Export Product Attributes from Magento

This task will export a list of product attributes from Magento in XML format. The list of options is also provided when the attribute type is a select list.

Settings

Connection

Required
The Magento connection to use. See the Connecting to Magento v1 article if you require more information on how to create/manage connections.

Attribute Set ID

Optional
Enter the ID of a particular attribute set to export, or leave blank to export all attribute sets.

Output File

Required
The name of the file to export the products to.

Zynk Settings

See Common Task Settings.

Examples

Sample output file:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ArrayOfProductAttribute>
  <ProductAttribute>
    <Fields>
      <Field Name="frontend_input" Value="text" />
      <Field Name="default_value" Value="" />
      <Field Name="is_unique" Value="0" />
      <Field Name="apply_to" Value="" />
      <Field Name="is_configurable" Value="1" />
      <Field Name="is_searchable" Value="1" />
      <Field Name="is_visible_in_advanced_search" Value="1" />
      <Field Name="is_comparable" Value="0" />
      <Field Name="is_used_for_promo_rules" Value="0" />
      <Field Name="is_visible_on_front" Value="0" />
      <Field Name="used_in_product_listing" Value="1" />
      <Field Name="frontend_label" Value="" />
      <Field Name="additional_fields" Value="" />
    </Fields>
    <attribute_id>71</attribute_id>
    <attribute_code>name</attribute_code>
    <is_required>1</is_required>
    <scope>store</scope>
  </ProductAttribute>
  <ProductAttribute>
    <Fields>
      <Field Name="frontend_input" Value="text" />
      <Field Name="default_value" Value="" />
      <Field Name="is_unique" Value="1" />
      <Field Name="apply_to" Value="" />
      <Field Name="is_configurable" Value="1" />
      <Field Name="is_searchable" Value="1" />
      <Field Name="is_visible_in_advanced_search" Value="1" />
      <Field Name="is_comparable" Value="1" />
      <Field Name="is_used_for_promo_rules" Value="0" />
      <Field Name="is_visible_on_front" Value="0" />
      <Field Name="used_in_product_listing" Value="0" />
      <Field Name="frontend_label" Value="" />
      <Field Name="additional_fields" Value="" />
    </Fields>
    <attribute_id>74</attribute_id>
    <attribute_code>sku</attribute_code>
    <is_required>1</is_required>
    <scope>global</scope>
  </ProductAttribute>
  <ProductAttribute>
    <Fields>
      <Field Name="frontend_input" Value="select" />
      <Field Name="default_value" Value="" />
      <Field Name="is_unique" Value="0" />
      <Field Name="apply_to" Value="" />
      <Field Name="is_configurable" Value="1" />
      <Field Name="is_searchable" Value="1" />
      <Field Name="is_visible_in_advanced_search" Value="0" />
      <Field Name="is_comparable" Value="0" />
      <Field Name="is_used_for_promo_rules" Value="0" />
      <Field Name="is_visible_on_front" Value="0" />
      <Field Name="used_in_product_listing" Value="1" />
      <Field Name="frontend_label" Value="" />
      <Field Name="additional_fields" Value="" />
    </Fields>
    <attribute_id>96</attribute_id>
    <attribute_code>status</attribute_code>
    <is_required>1</is_required>
    <scope>website</scope>
    <options>
      <ProductAttributeOption>
        <Fields />
        <value>1</value>
        <label>Enabled</label>
      </ProductAttributeOption>
      <ProductAttributeOption>
        <Fields />
        <value>2</value>
        <label>Disabled</label>
      </ProductAttributeOption>
    </options>
  </ProductAttribute>
</ArrayOfProductAttribute>