New in CSV Improved 1.5 The below procedure has changed significantly because of the new field product_files_download field that has been added to the Multiple Files Import. This field will create downloadable products on the fly.

Downloadable products are no different from regular products except that they need an extra field to mark the product as a downloadable product. This field can be imported as a separate file but can also be included in a regular import with other fields.

To import downloadable products a template needs to be created of the type Product import and 2 fields, product_sku and attribute_values, need to be added.

Steps to setting up the template:

1. Click on Templates
2. Click on New
3. Set Type to Product Import
4. Fill in the Name
5. Fill in delimiters when uploading a CSV file
6. Click on Import tab
7. Select any settings wanted
8. Click on Save
9. Select the new template
10. Click on Fields
11. Publish the field product_sku
12. Publish the field attribute_values
13. Click on Templates

The template has now been setup and is ready to be used.

The import file only has 2 columns as they need to match the field set in the template. For downloadable products the attribute values are partially fixed. There can only be 1 attribute value per product and the attribute name cannot be changed. The attribute value is the filename of the downloadable product.

The import file will look like this, including column headers:

Importing the downloadable products is exactly the same as any other import. Take the following steps to import the downloadable products:

1. Click on Import
2. Select the template created for downloadable imports
3. Select the filename of the file to be imported
4. Click on Import

The result screen will show how many products were uploaded and the status of the import.