7

Importing blank columns using "Replace" action does not result in deletion of attribute values. Magento 1.5, 1.7

E.g. a csv containing a list of skus whose sale end date has passed to try to delete those dates and sale prices from the db does not work.

sku   | special_price | special_price_to_date
MX300 |               | 
MX301 |               |
MX302 |               |

etc...

Blank columns do not effect any change. So how do I delete values for a product attribute using import?

Improve this question
2
  • Are you having this problem only with the special_price columns or also with other attributes? – tcmb Jan 21 '14 at 14:01
  • @FlorianIlgenfritz have not been able to delete any attribute values at all, only overwrite them. – Buttle Butkus Jan 21 '14 at 22:54
1

Your attributes are being filtered out by array_filter() in Mage_ImportExport_Model_Import_Entity_Product::_filterRowData()

Empty rows would be filtered out again in Mage_ImportExport_Model_Import_Entity_Product_Type_Abstract::prepareAttributesForSave() during Mage_ImportExport_Model_Import_Entity_Product::_saveProducts()

It therefore looks like the importer isn't built to handle this.

Improve this answer
1
  • So perhaps if I create my own version of the file in the local structure I can change that behavior. – Buttle Butkus Feb 13 '15 at 9:51
0

In the past for special price we have imported the same as price, thus no special_price is shown anywhere since it's the same. It seems to work, though I can't say it feels like the soundest of solutions.

Improve this answer
1
  • Importing a past expiration date also works. But special price is just what I chose as an example. We also need to remove other data such as from dropdown/multiselect attributes for example. – Buttle Butkus Jan 21 '14 at 22:53

Your Answer

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and cookie policy

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.