Magento 1.7.0.0 Dataflow Profile for Importing Product Images

actionsxml.xml

<action type="dataflow/convert_parser_csv" method="parse">
    <var name="delimiter"><![CDATA[,]]></var>
    <var name="enclose"><![CDATA[]]></var>
    <var name="fieldnames"></var>
    <var name="map">
        <map name="sku"><![CDATA[sku]]></map>
        <map name="image"><![CDATA[image]]></map>
        <map name="image_label"><![CDATA[image_label]]></map>
        <map name="small_image"><![CDATA[small_image]]></map>
        <map name="small_image_label"><![CDATA[small_image_label]]></map>
        <map name="thumbnail"><![CDATA[thumbnail]]></map>
        <map name="thumbnail_label"><![CDATA[thumbnail_label]]></map>
    </var>
    <var name="store"><![CDATA[0]]></var>
    <var name="number_of_records">1</var>
    <var name="decimal_separator"><![CDATA[.]]></var>
    <var name="adapter">catalog/convert_adapter_product</var>
    <var name="method">parse</var>
</action>

Full write up on how to import product images via CSV in Magento 1.7.0.0 here: http://ashsmith.co/2012/05/importing-product-images-via-csv-in-magento-1-7-0-0/

Reason for the post is simply because a large number of people are experiencing this issue (including me) where you can't import images when you create your main CSV, by creating this separate profile and importing the images, it works as you would usually suspect by storing the images within the media/import folder.

This XML information is used when creating a new Dataflow Profile, on the tab "Profile Actions XML" insert it there, then you can import the CSV, which should be modified to only include the 7 columns defined in this file.

We have just released our [url=http://toybananasoft.com/importeval/]Import Evaluation Extension[/url] that, I think, will do what you're trying to do. Right now, it only works in Magento 1.7.x. It has the capability of correctly mapping columns and allowing custom columns. i.e. calculated columns and constant value columns.

Great functionality and great price.

We have just released our Import Evaluation Extension that, I think, will do what you're trying to do. Right now, it only works in Magento 1.7.x. It has the capability of correctly mapping columns and allowing custom columns. i.e. calculated columns and constant value columns.

Great functionality and great price.