Import Formats

When you have fewer attributes to be imported, you can create a spreadsheet with only these attributes and import them into the application.

Setup Tasks for Item Import Batch Configuration

Before you can create item import batches in Oracle Product Hub, you must complete this task in the Setup and Maintenance work area:

Task	Description
Manage Item Import Formats Configuration	Used to define import formats to be used during the item import batch process.

Item Import Formats Configuration

An import format identifies those main and user-defined attributes in an item class whose values are imported into the application using a spreadsheet.

Consequently, when you import item data from a spreadsheet, the items are all imported into the specific item class for which the item format was defined. You can edit an import format after it is created.

While all the mandatory attributes will be automatically added to the import format, you can also specify the other attributes to be included as part of the import format. All the attributes defined in an import format are added to the spreadsheet when it’s generated while adding the items to an item batch.

You can also optionally inherit import formats defined for the parent item classes when creating a new import format. This inherits all the attributes of the parent item class import format to the import format being defined. This helps in maintaining the various import formats across the item class hierarchy.