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 You can create an ".xls" file containing a list with all the auctions available on your website or to import an ".csv" file adding additional auctions.\\
-To import these auctions click on **Import Auctions from CSV** and then on **Browse...** to select the ".csv" file from your HDD. This file must have the structure according to specifications.\\
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-Below this you can select in the same way the archive containing images corresponding to the uploaded ".csv" file.\\
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+With **Import Auctions from CSV** you can import data as a bulk upload, which will append the data to your existing database. This will help for example populating much more easily your database, uniting in one the existing records which are kept in different formats.\\
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+To import a CSV file, click on the **Browse** button, select the file from your HDD and click on the **Save** button found at the top of the page.\\
+Having a .zip file containing images of these auctions can be also uploaded the same way with the provided field.\\
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+It is important to know that this feature requires strict conventions in the files to work properly, each value is inserted in the database and order must be respected. Custom fields are not supported.\\
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+For sample data and other info about the BULK import feature please check [[http://www.thefactory.ro/joomla-forum/auction-factory/sample-data-332.0.html|this forum thread]].\\
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