History

History screen explained

The “history” tab is a feature that allows users to view the details of their previous product imports to the PIM system. Users can import their products using xls or xlsx files, and the “history” tab will show the following information for each import:

• File name: The name of the file that was used for the import.

• Started on: The date and time when the import process started.

• Ended at: The date and time when the import process ended.

• Profile: The name of the import profile that was selected for the import.

• Status: The outcome of the import process, such as “Finished”, “Processing”, or “Error”.

• Rows: The number of rows that were processed in the file.

• Errors: The number of rows that encountered errors during the import process.

• Size: The size of the file in kilobytes.

• User: The name of the user who initiated the import.

The “history” tab also allows users to sort the table by any column, either in ascending or descending order, by clicking on the column header. Users can also search for specific values in any column by typing in the first row of the table, which acts as a filter. The table will only show the rows that match the search criteria. These features help users to find the information they need quickly and easily.

To save used settings to a profile click on the three dots menu and click "Save import profile".

Then choose a profile name and save.

To view the import details click on the three dots menu and select View details.

The table shows the results of each product import that the user has performed. The table has six columns:

• Record: The number of the row in the import file that corresponds to the product.

• SKU: The stock keeping unit of the product, which is a unique identifier.

• Action: The type of action that was performed on the product, such as create, update, or delete.

• Status: The outcome of the import process, such as “Success”, “Skipped”, "Warning", or “Error”. Statuses are explained in the image below.

• Problems: The number of errors that the system encountered during the action, such as invalid data, missing fields, duplicate products, etc.

• Description: A brief explanation of the problems, if any, or the changes that were made to the product.

The user can sort the table by any column, either in ascending or descending order, by clicking on the column header. The user can also search for specific values in any column by typing in the first row of the table, which acts as a filter. The table will only show the rows that match the search criteria. These features help the user to review the product import details and fix any issues.

The left section of the import details page provides an overview of the product import process and its outcomes. It has three subsections:

General information: This subsection shows the basic information about the product import, such as:

• File name: The name of the file that was used for the import.

• Profile: The name of the import profile that was selected for the import.

• File size: The size of the file in kilobytes.

• Started on: The date and time when the import process started.

• Finished on: The date and time when the import process finished.

• Rows: The number of rows that were processed in the file.

• Errors: The number of rows that encountered errors during the import process.

Product activities: This subsection shows the statistics of the product actions that were performed during the import process, such as:

• Created: The number of products that were created in the PIM system.

• Updated: The number of products that were updated in the PIM system.

• Creation error: The number of products that failed to be created in the PIM system due to errors.

• Update error: The number of products that failed to be updated in the PIM system due to errors.

• Creation skipped: The number of products that were skipped from being created in the PIM system due to various reasons, such as duplicate products, missing mandatory fields, or invalid data.

• Update skipped: The number of products that were skipped from being updated in the PIM system due to various reasons, such as unchanged products, missing mandatory fields, or invalid data.

• Creation warnings: The number of products that were created in the PIM system with some warnings, such as unknown attributes, invalid values, or truncated data.

• Update warnings: The number of products that were updated in the PIM system with some warnings, such as unknown attributes, invalid values, or truncated data.

Related changes: This subsection shows the statistics of the changes that were made to the related entities of the products, such as:

• Attribute options: The number of attribute options that were created, updated, or deleted during the import process.

• Categories: The number of categories that were created, updated, or deleted during the import process.

• Media: The number of media files that were uploaded, updated, or deleted during the import process.

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