Bulk Uploader User Guide

This guide will take you through the steps to use the Fbmfox Bulk Uploader tool to quickly grow your Facebook Shop inventory.

There are 2 ways to Bulk Upload Products using Fbmfox:

1. Pasting Links from a Curated List
2. Using the Fbmfox Chrome Extension to Bulk Upload from a Supplier Site

NOTE: For both Bulk Uploader methods shown below, there are a few things to be certain you have done in advance:

1. Set up a Scheduled Update Data Feed in Facebook Commerce Manager for your Shop to use your Fbmfox Feed Link.  (Covered in the Connect Shops to Fbmfox Setup Guide)
2. Make sure your Fbmfox subscription plan is large enough to accommodate Stock & Price Tracking for the number of items you plan to bulk upload.
3. Create the Facebook Shops Template you want to apply to the Uploaded Products.  (Covered in the Templates User Guide)
4. Install the Fbmfox Chrome Extension

Pasting Links from a Curated List #

1. Access the Bulk Uploader module from the Fbmfox Navigation Menu on the left-side of the screen.
   
2. If you don’t want products loaded to a specific marketplace, uncheck the corresponding box. It is recommended to leave all boxes checked in this section.
   
   More Details on Bulk Uploader Settings
   • Facebook Shops Marketplace = if checked, the uploaded item will be included in your Facebook Shops Data Feed.
   • Personal Facebook Marketplace = if checked, the uploaded item will be visible in the Fbmfox Chrome Extension Lister products dropdown for later upload to your Personal Facebook Marketplace.
   • Avoid Product Duplication = if checked, the uploaded items’ Product Titles are checked against the titles of other items in the Queue Batch AND existing items in your Products list to prevent duplicates based on a matching Product Title.
   • Remove Variation Products (eBay & Amazon) = if checked, items in the upload list are excluded from being loaded to the Products page if there is a Variation detected by Fbmfox on the Supplier site for the provided Product Link.
     NOTE: Desired products with variations can be loaded to Fbmfox individually – please see the Save Products to Fbmfox User Guide for more details.

3. Select the Facebook Shops Template you want to be applied to all products being uploaded from the dropdown.
   
4. Paste your product links in the box labeled Upload Product Links.
   
   

5. Click Upload to begin the upload process.
   
   This will create a batch in the Queue Batches on the right-side of the Bulk Uploader Screen.
6. You will see a “Queue Started Successfully” Status Message at the top of the Bulk Uploader Screen and a progress indicator in the Queue Batches section.  As items are processed, they are added to your Products in Fbmfox.
   

8. Once the upload completes, you will see details in the Queue Batch about the results of the Upload.
   
   Please Note: The No. of Products Inserted may not match the Total Product links.  The difference is a result of the removal of duplicate products and exclusion of variants, if those options were checked.
9. The newly uploaded products will be loaded to your Facebook Shop during the next scheduled upload of your Data Feed, based on your specific settings. If you want to have your Facebook Shop update immediately to reflect the newly uploaded products, follow the steps listed in the section titled Manually Request a Data Feed Update

Using the Fbmfox Chrome Extension and Bulk Uploader to Add Products from a Supplier Site #

1. Visit a supported Fbmfox supplier and find products you’re interested in Bulk Uploading to Fbmfox.

2. Click the Upload # products button, found on the lower righthand corner of the screen.
   The # shown indicates the number of products the Fbmfox Chrome Extension has found on the page available for Bulk Upload.
   

3. Repeat steps 1 & 2 for as many sets of products as you like. Once you are ready to load the products selected, proceed to the next step.
4. Access the Bulk Uploader module from the Fbmfox Navigation Menu on the left side of the screen.
   
5. In the Queue Batch section, you will see a new queue added with the products selected via the Upload # products It can take a few moments for all items to be reflected in the list.
   
6. BEFORE starting the upload, be certain to set the correct Bulk Uploader options, as described in the section above, for the check boxes and the Template to apply to the set of products to be uploaded.
   

7. Once you have set the relevant options above, click the Begin Upload button in the Queue Batches Actions column to start the upload of the Queue Batch.
   
8. You will see a “Queue Started Successfully” Status Message at the top of the Bulk Uploader Screen and a progress indicator in the Queue Batches section.  As items are processed, they are added to your Products in Fbmfox.  
   

9. Once the upload completes, you will see details in the Queue Batch about the results of the Upload.
   Please Note: The No. of Products Inserted may not match the Total Product links.  The difference is a result of the removal of duplicate products and exclusion of variants, if those items were checked.
   

10. The newly uploaded products will be loaded to your Facebook Shop during the next scheduled upload of your Data Feed, based on your specific settings. If you want to have your Facebook Shop update immediately to reflect the newly uploaded products, follow the steps listed in the section titled Manually Request a Data Feed Update

Queue Batches Advanced Features #

This section covers some of the more advanced features of the Queue Batches section of the Bulk Uploader Screen.

1. You can click the Batch ID or “View Error Log” for more information, if desired. If clicked, this will open another Chrome tab with the details of the selected batch.
   
2. There are 3 buttons in the Actions column on the Queue Batches List for additional actions that can be taken on a completed Batch.

BUTTON	FUNCTION
	This button will reupload the associated batch.
	This button will download a CSV file, named “bulk”, of the items included in the batch, containing the product links, Status, and Date/Time Stamp
	This button will delete the batch and all associated products uploaded via the batch from your Fbmfox Products list. Please Note: If an item has already been imported to your Facebook Shop via the Data Feed this will NOT remove the item from your Facebook Shop.  Additional steps are required – see the Deleting Products User Guide for more information.

Manually Request a Data Feed Update #

1. Access Facebook Commerce Manager for the Facebook Shop you wish to update.
   Then Navigate to Catalog > Data Sources.
   
2. Click the Fbmfox Data Feed from your Data Feed List.
   
3. Click the Upload Now button on the Update Schedule.
   

4. Under the Schedules section, click the Request update now button.
   

5. This will start an Upload session using your Fbmfox Data Feed. Once completed your newly uploaded products will be available in your Facebook Shop.

Miscellaneous Bulk Uploader Notes #

• Any changes made to a product’s details in Fbmfox will be reflected after Fbmfox automatically updates it to Facebook Shops in one hour. You may also go to your Commerce Manager in Facebook and manually initiate an update, if desired.
• To assist with creating a Curated List of product links, there is also an Export feature built into the Fbmfox Chrome Extension.
  1. Click the Export x products Button, to download a CSV (comma separated value) file to your computer with a list of the products detected on the page by the Fbmfox Chrome Extension.
     
  2. The file that is downloaded can be opened in the spreadsheet program of your choice.

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