Choose how to add stores

What this article helps you do

Compare the four ways Mapstore adds and updates stores.

Before you start

• Mapstore is installed.

Select a method

1. Manual entry

Manual entry adds one store at a time.

• Use Stores to add or edit one store at a time.
• You control each field.
• Mapstore records the store source as manual.

2. CSV file upload

CSV file upload reads a file from your computer.

• Go to Stores -> Bulk.
• Select Upload a CSV file.
• Upload your CSV.
• Include the required name and address columns.
• Mapstore immediately processes files with 1,000 rows or fewer.
• Mapstore processes larger files in the background.
• Use Delete existing stores uploaded through CSV when you must replace earlier CSV imports.

Each update requires a new file selection and upload.

3. CSV URL import

CSV URL import reads a public CSV file from a URL.

• Go to Stores -> Bulk.
• Select Import from a CSV URL.
• Paste the URL to a CSV file or a published Google Sheets CSV export.
• Use the same columns as a file upload.
• The URL must return CSV without a sign-in page.

4. Google Sheets sync

Google Sheets sync reads a published Google Sheets CSV URL on a schedule or by manual sync.

• Go to Stores -> Bulk.
• Find the Google Sheets sync section.
• Paste the published CSV URL (from File -> Share -> Publish to web, with output=csv).
• Do not use the edit link. URLs with /edit do not work.
• Enable sync.
• Start the first sync to import stores.
• Select up to five daily sync times in 15-minute steps. Mapstore uses the shop timezone.

How to verify it worked

1. Select a method.
2. Add or import stores.
3. Make sure that you can see the stores in Stores.
4. For Google Sheets, start a manual sync.
5. Make sure that the stores match the sheet.

Troubleshooting

Related articles

• Import stores from a CSV file
• Import stores from a CSV URL
• Sync stores with Google Sheets
• Prepare a Google Sheet