diff --git a/sales/products_prices/products/import.rst b/sales/products_prices/products/import.rst index 41d10a2c3..b9b428a2b 100644 --- a/sales/products_prices/products/import.rst +++ b/sales/products_prices/products/import.rst @@ -1,43 +1,43 @@ =================================================== -How to import products with categories and variants +How to import Products with Categories and Variants =================================================== -Import templates are provided in the import tool of the most common data to +Import templates are provided in the **Import Tool** of the most common data to import (contacts, products, bank statements, etc.). -You can open them with any spreadsheets software (Microsoft Office, +You can open them with any spreadsheet software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, Google Drive, etc.). How to customize the file ========================= -* Remove columns you don't need. We advise to not remove the *ID* one (see - why here below). +* Remove columns you don't need. However, we advise you to not remove the *ID* column (see + why below). * Set a unique ID to every single record by dragging down the ID sequencing. -* Don't change labels of columns you want to import. Otherwise Odoo won't recognize - them anymore and you will have to map them on your own in the import screen. -* To add new columns,Feel free to add new columns but the fields need to exist in Odoo. If Odoo fails - in matching the column name with a field, you can make it manually when importing +* Don't change the labels of columns you want to import. Otherwise, Odoo won't recognize + them anymore, and you will have to map them on your own in the import screen. +* Feel free to add new columns, but the fields need to exist in Odoo. If Odoo fails + in matching the column name with a field, you can match it manually when importing by browsing a list of available fields. -Why an “ID” column -================== +Why an “ID” column? +=================== -The ID is an unique identifier for the line item. Feel free to use the one of your -previous software to ease the transition to Odoo. +The ID is a truly unique identifier for the line item. Feel free to use one of your +previous software to ease the transition into Odoo. -Setting an ID is not mandatory when importing but it helps in many cases: +Setting an ID is not mandatory when importing, but it helps in many cases: -* Update imports: you can import the same file several times without creating duplicates; +* Update imports: you can import the same file several times without creating duplicates. * Import relation fields (see here below). How to import relation fields ============================= -An Odoo object is always related to many other objects (e.g. a product is linked -to product categories, attributes, vendors, etc.). To import those relations you need to +An Odoo object is always related to many other objects (e.g., a product is linked +to product categories, attributes, vendors, etc.). To import those relations, you need to import the records of the related object first from their own list menu. -You can do it using either the name of the related record or its ID. The ID is expected when -two records have the same name. In such a case add " / ID" at the end of the column title -(e.g. for product attributes: Product Attributes / Attribute / ID). +You can do this using the name of the related record or its ID. The ID is expected when +two records have the same name. In such a case, add " / ID" at the end of the column title +(e.g., for product attributes: Product Attributes / Attribute / ID).