[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # \[SOLVED\]Import data (new field) change variant cod ## - **[savio](/forum/user/6396-savio "View savio's Profile")** - [![savio's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/6396-savio "View savio's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/6396-savio) Less More - Posts: 56 - Thank you received: 0 - - 12 years 8 months ago - 12 years 8 months ago [\#145319](#145319) by [savio](/forum/user/6396-savio "View savio's Profile") *[\[SOLVED\]Import data (new field) change variant cod](/forum/37-import-export-csv-xls/866107-solved-import-data-new-field-change-variant-cod#145319 "Hikashop version: 2.2.3 Joomla version: 2.5.17 PHP version: 5.2.17 The store has unique product code for all items. Some of them vary only in colour so I group them into one product with variants. A "non-exist" code is created for it. e.g. There are three real product codes, A01, A02 & A03. I created a new code GA01 as the product code for the three items. On the other hand, the code A01/A02/A03 are still actively in use. They are displayed on product page as well as on invoice and email for communication and operation. Recently, I have created a new custom field, barcode. I have them in Excel and would like to import it. To prepare the datasheet, I export the existing hikashop data. Read it by Excel. Remove all but two columns - product_parent_id & product_code. Remove blank rows. Join (i.e. vlookup) the barcode to it so I have now three columns. I use "Import products from text area". Barcodes are imported correctly. However, product code of variants are unexpectedly changed in such a way that A01/A02/A03 now become GA01-1/GA01-7/GA01-11 (1,7,11 are some random number to me) that could create chaos to our operation. It took me quite awhile to undo once when mistake was made. So, I give up the trial-and-error way. Please help. Thank you.")* was created by *[savio](/forum/user/6396-savio "View savio's Profile")* Hikashop version: 2.2.3 Joomla version: 2.5.17 PHP version: 5.2.17 The store has unique product code for all items. Some of them vary only in colour so I group them into one product with variants. A "non-exist" code is created for it. e.g. There are three real product codes, A01, A02 & A03. I created a new code GA01 as the product code for the three items. On the other hand, the code A01/A02/A03 are still actively in use. They are displayed on product page as well as on invoice and email for communication and operation. Recently, I have created a new custom field, barcode. I have them in Excel and would like to import it. To prepare the datasheet, I export the existing hikashop data. Read it by Excel. Remove all but two columns - product_parent_id & product_code. Remove blank rows. Join (i.e. vlookup) the barcode to it so I have now three columns. I use "Import products from text area". Barcodes are imported correctly. However, product code of variants are unexpectedly changed in such a way that A01/A02/A03 now become GA01-1/GA01-7/GA01-11 (1,7,11 are some random number to me) that could create chaos to our operation. It took me quite awhile to undo once when mistake was made. So, I give up the trial-and-error way. Please help. Thank you. Last edit: 12 years 8 months ago by [savio](/forum/user/6396-savio "View savio's Profile"). 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Some of them vary only in colour so I group them into one product with variants. A "non-exist" code is created for it. e.g. There are three real product codes, A01, A02 & A03. I created a new code GA01 as the product code for the three items. On the other hand, the code A01/A02/A03 are still actively in use. They are displayed on product page as well as on invoice and email for communication and operation. Recently, I have created a new custom field, barcode. I have them in Excel and would like to import it. To prepare the datasheet, I export the existing hikashop data. Read it by Excel. Remove all but two columns - product_parent_id & product_code. Remove blank rows. Join (i.e. vlookup) the barcode to it so I have now three columns. I use "Import products from text area". Barcodes are imported correctly. However, product code of variants are unexpectedly changed in such a way that A01/A02/A03 now become GA01-1/GA01-7/GA01-11 (1,7,11 are some random number to me) that could create chaos to our operation. It took me quite awhile to undo once when mistake was made. So, I give up the trial-and-error way. Please help. Thank you.")* Hi, Why don't you just : - Export your products through a CSV files - Change the product values that you want to change - Import your CSV file back. The following user(s) said Thank You: [savio](/forum/user/6396-savio "View savio's Profile") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzM3LWltcG9ydC1leHBvcnQtY3N2LXhscy84NjYxMDctc29sdmVkLWltcG9ydC1kYXRhLW5ldy1maWVsZC1jaGFuZ2UtdmFyaWFudC1jb2Q/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[savio](/forum/user/6396-savio "View savio's Profile")** - [![savio's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/6396-savio "View savio's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/6396-savio) Less More - Posts: 56 - Thank you received: 0 - - 12 years 8 months ago [\#145590](#145590) by [savio](/forum/user/6396-savio "View savio's Profile") Replied by *[savio](/forum/user/6396-savio "View savio's Profile")* on topic *[Import data (new custom field) change variant code](/forum/37-import-export-csv-xls/866107-solved-import-data-new-field-change-variant-cod#145590 "Hikashop version: 2.2.3 Joomla version: 2.5.17 PHP version: 5.2.17 The store has unique product code for all items. Some of them vary only in colour so I group them into one product with variants. A "non-exist" code is created for it. e.g. There are three real product codes, A01, A02 & A03. I created a new code GA01 as the product code for the three items. On the other hand, the code A01/A02/A03 are still actively in use. They are displayed on product page as well as on invoice and email for communication and operation. Recently, I have created a new custom field, barcode. I have them in Excel and would like to import it. To prepare the datasheet, I export the existing hikashop data. Read it by Excel. Remove all but two columns - product_parent_id & product_code. Remove blank rows. Join (i.e. vlookup) the barcode to it so I have now three columns. I use "Import products from text area". Barcodes are imported correctly. However, product code of variants are unexpectedly changed in such a way that A01/A02/A03 now become GA01-1/GA01-7/GA01-11 (1,7,11 are some random number to me) that could create chaos to our operation. It took me quite awhile to undo once when mistake was made. So, I give up the trial-and-error way. Please help. Thank you.")* Thanks a lot, I think I can do it now. Can't do it previously because I have a lot of Chinese characters in product and category names, and Excel2000 cannot handle utf-8 well. I have not actually used Libreoffice for data processing, just find that it can do vlookup and perfectly solve this problem for me now. BTW, seems I need to remove the first few row of category information (rows without product code) before I export to csv. Right? The last time I failed (~30 min ago), I don't have them removed. But this is confound with some other factors so I cannot conclude. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzM3LWltcG9ydC1leHBvcnQtY3N2LXhscy84NjYxMDctc29sdmVkLWltcG9ydC1kYXRhLW5ldy1maWVsZC1jaGFuZ2UtdmFyaWFudC1jb2Q/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Mohamed Thelji](/forum/user/6861-mohamed-thelji "View Mohamed Thelji's Profile")** - [![Mohamed Thelji's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar6861.png)](/forum/user/6861-mohamed-thelji "View Mohamed Thelji's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/6861-mohamed-thelji) Less More - Posts: 12953 - Thank you received: 1778 - - - 12 years 8 months ago [\#145670](#145670) by [Mohamed Thelji](/forum/user/6861-mohamed-thelji "View Mohamed Thelji's Profile") Replied by *[Mohamed Thelji](/forum/user/6861-mohamed-thelji "View Mohamed Thelji's Profile")* on topic *[\[SOLVED\]Import data (new field) change variant cod](/forum/37-import-export-csv-xls/866107-solved-import-data-new-field-change-variant-cod#145670 "Hikashop version: 2.2.3 Joomla version: 2.5.17 PHP version: 5.2.17 The store has unique product code for all items. Some of them vary only in colour so I group them into one product with variants. A "non-exist" code is created for it. e.g. There are three real product codes, A01, A02 & A03. I created a new code GA01 as the product code for the three items. On the other hand, the code A01/A02/A03 are still actively in use. They are displayed on product page as well as on invoice and email for communication and operation. Recently, I have created a new custom field, barcode. I have them in Excel and would like to import it. To prepare the datasheet, I export the existing hikashop data. Read it by Excel. Remove all but two columns - product_parent_id & product_code. Remove blank rows. Join (i.e. vlookup) the barcode to it so I have now three columns. I use "Import products from text area". Barcodes are imported correctly. However, product code of variants are unexpectedly changed in such a way that A01/A02/A03 now become GA01-1/GA01-7/GA01-11 (1,7,11 are some random number to me) that could create chaos to our operation. It took me quite awhile to undo once when mistake was made. So, I give up the trial-and-error way. Please help. Thank you.")* No, You should also be able to import your data even with rows without product code ![:)](/media/kunena/emoticons/8.png ":)"). Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzM3LWltcG9ydC1leHBvcnQtY3N2LXhscy84NjYxMDctc29sdmVkLWltcG9ydC1kYXRhLW5ldy1maWVsZC1jaGFuZ2UtdmFyaWFudC1jb2Q/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. 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