X-Cart:Import-Export Guide
X-Cart allows exporting of almost all types of store data from the database to an external file (or files) in CSV format. It also supports importing of data from specially formatted CSV files to the database.
In most cases, export and import come as two sides of one process, allowing you to first export data from your store and then to re-import it back into the store in original or modified form. You may find import and export useful for updating your store data (in the first place, product information) or for transferring data from an old X-Cart store to a new one when upgrading your store or moving your store to a new location.
Roles in Importing/Exporting Data
If you are an X-Cart GOLD administrator/provider, you can import and export:
- config data,
- states,
- users,
- categories (including international category descriptions),
- products (including international product descriptions, featured products and product links),
- destination zones,
- taxes (including tax rates),
- shipping rates,
- orders (export only, including order items),
- other types of data (depending on the set of enabled modules and add-ons).
If you are an X-Cart PRO administrator, you can import and export all types of X-Cart data:
- config data,
- states,
- users,
- categories (including international category descriptions),
- products (including international product descriptions, featured products and product links),
- destination zones,
- taxes (including tax rates),
- shipping rates,
- orders (export only, including order items),
- other types of data (depending on the set of enabled modules and add-ons).
Note that, when exporting products, destination zones, tax rates, shipping rates and orders, it is possible to export all data or just the data of a specific provider. Also note that these types of data can only be imported specifically for different providers (which means that before importing you will be supposed to specify the name of the provider for whom you are importing the data).
If you are an X-Cart PRO provider, you can import and export:
- your products (including international product descriptions and product links),
- your destination zones,
- your tax rates,
- your shipping rates,
- orders (export only, including order items),
- other types of data according to your access privileges (depending on the set of enabled modules and add-ons).
