Excel Init Bundle

This bundle adds support of Excel XSLX files as a source for initializing catalog structure for Akeneo PIM.

Note: this bundle is not compatible with Excel 2003 xls files.

Requirements

ExcelInitBundle	Akeneo PIM Community Edition
v1.0.*	v1.6.*

Installation

From your application root:

    php composer.phar require --prefer-dist akeneo/excel-init-bundle:1.0.*

Enable the bundle in the app/AppKernel.php file in the registerProjectBundles() method:

    $bundles = [
        // ...
        new Pim\Bundle\ExcelInitBundle\PimExcelInitBundle(),
    ]

Now let's clean your cache and dump your assets:

    php app/console cache:clear --env=prod
    php app/console pim:installer:assets --env=prod

Documentation

Getting started

See doc/Getting started for more details on how to set your catalog structure using the init.xslx file.

See doc folder for more details on how to set your catalog structure.

Supported file

Input file must follow init.xslx structure. Note that the file must be opened with Excel. LibreOffice/OpenOffice are not in compliance with validations data that are available in the spreadsheet.

Troubleshooting

###The import fails when importing families

Check that your channels names are correct in both family and channel tabs. You might have a typo in the channels tab and not in the family tab. You will have to remove the mispelled channel once you corrected this.