README

This module provides a framework and basic functionality for importing/exporting various entities in Magento. It can be disabled and in such case all dependent import/export functionality (products, customers, orders etc.) will be disabled in Magento.

Installation

The Magento_ImportExport module creates the following tables in the database:

• importexport_importdata
• import_history

All database schema changes made by this module are rolled back when the module gets disabled and setup:upgrade command is run.

For information about a module installation in Magento 2, see Enable or disable modules.

Structure

Files/ - the directory that contains sample import files.

For information about a typical file structure of a module in Magento 2, see Module file structure.

Extensibility

Extension developers can interact with the Magento_ImportExport module. For more information about the Magento extension mechanism, see Magento plugins.

The Magento dependency injection mechanism enables you to override the functionality of the Magento_ImportExport module.

Layouts

This module introduces the following layout handles in the view/frontend/layout directory:

• adminhtml_export_getfilter
• adminhtml_export_index
• adminhtml_history_grid_block
• adminhtml_history_index
• adminhtml_import_busy
• adminhtml_import_index
• adminhtml_import_start
• adminhtml_import_validate

For more information about a layout in Magento 2, see the Layout documentation.

UI components

You can extend an export updates using the configuration files located in the view/adminhtml/ui_component directory:

• export_grid

For information about a UI component in Magento 2, see Overview of UI components.

Public APIs

• Magento\ImportExport\Api\Data\ExportInfoInterface

  • getter and setter interface with data needed for export

• Magento\ImportExport\Api\Data\ExtendedExportInfoInterface

  • extends Magento\ImportExport\Api\Data\ExportInfoInterface. Contains data for skipped attributes

• \Magento\ImportExport\Api\ExportManagementInterface

  • Executing actual export and returns export data

For information about a public API in Magento 2, see Public interfaces & APIs.

Additional information

Message Queue Consumer

• exportProcessor - consumer to run export process

Learn how to manage Message Queues.

Create custom import entity

1. Declare the new import entity in etc/import.xml
2. Create an import model

Create custom export entity

1. Declare the new import entity in etc/export.xml
2. Create an export model

You can get more information about import/export processes in magento at the articles:

• Create custom import entity
• Import
• Export