Catalog data in CSV format

After creating a hosted store, a merchant needs to load the catalog data into the database. However, in a hosting scenario, a merchant is outside of the Internet Service Provider's (ISP) firewall and cannot connect to the database machine directly.

In WebSphere Commerce, you can load the catalog data in one of two ways:

As an alternative in a hosting scenario, you can create a simple catalog file in Comma Separated Value (CSV) format, which allows a merchant to upload the catalog data through the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator.

WebSphere Commerce provides sample catalog CSV worksheets, to use as a guide when creating your own catalog CSV data.

Note that bundles and kits are not supported.