And If I can call and use the export method of episerver e-commerce which configurations I need?

Or I can not use it externally from a web environment?

Hi Lena, 

I see that you were looking for solution in Sep-13, Did you find any solution to this problme ? I am looking for similar one and still deciding the approach I should follow. Any help would be much apprecited. Thx!

Thx,
Jay

Thanks Khan for the reply. I think I asked question in wrong thread or may be wrong way.

I would re-write the question below;

I want to import data from extrnal system to Epi Commerce. I would use Catalog API for the same. The issue is, some of the products I am importing from my external source have to go in multiple location in the Commerce. So I am looking for API that supports copying products to multiple location. These products are exactly identicle but in commerce they need to be in two or more location.

To clarify more, lets take this example;

Location 1: Products > Soda > Coke

Location 2: Products > Grocery Isle > Soda > Coke

Let me know, I am ok giving more details if you would like. Thx again!

Jay

http://docs.mediachase.com/display/ecf52devguide/Importing+Catalog+Data+using+APIs

http://docs.mediachase.com/display/ecf52devguide/Exporting+and+Importing+Meta+Model

http://docs.mediachase.com/display/ECFG52CommerceGuide/Importing+and+Exporting+Catalogs

http://docs.mediachase.com/display/ECFG52CommerceGuide/Using+CSV+Files+to+Quickly+Create+Custom+Catalogs

Using the CSV Import we can do this by assigning categories as Cat1,Cat2 (Separated by comma) in Inout Column.

Regards

/K

You should take a look on the

CatalogRelationDto relation = new CatalogRelationDto();

A fast example could be something like this. Lets say you have a comma seperated list where you want these relations for the specific product.

       string[] commerceCategories = i.Product.CommerceCategory.Split(',');

                            foreach (string category in commerceCategories)
                            {

                                #region Create Relations
                                // Set the entry node relation.
                                CatalogRelationDto relation = new CatalogRelationDto();
                                CatalogRelationDto.NodeEntryRelationRow nodeRelation = relation.NodeEntryRelation.NewNodeEntryRelationRow();
                                nodeRelation.CatalogId = catalogID;
                                nodeRelation.CatalogEntryId = entry.CatalogEntry[0].CatalogEntryId;
                                nodeRelation.CatalogNodeId = int.Parse(category);
                                nodeRelation.SortOrder = 0;
                                relation.NodeEntryRelation.AddNodeEntryRelationRow(nodeRelation);

                                CatalogContext.Current.SaveCatalogRelationDto(relation);

                                #endregion

                            }

                            skuPropHelper.SaveEntry(entry);

The export command is part of the Mediachase.Commerce.dll.  If you look at the CatalogImport.exe command line tool that is available for download you can get an idea for what configuration you need to be able to call the CatalogImportExport.Export() method.  This is the same method called by Commerce Manager after selecting a catalog for export.

        ///<summary>

        /// Exports the specified catalog name.

        ///</summary>

        ///<param name="catalogName">Name of the catalog.</param>

        ///<param name="output">The output.</param>

        ///<param name="baseFilePath">The base file path.</param>

        public void Export(string catalogName, Stream output, string baseFilePath)