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linkGeneral information

The add-on allows to make product feed into Internet platform Prom.ua and automatically update retail and wholesale prices, in stock and other product attributes.

Technically, this add-on is an extension of the add-on AB: Advanced Product Export (xml and csv formats) (provides a template for unloading a commodity feed). The add-on does not work independently.

linkCompatible to CS-Cart

The addon is compatible with the following versions of CS-Cart:

  • CS-Cart 4.3.4 or higher;
  • Multi-Vendor 4.3.4 or higher.

The addon is compatible with the following Themes:

  • UniTheme (all versions);
  • YoupiTheme (all versions);
  • UniTheme2 (all versions);
  • Responsive.

linkSupport

General technical support conditions are available at this link (be sure to review these conditions, all solutions from the AlexBranding development team come with limited technical support).

In order to use our technical support, you need to:

  1. Log in with your order owner account on https://cs-cart.alexbranding.com;
  2. Go to the page My Account → Orders;
  3. Find the corresponding order with the problem add-on in the orders list and pass to its details;
  4. Find the “Support” link next to the corresponding add-on name (near you can find Documentation link also) and click on it;
  5. Fill in the data with the problem, provide access to your CS-Cart installation (path to the administration panel, admin mail, admin password + FTP access) and create a ticket (after you will create the ticket, you will receive an e-mail and a special code to track the ticket in the future);
  6. Wait for the specialist answer in accordance with the regulations of the technical support service and the priority of your ticket.

If you didn't receive an answer within the deadlines, according to the chosen ticket priority, send e-mail info@alexbranding.com with the ticket number, for which you did not receive an answer in time, and the team manager will solve the problem in compliance with regulations.

Technical support by telephone calls and direct e-mails is not provided. Any help comes through tickets and helpdesk. Carefully learn documentation and technical support conditions before creating a request.

linkRestrictions and warnings

We recommend to note general restrictions:

  1. All solutions from AlexBranding developers team require pre-installation of the AB: Addons Manager service addon. It is delivered free of charge and is responsible for such services: installation, upgrades, license verifications. Excluding this service addon usage is not possible;
  2. Addon files may have a closed (encoded) part, in which only a license check is located;
  3. The addon will work only on those domains, that are specified in the user's license. If you try to use the solution on CS-Cart installations, whose domains are not included in the license, the addon will be automatically turned off;
  4. Local installation is not possible, so that the addon works on the additional domain (subdomain), enter this domain (subdomain) in the Domain field, when ordering (or write to info@alexbranding.com) - adding technical domains for the developing or for testing is always free.

linkUsage

linkInstallation

After your order has been processed by our manager, it will be transferred to Completed state, you will receive an email to your mailbox with ordered add-ons license numbers (usually it takes from 15 minutes to 8 hours depending on the day time and week day).

Then follow the steps below, which differs depending on your version of the CS-Cart platform:

If you have CS-Cart 4.16.1 and newer version

If you have CS-Cart 4.13.1 and newer version

If you have CS-Cart 4.12. *

If you have CS-Cart 4.11.5 and an earlier version

You can also install the add-on with a standard installation for CS-Cart. To do this, download the appropriate archive with an add-on version compatible with your version of the CS-Cart platform.
Go to the website cs-cart.alexbranding.com, log in under the account of the order holder and go to the page My Profile → Orders → Relevant Order, go to details and you will see a list of available archives for the ordered add-on. Download the version (archive) you need and make the installation (standard for CS-Cart installation: Add-ons → Downloaded add-ons and in the gearwheel menu select Manual installation).

Service add-on AB: Add-ons Manager must be installed and have Active status.

For access to the add-on settings you should go to the page Administration panel → Add-ons → Manage add-ons and at the add-on name in the gearwheel menu select appropriate menu item.
Settings of Prom.ua

linkCreation of template

To create the template feed go to the page Administration panel → Add-ons → Manage add-ons and at the add-on name AB: Advanced Product Export (xml and csv formats) in the gearwheel menu select the section Templates list. On the open page click [+] Add a new template and in the default datafeed templates list select the value prom_ua.
Creation of template feed "prom_ua"

linkCreation of feed

To create the feed go to the page Administration panel → Add-ons → Manage add-ons and at the add-on name AB: Advanced Product Export (xml and csv formats) in the gearwheel menu select the section Feeds list. On the open page click the button [+] Add a new feed and in the General settings tab select created earlier template and format XML, fill the rest of the fields following the tips and help of the main add-on of feed.
Pay attention! For retail products and services any currency different from the USD code is understood as UAH; for wholesale products all prices are understood as UAH.
Go to the tab Additional parameters and specify user group for wholesale prices (see the tip). See the details about wholesale prices in the official Knowledge base.
Creation of feed

linkPreparation of products

On the editing product page, in the Add-ons tab specify a product type (type Retail only is set by default for all products). If you select Wholesale only or Retail and wholesale you have to specify wholesale discounts on the product page correspondingly. Otherwise, price won't be fed.
Preparation of product on the product page

You can use also the system of import/export of the products. To go to this page, you should follow the path Administration panel → Administration → Import/Export data → Products.
Preparation of products on the import page

linkPreparation of categories

On the editing category page, in the Add-on tab specify Category ID at the portal. You can download the list of all portal categories by this reference
Category page

linkIntegrations

1. Provide feed template for Prom store
Relevant for add-ons:

Add-on Advanced Product Export (xml and csv formats) is a mandatory for work of the Prom.ua product export xml feed add-on. It provides a feed template to make a product feed. The add-on Prom.ua product export xml feed cannot work alone.

linkHow to update

To have possibility to update an add-on, you must have an active subscription period for add-on license.

AB: Add-ons Manager will notify you about available updates (you will see an indicator of new alerts). The recommended way is to update via the CS-Cart Upgrade center (a regular procedure of the platform). This method will allow lossless configuration of the transition to the new add-on version, that is guaranteed to be compatible with your CS-Cart platform version.

Before updating, always make a full database and your store files backup (we recommend backing up using server or hosting tools).

To make updates procedure:

  1. Go to the Administration panel → Administration → Upgrade center;
  2. Find the appropriate update among the available updates and click the Update button;
  3. Follow all the instructions, that will be shown during the upgrade procedure;
  4. Clear CS-Cart cache and start using new add-on version.

If you have an earlier version of the add-on (without the Upgrade center support)

linkList of releases


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v1.7.0 from 19 January 2021

New features and improvements:
[+] Added Ukrainian language support.
[+] Added privileges for managing help view.
[+] Added compatibility with CS-Cart 4.12.1.

Functionality changes:
[*] "AB: Advanced Product Export (xml and csv formats)" add-on. The template has been adapted to the basic add-on 3.8.0 version.

v1.6.0 from 18 November 2019

Feature changes:
[*] In the template was added fields minimum_order_quantity and quantity_in_stock;
[*] In the template for variations was added attribute group_id;

v1.5.0 from 25 March 2019

Feature additions:
[+] Added connector for further updates;

v1.4 from 14 June 2018

https://cs-cart.alexbranding.com/en/ab__product_fe02_prom_ua.doc

v1.3 from 29 May 2018

https://cs-cart.alexbranding.com/en/ab__product_fe02_prom_ua.doc

v1.2 from 07 March 2018

v1.2 March 7, 2018

  • added the oldprice field to the template;

v1.1 March 15, 2017

~ excluded categories without portal_id;
~ hide category parent_id, if parent category does not exports;

v1.1 from 15 March 2017

v1.1 March 15, 2017

~ excluded categories without portal_id;
~ hide category parent_id, if parent category does not exports;

v1.0.2 from 21 September 2016

v1.0.2 September 20, 2016

~ rewrited template for new features mechanism;

v1.0.1 from 17 September 2016

v1.0 from 13 September 2016