How to Automate Product Stock Update Using Schedule

Modified on Tue, 7 Mar, 2023 at 7:33 PM

In Valigara, you can automate updating product stock by scheduling products updates from FTP/SFTP feed file.


Check out the step-by-step guide on how to do this:


Step 1: Create a template

  • Prepare the template spreadsheet with all of the relevant information that need to be updated in the system. 
  • Catalog Code (SKU) is the only mandatory attribute to update products in Valigara.
  • If you have multiple stock locations, create separate columns for each location. See example sheet:


Step 2: Create a product update format

  • Open Catalog page. Go to "Products Import/Update" on the left hand side panel
  • Go to the "Update" tab and under the "File" section click the Upload button to import template sheet
  • Once uploaded, Select "New" format -> Complete mappings between the template sheet and the Valigara system fields. 
  • Once done, click Save  . You now have your update format set up in Valigara.


Step 3: Set up a schedule

  • Go to Channels and on the left hand panel, click SchedulesOn the Schedules page, click "+" button and select "Import Schedule"
  • Create a title for the import schedule and on the "Type" section select the format you created from previous step
  • Enter the datasheet FTP/SFTP URL
    • Use any delimited file type (such as xls, xlsx, csv or txt)
    • Use http, https or ftp links
    • Use direct link to the file (not f.i. link to the folder with the file)
  • If the host requires authentication: 
    • Check the "Basic access authentication" checkbox
    • Enter login, and password twice
  • Define schedules options according to format type. For product update, see below format type: 
    • Update 
      • allows to enable "Overwrite images" option and "Advanced" mode to update multiple listings on multiple channels in bulk.
  • Select one of existing Scheduling template or create custom schedule.
  • Click "Save"






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