equinux iSale 5.9.7 - Manual (Page 78)

Appendix: Import/Export
iSale now offers a variety of methods to export ex-
isting auctions or import item descriptions. iSale
searches eBay for product descriptions and photos
or imports data created with FileMaker or eBay’s
Turbo Lister. Via the integrated CSV export, iSale
auctions can be made readily available in your
FileMaker database or Excel spreadsheet.
Importing Your Auctions From “My eBay“
iSale was designed to create, submit and track auctions. The cur-
rent version of the software does not support “synchronization“
with your eBay account to track auctions you created manually
through the eBay website.
Import and Export Using Auction Files
Single auctions can be imported and exported in iSale’s own for-
mat. This is especially handy when you need to send an auction to
a friend.
To export a single auction, please complete the following:
‣ Select File > Export > Auction…
‣ Create a name for the file, select your desired save location, and
click Save.
The file can be sent to someone else or stored as a backup.
To import an iSale auction file:
‣ Locate the auction file in the Finder
‣ Double-click the auction file
The auction will appear as a new draft in iSale.
Import and Export Data From a CSV File
iSale can export any of your auctions into a spreadsheet granting
you the ability to create individual statistics, when using external
databases like FileMaker, or to track sales information in Excel. You
can also use this as a text backup of your auction and easily re-
import it at a later time.
To export an auction as a CSV file, please complete the follow-
ing:
‣ Select “File“ > “Export“ > “iSale CSV…“
‣ Create a name for the file, select your desired save location, and
click Save
To import a CSV file created with iSale:
‣ Select File > Import > iSale CSV…
‣ Locate your file and click Open
Turbo Lister is a Windows application provided by eBay. When you
want to migrate from Turbo Lister, you can now import Turbo
Lister CSV files containing auction information into iSale.
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