A free module/way to import / connect configurable products to simple products

[Npire1]

Hi,

Does anyone know of a free module/way to import / connect configurable products to simple products from csv. Magento 1.9.2.

Thanks

[iweb_smartie]

Have you looked at http://wiki.magmi.org/index.php?title=Main_Page?

[Npire1]

Hi thanks

Yes I did here about that but as I'm just a beginer I was a little put off as it doesnt look very plug n play if you know what i mean. I have wasted so much time looking / trying options. I have started just adding the simple products to the importded configurable ones manually as at leats that definately works.

[Dhiren Vasoya]

Hi @Npire1

Have you tried importing and exporting the products using the Magento default fauctionality "Data Profile".

[Npire1]

Yes but it does not show the "super coloumns" that allow you to see the connections between simple and configurable ones so you cannot connect them.

[Npire1]

Have since realised after manually inputting all my configurable listings with their asscoiated simple listings and after viewing a products export using simple "Exort" option under system, import/export that the spreadsheet first creates lines for the configurable listings with the associated variant options and super sku's as a kind of template (Can take up many lines) then further down the spreadsheet the actual simple products are listed so i imagine when imported back in first the template is created/amended and then the simple listings are able to populate the configurable listing. I havnt actually tried to create a configurable listing as yet so i cant be sure if the configurable listing will actually link with the simples but i would be surprised if not.