Importing catalog data

This topic explains options for importing catalog data between e-commerce sites.

Classes in this topic are in the following namespaces: 

• Mediachase.Commerce.Catalog
• Mediachase.Commerce.Storage

Import scenarios and options

You can import catalog data using these methods described in the following:

• Through the import/export API
• Using the Service API 

Using the import/export API 

You can import and export catalogs through Catalog.ImportExport, see examples in the following.

//Import

try
 {
     var catalogImportExport = new CatalogImportExport()
     {
           //Should only be true when the application does not have access to the catalog models.
           IsModelsAvailable = true
     };
     catalogImportExport.Import(new FileStream("pathtoZip"), true);
 }
 catch (Exception exception)
 {
     LogManager.GetLogger().Error(exception.Message, exception);
 }


//Export 
try
 {
     var catalogImportExport = new CatalogImportExport()
     {
           //Should only be true when the application does not have access to the catalog models.
           IsModelsAvailable = true
     };
     catalogImportExport.Export("catalogName", new FileStream("pathtoZip"), "");
 }
 catch (Exception exception)
 {
     LogManager.GetLogger().Error(exception.Message, exception);
 };

Using the Service API

You can also use the Optimizely Service API to manage imports and exports of catalog data, see Catalog service.