Characteristics

A sync of the type Characteristic allows you to import characteristics. Characteristics are old properties that are linked at the item level. Imported data is saved in the Settings » Item » Properties menu.

1. Fields for characteristic matching

Table 1 explains the fields that are available for matching characteristics data. During the import, plentymarkets checks if the imported data record already exists based on the matching field.

Table 1. Matching fields characteristic import
Setting	Explanation
Characteristic ID
ID of the characteristics group
Characteristic name
Characteristic group name

2. Fields for characteristics mapping

Table 2 explains the fields that are available for mapping characteristics data. During the import, plentymarkets checks if the imported data record already exists based on the matching field.

Table 2. Mapping fields for importing characteristics
Mapping field	Permitted import values	Explanation
Characteristic
Position	Numeric
Characteristic group ID	Numeric
Unit	ISO code	For ISO codes of units, see Unit IDs
Internal name	Alphanumeric
Searchable	0 1	0 = No 1 = Yes
Order characteristic	0 1	0 = No 1 = Yes
Show on the item’s page in the online store	0 1	0 = No 1 = Yes
Show in the item listing in the online store	0 1	0 = No 1 = Yes
Display in order process	0 1	0 = No 1 = Yes
Show in PDF documents	0 1	0 = No 1 = Yes
Display as additional costs	0 1	0 = No 1 = Yes
Surcharge	Numeric
Characteristic type	none number decimal number selection text file
Delete characteristic type	0 1	0 = No 1 = Yes
Characteristic name
Name	Alphanumeric	Create one mapping per language.
Description	Alphanumeric	Create one mapping per language.
Characteristic group
Internal name	Alphanumeric
Percentage	0 1	0 = No 1 = Yes
Characteristic group name
Name	Alphanumeric	Create one mapping per language.
Description	Alphanumeric	Create one mapping per language.