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Migrating Product Data into Norce Commerce

Overview​

This guide explains how to migrate product data into Norce Commerce. It covers different migration approaches based on catalog size, required preparations, step-by-step instructions, and best practices. The goal is to help you efficiently import your product catalog, regardless of its size or complexity.

Prerequisites​

Before starting product migration, ensure you have:

  • Set up product settings in Norce Commerce.
  • Defined your product content model.

Preparations​

Before migrating product data, complete the following preparations:

  • Assess Catalog Size:
    Decide on a migration approach based on the number of products:

    • Small catalog: Use Excel-based migration.
    • Medium catalog: Use a script-based solution.
    • Large catalog: Contact Norce for guidance.

  • Prepare Product Data:
    Export product data from your source system. Organize the data into the following categories:

    • Master data (core product information)
    • Product content (descriptions, images, etc.)
    • Prices
    • Stock levels

  • Decide on Data Organization:
    Plan how to structure and import each data type (master data, content, prices, stock).

Tip: Make key product setting decisions (such as category structure) before importing large data sets. Changes to product settings after import can impact performance.

Important: All metadata that products reference — manufacturers, categories, flags, parametrics, variant groups — must exist in Norce before importing the products that use them. See Metadata Integrations for how to set these up programmatically.

How-to: Migrate Products​

Choose the migration method that matches your catalog size.

Small Catalog Migration​

For small catalogs, use Excel imports for each data type:

  • Master data and standard price
  • Product content
  • Additional prices
  • Stock levels

Medium and Large Catalog Migration​

For larger catalogs, use staged imports:

  1. Import master data first.
  2. Verify that products are correctly imported.
  3. Import prices in a separate step.
  4. Import stock levels independently.
  5. Add product content in separate batches.

Best Practice: Always verify each import step before proceeding to the next.

Best Practices​

  • Verify master data imports before importing prices, stock, or content.
  • Use separate imports for different product data types.
  • Finalize product settings before importing large data sets.
  • Use Norce's synchronization tools to move product catalogs between environments, rather than repeating manual migrations.

Importing Product Images​

Product images are imported from public URLs.
See the separate documentation for details on image import requirements and formats.

Important Considerations​

  • Make all major product setting decisions (such as category trees) before importing large product assortments.
  • Changes to product settings after import (especially category structures) can temporarily affect pricing module performance.

Further Reading​

Next Steps​