Documentation for the DataClient.Api

[mkrieger]

Is there any documentation for the use of the CommerceBuilder.DataClient.Api. My situation requires me to update the Able Commerce Product database without knowing the ProductId in Able Commerce. In other words I need to update based on matching from say the Sku field. I could not find a way to do this in the Dataport other than using CSV and a custom mapping, but I need to also include product template information as well as pricing rules which can only be updated using XML. I can easily insert into the database using DataPort, but I cannot update quanitities without knowing the ProductId.

So I thought maybe I could write a custom solution that uses the same xml structure to update only products/vendors/manufacturers/product template fields/and Sales. But I cannot find any documentation to sending commands to the API within the ACRequestHandler requestXml strings.

Help?

[mazhar]

Make us of AbleCommerce universal data port instead. It contains a feature to make use of any specified field for mapping in CSV format. On CSV import panel you will see an interface to specify custom mapper field for example SKU.

[mkrieger]

That is all good if I only need to update the fields directly in ac_Products table, however, I need to also update Custom Product Template Fields as well as Pricing Rules - to put products on sale. As far as I know the only way this can be accomplished with DataPort is to use the XML Store Upload feature, which lacks the custom field matching option.

This is why I was thinking of writing a windows app to interface with the DataClient.Api. I could just write the app to directly interface with the database, but I thought if there was some documentation on the Api I could use it.

I just think it's strange that the more advanced method of uploading store data using XML lacks the custom mapping feature.

[mazhar]

We don't have any documentation available for DataClientAPI for custom programming. Its basically very specific to our own use, performance etc. I have posted some samples for custom CSV import in DataPort forums via creating a custom Web page in application. Have a look at following thread
viewtopic.php?f=61&t=9828