New Post: Import Parent/Child Categories via csv

Hi all

I have a functioning csv product import that is working perfectly except for one point. It will not import my parent category and if I manually add the parent category the store will not associate the child category to its parent.

I'm using the pipe "|" as my csv separator to ensure no conflict with client generated data, but i don't think this is the issue as the rest of the import is working fine.

categoryCSV.ImportMapping

<NB_Store_CategoriesInfo>
    <CategoryID></CategoryID>
    <PortalID>[PORTALID]</PortalID>
    <Archived>false</Archived>
    <Hide>false</Hide>
    <CreatedByUser>-1</CreatedByUser>
    <CreatedDate />
    <ParentCategoryID></ParentCategoryID>
    <ListOrder>1</ListOrder>
    <Lang>[LANG]</Lang>
    <CategoryName>[COL:2]</CategoryName>
    <ParentName>[COL:1]</ParentName>
    <CategoryDesc></CategoryDesc>
  <Message></Message>
  <ProductCount>0</ProductCount>
  <ProductTemplate />
  <ListItemTemplate />
  <ListAltItemTemplate />
    <ImageURL />
    <SEOPageTitle />
    <SEOName />
    <MetaDescription />
    <MetaKeywords />
</NB_Store_CategoriesInfo>

Sample csv file - first 2 lines left in as helpers for human eyes

COL:1|COL:2|COL:3|COL:4|COL:5|COL:6|COL:7|COL:8|COL:9|COL:10|COL:11|COL:12|COL:13|COL:14|COL:15|COL:16|COL:17|COL:18|COL:19|COL:20|COL:21|COL:22|COL:23|COL:24|COL:25|COL:26|COL:27|COL:28|COL:29|COL:30|COL:31|COL:32|COL:33|COL:34|COL:35|COL:36|COL:37|COL:38|COL:39|COL:40|COL:41|COL:42|COL:43|COL:44|COL:45|COL:46|COL:47|COL:48|COL:49|COL:50|COL:51|COL:52|COL:53|COL:54|COL:55|COL:56|COL:57|COL:58|COL:59|COL:60|COL:61|COL:62|COL:63|COL:64|COL:65|COL:66|COL:67|COL:68|COL:69|COL:70|COL:71|COL:72|COL:73|COL:74|COL:75|COL:76|COL:77
Categorie Name|SubCategorie Name|Productcode|Brand|Product Name|Introduction Text|Description Text|Photo file Name 1|Photo File Name 2|Photo File Name 3|Photo File Name 4|Photo File Name 5|Mod1Ref|Mod1Name|Mod1SalePrice|Mod1DealerPrice|Mod1Stock|Mod1Weight|Mod2Ref|Mod2Name|Mod2SalePrice|Mod2DealerPrice|Mod2Stock|Mod2Weight|Mod3Ref|Mod3Name|Mod3SalePrice|Mod3DealerPrice|Mod3Stock|Mod3Weight|Mod4Ref|Mod4Name|Mod4SalePrice|Mod4DealerPrice|Mod4Stock|Mod4Weight|Mod5Ref|Mod5Name|Mod5SalePrice|Mod5DealerPrice|Mod5Stock|Mod5Weight|Mod6Ref|Mod6Name|Mod6SalePrice|Mod6DealerPrice|Mod6Stock|Mod6Weight|Mod7Ref|Mod7Name|Mod7SalePrice|Mod7DealerPrice|Mod7Stock|Mod7Weight|Mod8Ref|Mod8Name|Mod8SalePrice|Mod8DealerPrice|Mod8Stock|Mod8Weight|Mod9Ref|Mod9Name|Mod9SalePrice|Mod9DealerPrice|Mod9Stock|Mod9Weight|Mod10Ref|Mod10Name|Mod10SalePrice|Mod10DealerPrice|Mod10Stock|Mod10Weight|Photo File Name 6|Photo File Name 7|Photo File Name 8|Photo File Name 9|Photo File Name 10
Decor Pots|Décor Rose Pots|DEC-ROSE-L|DECOR|LARGE ROSE POT|These Décor Rose Pots come in 11 Fashionable Colours that are absolutely stunning.|"These Décor Rose Pots are painted (not glazed) and are ideal for indoor use or covered/protected outdoor area's. Saucers are availabe in most sizes and colours. 
Size: h29 x d48
Décor Saucer 42cm matches this size pot."|DEC-ROSE-CHERRYRED.jpg|DEC-ROSE-GOLD.jpg|DEC-ROSE-JUICYRED.jpg|DEC-ROSE-JUICYGREEN.jpg|DEC-ROSE-JUICYBLUE.jpg|CR|Cherry Red|55|37.95|3|12|G|Gold|55|37.95|5|12|JR|Juicy Red|55|37.95|0|12|JG|Juicy Green|55|37.95|4|12|JB|Juicy Blue|55|37.95|3|12|Y|Yellow|55|37.95|6|12|O|Orange|55|37.95|4|12|LG|Lime Green|55|37.95|4|12|P|Purple|55|37.95|4|12|W|White|55|37.95|8|12|DEC-ROSE-YELLOW.jpg|DEC-ROSE-ORANGE.jpg|DEC-ROSE-LIMEGREEN.jpg|DEC-ROSE-PURPLE.jpg|DEC-ROSE-WHITE.jpg
Decor Pots|Décor Rose Pots|DEC-ROSE-S|DECOR|MEDIUM ROSE POT|These Décor Rose Pots come in 11 Fashionable Colours that are absolutely stunning.|"These Décor Rose Pots are painted (not glazed) and are ideal for indoor use or covered/protected outdoor area's. Saucers are availabe in most sizes and colours. 
Size: h22 x d36
Décor Saucer 35cm matches this size pot."|DEC-ROSE-CHERRYRED.jpg|DEC-ROSE-GOLD.jpg|DEC-ROSE-JUICYRED.jpg|DEC-ROSE-JUICYGREEN.jpg|DEC-ROSE-JUICYBLUE.jpg|CR|Cherry Red|33|22.77|3|7|G|Gold|33|22.77|0|7|JR|Juicy Red|33|22.77|7|7|JG|Juicy Green|33|22.77|0|7|JB|Juicy Blue|33|22.77|0|7|Y|Yellow|33|22.77|0|7|O|Orange|33|22.77|0|7|LG|Lime Green|33|22.77|2|7|P|Purple|33|22.77|1|7|W|White|33|22.77|5|7|DEC-ROSE-YELLOW.jpg|DEC-ROSE-ORANGE.jpg|DEC-ROSE-LIMEGREEN.jpg|DEC-ROSE-PURPLE.jpg|DEC-ROSE-WHITE.jpg

will post productCSV.ImportMapping in comments as am over text limit for question