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CSV Field Notices
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Written by Anna Verbichenko
Updated over 10 months ago

Below is an explanation of some attributes that we use to describe specific fields of an import CSV file from the viewpoint of a value type imported through them. Use this information to read the tables in the section CSV Format by X-Cart Data Type.

Field attribute

Description

Example

Value format

The format you need to follow when setting a value for the field. The most common formats are String, Integer, Float, Yes/No (Boolean), Enum, and Date.
The Date is specified in php strtotime() format.

Some text (String)
100 (Integer)
0.39 (Float)
1 Jan 2013 (Date)
Yes (Yes/No)

Max. length

The field has a limit on the number of characters that can be entered into it.

Max. length: 32
(This means that the field can be 32 chars long max)

Multilingual

The field contains language labels. Fields with this attribute are language-specific, and their names are formed according to the format <field>_<language> (for example, name_en). A single CSV file may contain multiple columns with the same field name but different languages (for example. name_en, name_ru, name_de).

n/a

HTML allowed

The field may contain HTML tags for layout. Most typically, there is a WYSIWYG editor for this field in the store's Admin area.

<h5>It's HTML TEXT!</h5>

Scripting allowed

The field may contain anything, even <script> tags.

n/a

Multiple

This attribute shows that the field can have multiple values. You must separate each value with the '&&' symbol.

Wholesaler&&Clubmember

Multirow

The field may contain multiple rows of values. Each multirow value must be vertically adjacent.

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