General settings

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These settings and comments are valid for all portals.
To use a portal, you must register there. A link to the registration page is available for every portal. In addition, there is a link to the home page of the portal.
The fields which are the same for all portals have the following meanings:
Table 141: general settings for all portals

Field name/
Description
Field type
Example
Land
Regional setting
Display
Germany
Language
 
Display
German
Currency
 
Display
Export all products
The current product list is ignored. All products are exported.
New products are automatically considered during the next export.
Option button
 
Export variation products individually
If variation products exist, this setting determines whether the variation products themselves are exported or only the master product.
The option becomes active when Export all products is set to active.
Option button
 
Delivery method
The costs of the method you select here are displayed together with the product on the portal.
Drop-down menu
 
Image
All the attachments for the product are listed in this drop-down menu.
An image file is expected for the export.
If you have allowed other file types for the product type, such as PDF files, then you may only select one image file from the drop-down menu.
Drop-down menu
 
Description
 
Drop-down menu
 
Repetition
The export and uploading (if required) are repeated automatically at set intervals. This updates modified product information on the platform.
This is also necessary for the portals which remove products from the catalogue after a certain time, for example, Google Base after 30 days. This allows you to keep your products up-to-date in the portal catalogue.
Drop-down menu
 
Display export file
Link to the export file. This becomes visible after export.
Link
 

Save your entries by clicking Save.
Note: Due to security reasons, passwords are displayed as 8 asterisks in the entry field irrespective of their original length.
If the Export all products option is set to Yes, the Products tab is inactive. Although the product list cannot then be edited, any assignments remain.
The Export button becomes active when the Export all products option is set to Yes or products are added to the product list.
If the platform requires the export file to be uploaded to it, the Upload button is displayed. This becomes active when all parameters are set correctly and the export file is generated.
Note: Once you have configured all the parameters and an interval, test the settings manually using Upload. This way you can make sure that the parameters are set correctly for the automated upload process.
To edit the product list, go to the Products tab.