see $product->save(); Just after this add the following code:
/* Remove existing custom options attached to the product */
foreach ($product->getOptions() as $o) {
$o->getValueInstance()->deleteValue($o->getId());
$o->deletePrices($o->getId());
$o->deleteTitles($o->getId());
$o->delete();
}
/* Add the custom options specified in the CSV import file */
if(count($custom_options)) {
foreach($custom_options as $option) {
try {
$opt = Mage::getModel('catalog/product_option');
$opt->setProduct($product);
$opt->addOption($option);
$opt->saveOptions();
}
catch (Exception $e) {}
}
}
That's it, you should be all set to import custom product options.
To import a custom option you need to add a new column to your CSV import file. The name of the column determines the name and type of the option. The format is: Name:Type:Is Required. For example, to create a required drop down option called "Size" your column header should be: Size:drop_down:1 (1 for required, 0 for optional). Here is a list of the Types, these are taken from the "Custom Options" screen in the Magento admin area.
- field: Field
- area: Area
- file: File
- drop_down: Drop-down
- radio: Radio Buttons
- checkbox: Checkbox
- multiple: Multiple Select
- date: Date
- date_time: Date & Time
- time: Time
Here's paired down example of the import format:
sku,name,description,price,Size:drop_down:1
T-Shirt1,T-Shirt,A T-Shirt,5.00,Small|Medium|Large
T-Shirt2,T-Shirt2,Another T-Shirt,6.00,XS|S|M|L|XL
In addition you can specify an addition price and SKU modifier for each option value. The syntax for this is Value:[fixed|percent]:price_modifier. For example if you have a product which costs $5 more for a Medium and $10 more for a large you would the following as the option value.
Small|Medium:fixed:5|Large:fixed:10
Here's the first example with additional price/sku modifiers.
sku,name,description,price,Size:drop_down:1
T-Shirt1,T-Shirt,A T-Shirt,5.00,Small:fixed:0:-SM|Medium:percent:2:-MED|Large:percent:3:-LRG
T-Shirt2,T-Shirt2,Another T-Shirt,6.00,XS:fixed:0:-XS|S:fixed:0:-S|M:fixed:1:-M|L:fixed:1:-L|XL:fixed:2:-XL
UPDATE: 5/12
Here's a sample CSV file I used to test code additions by @gancheff and @Brendan.
I hope this modification helps others who need to import product options.
