Export Categories from B2B Wave

This task will be export all the categories you have set up in your B2B Wave admin panel. You can configure and edit these if you login to your B2B Wave admin panel and go to to Product Categories.

File Settings

Output File

Required The file to save records to.

Filter Settings

Name

Optional Optionally filter the export from B2B Wave by category name.

Zynk Settings

See Common Task Settings.

Example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<categories xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  <category>
    <id>2</id>
    <name>Dinnerware</name>
    <description />
    <is_active>true</is_active>
    <created_at>2016-11-02T15:00:04+00:00</created_at>
    <updated_at>2019-01-04T11:32:28+00:00</updated_at>
    <lft>11</lft>
    <rgt>14</rgt>
    <depth>0</depth>
    <is_private>false</is_private>
    <subcategories_private>false</subcategories_private>
    <category_path>Dinnerware</category_path>
  </category>
  <category>
    <id>3</id>
    <name>Fixtures</name>
    <description />
    <is_active>false</is_active>
    <discount xsi:type="xsd:string">10.0</discount>
    <created_at>2017-03-10T12:29:55+00:00</created_at>
    <updated_at>2019-11-13T19:17:54+00:00</updated_at>
    <lft>15</lft>
    <rgt>16</rgt>
    <depth>0</depth>
    <is_private>false</is_private>
    <subcategories_private>false</subcategories_private>
    <category_path>Fixtures</category_path>
  </category>
  <category>
    <id>4</id>
    <name>Trinkets </name>
    <description />
    <is_active>true</is_active>
    <discount xsi:type="xsd:string">25.0</discount>
    <created_at>2017-03-10T13:08:41+00:00</created_at>
    <updated_at>2019-01-04T11:32:28+00:00</updated_at>
    <lft>31</lft>
    <rgt>32</rgt>
    <depth>0</depth>
    <is_private>false</is_private>
    <subcategories_private>false</subcategories_private>
    <category_path>Trinkets </category_path>
  </category>
  <category>
    <id>5</id>
    <name>Cookies</name>
    <description />
    <is_active>true</is_active>
    <created_at>2017-04-25T11:05:13+01:00</created_at>
    <updated_at>2019-01-04T11:32:28+00:00</updated_at>
    <lft>3</lft>
    <rgt>4</rgt>
    <depth>0</depth>
    <is_private>false</is_private>
    <subcategories_private>false</subcategories_private>
    <category_path>Cookies</category_path>
  </category>
  <category>
    <id>7</id>
    <name>Blah Blah</name>
    <description />
    <meta_description />
    <is_active>false</is_active>
    <created_at>2017-07-20T15:48:44+01:00</created_at>
    <updated_at>2020-03-04T23:12:39+00:00</updated_at>
    <lft>1</lft>
    <rgt>2</rgt>
    <depth>0</depth>
    <meta_title />
    <is_private>false</is_private>
    <subcategories_private>false</subcategories_private>
    <category_path>Blah Blah</category_path>
  </category>
  <category>
    <id>8</id>
    <name>Kids clothes</name>
    <description />
    <is_active>true</is_active>
    <created_at>2017-11-15T09:52:32+00:00</created_at>
    <updated_at>2019-01-04T11:32:28+00:00</updated_at>
    <lft>19</lft>
    <rgt>20</rgt>
    <depth>0</depth>
    <is_private>false</is_private>
    <subcategories_private>false</subcategories_private>
    <category_path>Kids clothes</category_path>
  </category>
  <category>
    <id>9</id>
    <name>Demo Private Category</name>
    <description />
    <is_active>true</is_active>
    <created_at>2017-12-07T11:21:15+00:00</created_at>
    <updated_at>2019-01-04T11:32:28+00:00</updated_at>
    <lft>5</lft>
    <rgt>10</rgt>
    <depth>0</depth>
    <is_private>true</is_private>
    <subcategories_private>true</subcategories_private>
    <category_path>Demo Private Category</category_path>
  </category>
  <category>
    <id>10</id>
    <name>test1</name>
    <description />
    <is_active>true</is_active>
    <created_at>2018-01-11T13:35:34+00:00</created_at>
    <updated_at>2019-01-04T11:32:28+00:00</updated_at>
    <parent_id xsi:type="xsd:long">9</parent_id>
    <lft>6</lft>
    <rgt>7</rgt>
    <depth>1</depth>
    <is_private>true</is_private>
    <subcategories_private>true</subcategories_private>
    <category_path>Demo Private Category/test1</category_path>
  </category>
  <category>
    <id>11</id>
    <name>test2</name>
    <description />
    <is_active>true</is_active>
    <created_at>2018-01-11T13:35:42+00:00</created_at>
    <updated_at>2019-01-04T11:32:28+00:00</updated_at>
    <parent_id xsi:type="xsd:long">9</parent_id>
    <lft>8</lft>
    <rgt>9</rgt>
    <depth>1</depth>
    <is_private>true</is_private>
    <subcategories_private>true</subcategories_private>
    <category_path>Demo Private Category/test2</category_path>
  </category>
  <category>
    <id>12</id>
    <name>Toys</name>
    <description />
    <is_active>true</is_active>
    <discount xsi:type="xsd:string">5.0</discount>
    <created_at>2018-01-22T16:49:02+00:00</created_at>
    <updated_at>2019-01-04T11:32:28+00:00</updated_at>
    <lft>29</lft>
    <rgt>30</rgt>
    <depth>0</depth>
    <is_private>false</is_private>
    <subcategories_private>false</subcategories_private>
    <category_path>Toys</category_path>
  </category>
  <category>
    <id>13</id>
    <name>T-shirts</name>
    <description />
    <is_active>true</is_active>
    <created_at>2018-01-23T17:13:53+00:00</created_at>
    <updated_at>2019-01-04T11:32:28+00:00</updated_at>
    <lft>25</lft>
    <rgt>26</rgt>
    <depth>0</depth>
    <is_private>false</is_private>
    <subcategories_private>false</subcategories_private>
    <category_path>T-shirts</category_path>
  </category>
  <category>
    <id>14</id>
    <name>Fruit</name>
    <description />
    <is_active>true</is_active>
    <created_at>2018-02-06T11:04:34+00:00</created_at>
    <updated_at>2019-01-04T11:32:28+00:00</updated_at>
    <lft>17</lft>
    <rgt>18</rgt>
    <depth>0</depth>
    <is_private>false</is_private>
    <subcategories_private>false</subcategories_private>
    <category_path>Fruit</category_path>
  </category>
  <category>
    <id>15</id>
    <name>Private demo</name>
    <description />
    <meta_description />
    <is_active>true</is_active>
    <created_at>2018-03-12T20:16:06+00:00</created_at>
    <updated_at>2019-01-04T11:32:28+00:00</updated_at>
    <lft>21</lft>
    <rgt>22</rgt>
    <depth>0</depth>
    <meta_title />
    <is_private>true</is_private>
    <subcategories_private>true</subcategories_private>
    <category_path>Private demo</category_path>
  </category>
  <category>
    <id>16</id>
    <name>Test category</name>
    <description />
    <meta_description />
    <is_active>true</is_active>
    <created_at>2018-04-24T15:12:35+01:00</created_at>
    <updated_at>2019-01-04T11:32:28+00:00</updated_at>
    <lft>27</lft>
    <rgt>28</rgt>
    <depth>0</depth>
    <meta_title />
    <is_private>false</is_private>
    <subcategories_private>false</subcategories_private>
    <category_path>Test category</category_path>
  </category>
  <category>
    <id>17</id>
    <name>Socks</name>
    <description />
    <meta_description />
    <is_active>true</is_active>
    <created_at>2018-11-08T14:34:27+00:00</created_at>
    <updated_at>2019-01-04T11:32:28+00:00</updated_at>
    <lft>23</lft>
    <rgt>24</rgt>
    <depth>0</depth>
    <meta_title />
    <is_private>false</is_private>
    <subcategories_private>false</subcategories_private>
    <category_path>Socks</category_path>
  </category>
  <category>
    <id>18</id>
    <name>Plates</name>
    <description />
    <meta_description />
    <is_active>true</is_active>
    <discount xsi:type="xsd:string">20.0</discount>
    <created_at>2018-12-29T10:30:43+00:00</created_at>
    <updated_at>2019-01-04T17:09:35+00:00</updated_at>
    <parent_id xsi:type="xsd:long">2</parent_id>
    <lft>12</lft>
    <rgt>13</rgt>
    <depth>1</depth>
    <meta_title />
    <is_private>false</is_private>
    <subcategories_private>false</subcategories_private>
    <category_path>Dinnerware/Plates</category_path>
  </category>
  <category>
    <id>19</id>
    <name>AAaa</name>
    <description />
    <is_active>false</is_active>
    <created_at>2019-01-20T06:54:14+00:00</created_at>
    <updated_at>2020-03-04T23:16:35+00:00</updated_at>
    <lft>33</lft>
    <rgt>34</rgt>
    <depth>0</depth>
    <is_private>false</is_private>
    <subcategories_private>false</subcategories_private>
    <category_path>AAaa</category_path>
  </category>
  <category>
    <id>20</id>
    <name>Barcode test</name>
    <description />
    <is_active>false</is_active>
    <created_at>2020-02-14T20:12:47+00:00</created_at>
    <updated_at>2020-03-04T23:16:39+00:00</updated_at>
    <lft>35</lft>
    <rgt>36</rgt>
    <depth>0</depth>
    <is_private>false</is_private>
    <subcategories_private>false</subcategories_private>
    <category_path>Barcode test</category_path>
  </category>
  <category>
    <id>21</id>
    <name>Test category</name>
    <is_active>true</is_active>
    <created_at>2020-03-18T12:49:05+00:00</created_at>
    <updated_at>2020-03-18T12:49:05+00:00</updated_at>
    <lft>37</lft>
    <rgt>38</rgt>
    <depth>0</depth>
    <is_private>false</is_private>
    <subcategories_private>false</subcategories_private>
    <category_path>Test category</category_path>
  </category>
  <category>
    <id>22</id>
    <name>Test category</name>
    <is_active>true</is_active>
    <created_at>2020-03-18T12:49:34+00:00</created_at>
    <updated_at>2020-03-18T12:49:34+00:00</updated_at>
    <lft>39</lft>
    <rgt>40</rgt>
    <depth>0</depth>
    <is_private>false</is_private>
    <subcategories_private>false</subcategories_private>
    <category_path>Test category</category_path>
  </category>
</categories>