Adding attributes with catalog upload

Use the catalog upload feature in the Catalogs tool to add attributes to the Management Center attribute dictionary.

Before you begin

Download the sample attribute dictionary CSV file. This file contains sample attributes that are included within the attribute dictionary, each with a different combination of attribute types and data types.

You can also load this data in XML format. If you choose to create and use an XML formatted file, ensure that your file uses the CSV column names as the XML element names.


Sample file	Description
CSV sample CreateNewAttributes_WithImage.csv file CreateNewAttributes_WithImage.xml file	The sample files include optional columns to load image paths for attribute values. Use this sample if any of the attributes you are loading are associated images to represent the attribute values, such as swatch images. For example, you can represent Color attribute values with swatch images for clothing.

Procedure

In the sample file, starting in row 3, replace the sample data with your own data.

The sample file includes the following information for the attribute properties:


Column or Element	Description
Identifier	The unique reference name for the attribute.
Type	The data type of the attribute. The following data types are supported for attributes: Text (String) Whole number (Integer) Decimal Number (Float)
Attribute Type	The type of the attribute. The following attribute types are supported: AllowedValues for attributes with predefined allowed values. AssignedValues for attributes that do not have predefined values.
Name	The language-specific name of the attribute.
Description	A brief description of the attribute. This field is language-specific.
Secondary Description	An additional language-specific description of the attribute.
GroupName	The name of the keyword that is associated with the attribute group that this attribute belongs to. In Management Center, this field displays as Associated Keyword.
LanguageId	The language identifier for the attribute that indicates the language that your attribute data displays in.
Field 1	A customized field for your attribute data.
Footnote	A field to store auxiliary attribute data such as a footnote. In Management Center, this field displays as Note.
Unit Of Measure	Specifies the unit of measure that is used for the attribute.
AllowedValue1	A predefined value of the attribute.
ImagePath1ForValue1	If applicable, the language-specific file path to the image for this attribute value. For example, images/G1.jpg. You can use this field to specify the path to a swatch image file for this attribute value. The image is used on the storefront to represent the attribute value.
AllowedValue2	A predefined value of the attribute.
ImagePath1ForValue2	If applicable, the language-specific file path to the image for this attribute value. For example, images/G1.jpg. You can use this field to specify the path to a swatch image file for this attribute value. The image is used on the storefront to represent the attribute value.
AllowedValue3	A predefined value of the attribute.
ImagePath1ForValue3	If applicable, the language-specific file path to the image for this attribute value. For example, images/G1.jpg. You can use this field to specify the path to a swatch image file for this attribute value. The image is used on the storefront to represent the attribute value.
Delete	Indicates whether to delete the attribute. A value of `1` indicates to delete the attribute.

Note: You can add more predefined AllowedValue columns to meet your attribute requirements, or add more values by using the Management Center attribute dictionary.

Load the sample file into Management Center by using the catalog upload feature to add the sample attributes to the attribute dictionary. You can edit the sample data before you load the file or edit the data in the attribute dictionary after you load the file.

Option	Description
Edit the sample file and load the updated file into Management Center to load the attributes into the attribute dictionary	Open the sample file. Edit the file to create attributes that suit your business needs. Load the sample file into Management Center using the Catalog Upload feature to add the sample attributes to the attribute dictionary. Select File > Reload to refresh the attribute dictionary to display the added attributes.
Load the sample file into Management Center and update the sample attributes by using the attribute dictionary	Load the sample file into Management Center using the Catalog Upload feature to add the sample attributes to the attribute dictionary. Select File > Reload to refresh the attribute dictionary to display the added attributes. Edit the sample attribute information in the attribute dictionary to suit your business needs. Click Save.

To add multiple attributes to the attribute dictionary, repeat this procedure or include duplicate rows in a single file. Each duplicate row requires a unique identifier.