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Product Auction for Shopify : CSV Feature

Updated 29 October 2024

Product Auction App for Shopify recently came up with a new feature of Auction CSV Upload. Admin can now create multiple auctions at a time and Upload the Auction CSV file of it in just one go.

This Bulk Upload feature supports CSV File Extension using which You can create maximum 500 auctions at a time and upload it from the “Auction” section of the app.

Before uploading the auction CSV file, carefully read the instructions to easily avail the benefits of this functionality.

Once the admin uploads the auction CSV file successfully, he will get notified for the same via mail.

Please Note:- Uploading the auction CSV file will not affect any running or upcoming auctions; they will stay the same and will not update.

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How to Upload Auction CSV File

In order to upload the auction CSV file, first, visit the Product Auction App section of your store. Now you need to go to the “Auctions” section of the app.

Product Auction App

There, You will get an option of “Upload CSV”. Now, Select the CSV file and Upload it over there.

CSV Feature

Please don’t forget to read the Instructions carefully before uploading the CSV file. You will get this Instruction file in the upper right corner of the “Auction CSV Upload” section.

Instruction File

This Instruction File consists of the columns such as Product Handle, Start Date, End Date, Base Price, Reserve Price, Increment Rate, Proxy Bidding On and Start Now.

All the Column Titles are mandatory in the auction CSV file which you will create to upload at one time.

NOTE:- In the Auction CSV file, it is mandatory to have the values for the column titles as 

Product Handle, Start Date, End Date, Base Price, Reserve Price, Increment Rate while the proxy Bidding On and Start Now titles need to have the values either “0” or “1”.

  • Using Proxy Bidding On, You can allow your customers to make bid automatically on Auction Products. If You want to set the Proxy Bidding amount, set the input as “1” else it will be blank.
  • If You want to start the auction immediately irrespective of what actually the start date is, then set the input as “1”. Else it will be blank in the CSV file.

NOTE:- The CSV file now includes an additional column for Popcorn bidding. Thus, you can add pop-corn bidding set up to products in the auction CSV file.

Upload CSV file-Product Auction

The Process is as simple as this:

Shopify Product Auction App section>>Go to Auctions>>Click on Upload CSV button (available at upper right corner)>>Click on Choose file button>>Get the CSV file and click on Upload CSV button.

NOTE:- You can create a maximum of 500 auctions at a time using CSV upload.

This is all about the Auction CSV Feature of the Product Auction App for Shopify.

Bulk updatevia CSV

Admin can bulk update the Auctions via CSV. You can use CSV upload to create a maximum of 500 auctions at a time.

Shopify Product Auction App section>>Go to Auctions>>Click on Upload CSV button (available at upper right corner)>>Click on Choose file button>>Get the CSV file and click on Upload CSV button.

CSV Feature

NOTE:- You can create a maximum of 500 auctions at a time using CSV upload.

Admin can update the running and upcoming auction as well as admin can create the Auctions via single CSV only at the time of upload.

If the CSV contains a product with an auction that is running or upcoming, the system will update it.

If there is no auction related to the product handle mentioned in the CSV, the system will create an auction for that product.

Demo

You can refer the below-given link to check the Auction App Demo:

https://auction-10.myshopify.com/pages/demo

Need Help?

If you need any kind of support, simply raise a ticket at https://webkul.uvdesk.com/en/.

Also, You can contact [email protected] to get proper assistance.

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