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How do I use the CSV Importer Tool
How do I use the CSV Importer Tool
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Written by Patrick Rhea
Updated over a week ago

Applies to: Admins

Endear allows you to make mass imports of data using our CSV tool. This will allow you submit information from another platform as long as they can provide the data in a Spreadsheet. We currently allow Admins to import Customers, Locations, Products, Product Variants, Locations, Staff Members, Purchase Line Items, and Refunds.

This is a three step process.

  1. Formatting your Spreadsheets (This is technically optional, but we highly recommend reviewing the columns and using our templates)


Adding the CSV Importer

Overview:

  1. Click on Settings

  2. Click on Integrations

  3. Click on Add Integration

  4. Search for and click on CSV Import

  5. Name the integration

  6. Click on Create

1. Click on Settings

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2. Click on Integrations

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3. Click on Add Integration

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4. Search for and click on CSV Import

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5. Name the integration

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6. Click on Create

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Formatting your Spreadsheets

Customers

We use customers to populate the CRM in Endear with rich customer data and link purchases to customers

Field

Type

Required

Description

customer_id

text

yes

The primary key identifier of the customer. This is not the Endear customer ID

first_name

text

no

The first name of the customer

last_name

text

no

The last name of the customer

email_address

text

no

The primary email address of the customer

phone_number

text

no

The primary phone number of the customer

tags

comma-separated text

no

The tags of the customer

default_address_line_1

text

no

The address line 1 of the customer’s default address

default_address_line_2

text

no

The address line 2 of the customer’s default address

default_address_city

text

no

The city of the customer’s default address

default_address_province

text

no

The state/province of the customer’s default address

default_address_postal_code

text

no

The postal code of the customer’s default address

default_address_country_code

text

no

The country code of the customer’s default address

email_marketing_subscription_status

“subscribed”, “unsubscribed”

no

Whether the customer accepts marketing via email

sms_marketing_subscription_status

“subscribed”, “unsubscribed”

no

Whether the customer accepts marketing via sms

custom.[customer_field_key]

any

no

You can setup custom fields in Endear and include them by key as additional columns

created_at

date-time

yes

The date the record was created

updated_at

date-time

no

The date the record was updated

deleted_at

date-time

no

The date the record was deleted

Customers Downloadable Template:

Products

We use product & variant information to link products to purchases and create a catalog of your products to search and share with customers

Field

Type

Required

Description

product_id

text

yes

The primary key identifier of the product

title

text

yes

The name of the product

description

text

no

The long description of the product

sku

text

no

The SKU of the product

vendor

text

no

The vendor name of the product

type

comma-separated text

no

The list of categories of the product as defined by you. For example, you may have a shirt that is also menswear. So your type field could be “shirt, menswear”

slug

text

no

The web address path of the product. For example, if your product URL is https://example.com/products/my-product, the slug would be “/products/my-product”

tags

comma-separated text

no

The tags of the products

images

comma-separated text

no

A list of URLs to images for the product

created_at

date-time

yes

The date the record was created

updated_at

date-time

no

The date the record was updated

deleted_at

date-time

no

The date the record was deleted

Downloadable Template:

Product Variants

We use product & variant information to link products to purchases and create a catalog of your products to search and share with customers

Field

Type

Required

Description

product_variant_id

text

yes

The primary key identifier of the product variant

product_id

text

yes

The primary key identifier of the product this is a variant for

title

text

no

The name of the product variant (if different for each variant)

description

text

no

The long description of the product variant (if different for each variant)

sku

text

no

The SKU of the product variant

currency_code

text

yes

The currency of the product variant (all variants of a product must have the same currency)

current_price

number

yes

The current price of the product variant with any promotional discounts applied

compare_at_price

number

yes

The “original” price of the product variant (You an pass the same value for current_price and compare_at_price) if you don’t have this distinction

available_for_sale

boolean

no

Whether the product is “sellable”

options

comma-separated text

no

The attributes of the variant that distinguish it from other variants (must take the form of “size:xl, color:red”, and fields can be repeated if multiple values)

created_at

date-time

yes

The date the record was created

updated_at

date-time

no

The date the record was updated

deleted_at

date-time

no

The date the record was deleted

Downloadable Template:

Locations

We use location date to link purchases to specific locations

Field

Type

Required

Description

location_id

text

yes

The primary key identifier of the location

name

text

yes

The name of the location

type

text

yes

The type of the location (must be one of “web”, “pos”, “mobile_app”, or “other”)

address_line_1

text

no

The address line 1 of the locations’ address

address_line_2

text

no

The address line 2 of the locations’ address

address_city

text

no

The city of the locations’ address

address_province

text

no

The state/province of the locations’ address

address_postal_code

text

no

The postal code of the locations’ address

address_country_code

text

no

The country code of the locations’ address

created_at

date-time

yes

The date the record was created

updated_at

date-time

no

The date the record was updated

deleted_at

date-time

no

The date the record was deleted

Downloadable Template:

Staff Members

We use staff member data to link purchases to specific staff members and link user accounts in Endear to specific staff members

Field

Type

Required

Description

user_id

text

yes

The primary key identifier of the staff member

first_name

text

yes

The first name of the staff member

last_name

text

yes

The last name of the staff member

email_address

text

no

The email address of the staff member

phone_number

text

no

The phone number of the staff member

created_at

date-time

yes

The date the record was created

updated_at

date-time

no

The date the record was updated

deleted_at

date-time

no

The date the record was deleted

Downloadable Template:

Purchases

We use purchases to link to customers and enable filtering of customers by their purchases & track attribution of purchases to messaging in Endear

Field

Type

Required

Description

purchase_id

text

yes

The primary key identifier of the purchase

tags

comma-separated text

no

The tags of the purchase

order_number

text

yes

The human-readable order number of the purchase (can be the same as the primary key if there is no distinction and the value does not change)

channel

text

yes

The channel of the purchase (must be one of “web”, “pos”, “mobile_app”, or “custom”)

discount_codes

comma-separated text

no

The list of discount codes applied to the purchase

currency_code

test

yes

The currency of the purchase

subtotal

number

yes

The subtotal amount of the purchase

total_discounts

number

yes

The total discount amount of the purchase (should be a positive number)

total_tax

number

yes

The total tax amount of the purchase

total_shipping

number

yes

The total shipping amount of the purchase

total_price

number

yes

The total amount of the purchase (subtotal - total_discounts + total_tax + total_shipping = total_price)

customer_id

text

no

The customer that made the purchase

user_id

text

no

The staff member that completed the purchase

location_id

text

yes

The location where the purchase occurred

processed_at

date-time

yes

The date when the purchase originally occurred

cancelled_at

date-time

no

The date when the purchase was cancelled

created_at

date-time

yes

The date the record was created

updated_at

date-time

no

The date the record was updated

deleted_at

date-time

no

The date the record was deleted

Downloadable Template:

Purchase Line Items

We use purchases to link to customers and enable filtering of customers by their purchases & track attribution of purchases to messaging in Endear

Field

Type

Required

Description

line_item_id

text

yes

The primary key identifier of the line item (only needs to be unique within a purchase)

purchase_id

text

yes

The purchase that this line item is part of

product_id

text

no

The product that was purchased in the line item

product_variant_id

text

no

The product variant that was purchased in the line itme

vendor

text

no

The vendor of the product associated to the line item

sku

text

no

The sku of the product variant associated to the line item

currency_code

test

yes

The currency of the line item (must match the currency of the purchase)

subtotal

number

yes

The subtotal amount of the line item

total_discounts

number

yes

The total discount amount of the line item (should be a positive number) (can be zero if you do not itemize discounts)

total_tax

number

yes

The total tax amount of the line item (can be zero if you do not itemize tax)

quantity

number

yes

The quantity of the product purchased in the line item

created_at

date-time

yes

The date the record was created

updated_at

date-time

no

The date the record was updated

deleted_at

date-time

no

The date the record was deleted

Downloadable Template:

Refunds

We use purchases to link to customers and enable filtering of customers by their purchases & track attribution of purchases to messaging in Endear

Field

Type

Required

Description

refund_id

text

yes

The primary key identifier of the refund

original_line_item_id

text

no

The purchase line item that was returned in the refund

original_purchase_id

text

no

The purchase that this return is for

currency_code

test

no

The currency of the refund

subtotal

number

yes

The subtotal amount of the refund

total_tax

number

yes

The total tax amount refunded

quantity

number

yes

The quantity of the product returned

created_at

date-time

yes

The date the record was created

updated_at

date-time

no

The date the record was updated

deleted_at

date-time

no

The date the record was deleted

Downloadable Template:


Submitting your Data with the importer

1. Click on Settings

2. Click on Integrations

3. Click on the Importer Integration

4. Click on + Create job

5. Click the + for which information you want to upload

6. Click on Select file and choose your spreadsheet

7. Adjust any header names for your Spreadsheet and Click on Continue

8. (Optional) Add any additional headers to the import

9. (Optional) Map your Columns to the template's fields. We will do our best to match it automatically, if you've used our templates you should have no issues.

10. Click on Continue

11. Review and fix any errors and click on Save and Finalize

1. Click on Settings

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2. Click on Integrations

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3. Click on Importer Integration

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4. Click on + Create job

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5. Click the + for which information you want to upload

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6. Click on Select file and choose your spreadsheet

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7. Adjust any header names for your Spreadsheet and Click on Continue

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8. (Optional) Add any additional headers to the import

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9. Map your Columns to the templates in the field.

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10. Click on Continue

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11. Review and fix any errors and click on Save and Finalize

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12. Add any additional imports or Submit job

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