[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Custom field (and function) in Import ## - **[sharq](/forum/user/6679-sharq "View sharq's Profile")** - [![sharq's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/6679-sharq "View sharq's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/6679-sharq) Less More - Posts: 20 - Thank you received: 0 - - 13 years 7 months ago [\#95196](#95196) by [sharq](/forum/user/6679-sharq "View sharq's Profile") *[Custom field (and function) in Import](/forum/4-how-to/79438-custom-field-and-function-in-import#95196 "I have a custom field "source_email" which store the seller(s) contact email(s). What I would like to do is when I import (an already existing) product and this field is given, but differs from the existing one, then append it. So dont update any informations except add a new value to the source_email field. It is possible somehow? Maybe in this way not, if not do you have a workaround idea? e.g.: in DB "product_code", "product_description", "product_quantity", "source_email", ... "H1839", "This product is amazing....", "4", ... when I import this "product_code", "product_description", "product_quantity", "source_email", ... "H1839", "This is new desc but....", "2", ... would be the result "product_code", "product_description", "product_quantity", "source_email", ... "H1839", "This product is amazing....", "4", ... My first idea was use the product_related, or product_parent_id fields.. but I rather ask before do anything wrong.. :)")* was created by *[sharq](/forum/user/6679-sharq "View sharq's Profile")* I have a custom field "source_email" which store the seller(s) contact email(s). What I would like to do is when I import (an already existing) product and this field is given, but differs from the existing one, then append it. So dont update any informations except add a new value to the source_email field. It is possible somehow? Maybe in this way not, if not do you have a workaround idea? e.g.: in DB "product_code", "product_description", "product_quantity", "source_email", ... "H1839", "This product is amazing....", "4", "hergo@propeller.org", ... when I import this "product_code", "product_description", "product_quantity", "source_email", ... "H1839", "This is new desc but....", "2", "somehow@whiskey.info", ... would be the result "product_code", "product_description", "product_quantity", "source_email", ... "H1839", "This product is amazing....", "4", "hergo@propeller.org, somehow@whiskey.info", ... My first idea was use the product_related, or product_parent_id fields.. but I rather ask before do anything wrong.. ![:)](/media/kunena/emoticons/3.png ":)") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzc5NDM4LWN1c3RvbS1maWVsZC1hbmQtZnVuY3Rpb24taW4taW1wb3J0P3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png?1793428657)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Away](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86320 - Thank you received: 14279 - - 13 years 7 months ago [\#95211](#95211) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Custom field (and function) in Import](/forum/4-how-to/79438-custom-field-and-function-in-import#95211 "I have a custom field "source_email" which store the seller(s) contact email(s). What I would like to do is when I import (an already existing) product and this field is given, but differs from the existing one, then append it. So dont update any informations except add a new value to the source_email field. It is possible somehow? Maybe in this way not, if not do you have a workaround idea? e.g.: in DB "product_code", "product_description", "product_quantity", "source_email", ... "H1839", "This product is amazing....", "4", ... when I import this "product_code", "product_description", "product_quantity", "source_email", ... "H1839", "This is new desc but....", "2", ... would be the result "product_code", "product_description", "product_quantity", "source_email", ... "H1839", "This product is amazing....", "4", ... My first idea was use the product_related, or product_parent_id fields.. but I rather ask before do anything wrong.. :)")* The import system replaces the product information. It is not made to add information to already existing product information. 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