Before you can start using AutoSync with your X-Cart store, you need to obtain and save in your integration settings an API key that will enable your X-Cart store to connect to AutoSync. You will also need to configure your AutoSync integration import options.
For details, see:
Getting Your API Key for AutoSync
AutoSync provides an API for accessing product information and bringing it over to your store. To be able to use this API, the AutoSync integration in your store will need an API key. The API key is supplied by AutoSync via AutoSync Portal.
You will need to copy this API key to be able to save it in your AutoSync integration settings in your X-Cart store.
Saving Your API Key in Your AutoSync Integration Settings
After obtaining your API key for AutoSync, you need to save it in your X-Cart store:
Log in to your X-Cart store's Admin area and go to Catalog > AutoSync.
The AutoSync API Integration Settings page opens; make sure you are looking at the Settings page tab.
Copy and paste your AutoSync API key into the API Key field.
Configure your Import Options (see below) and click the Save Changes button at the bottom of the screen to save both the API key and the import options.
After you click the Save Changes button, the API key will be saved in your X-Cart AutoSync integration settings.
Provided that the API key is valid, your X-Cart store should now be able to connect to AutoSync.
Configuring the Import Options
Before you start importing catalog data from AutoSync, it is essential that you should configure the most general options that affect the import process. It can be done in the Import Options section of the AutoSync API Integration Settings page.
To configure the import options:
Use the Import mode setting in the Import Options section to specify the mode that you would like to use for importing catalog data from AutoSync.
One of two available options can be selected:
Import only new products, do not update existing ones;
Import new products and update existing ones.
Whether a product is a new or an existing one will be determined based on the product SKU: during a product import, if a product SKU received from AutoSync matches a SKU in your X-Cart store's catalog, the product will be deemed an existing one. So, if you are doing an import, for example, with the option "Import only new products, do not update existing ones", this existing product in your store's catalog will not be updated.
Specify your store's categories that you would like to use as the destination categories for the import of wheel and tire products.
Wheel category: Select a category for wheel products.
Tire category: Select a category for tire products.
The categories must already exist in the store.
How to select a category: Click inside the input box for the category type you require; you will be provided with a list of your store's existing categories. Click on the category you wish to select, and it will be added to the respective field.
Note: You can fast jump to a specific category by typing the initial characters of the category name in the input box.
Click the Save Changes button at the bottom of the screen. Note that the same button applies to the API Key field.
After you click the Save Changes button, the import options will be saved the way you have adjusted them.
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