How to use the connector?
#How to trigger import jobs?
#Where to find import jobs in Magento 2?
Once Akeneo Connector for Magento 2 is installed in your Magento 2 instance:
- Open the
SYSTEM
menu - Then click on
Import
inAkeneo Connector
:
#How to manually trigger each job?
- Select the job you want to run (
import type
), - Then click on the
Import
button to trigger the selected job, - Wait until the process ends.
The Job import process is completed when its status changes to Import complete
in the console window.
If it fails, you could see a red error in the console window. Please take a screenshot of the console window: you will probably need it to communicate with your technical team or to open a ticket for our Support team via our Helpdesk platform (Akeneo Connector for Magento 2 Enterprise Edition only).
#How to automatically trigger each job?
You can set cron tasks for your Akeneo Connector for Magento 2 through configuration for each import jobs.
Set your cron expression in your crontab according to this example:
0 22 * * * /usr/bin/php /path/to/magento/current/bin/magento akeneo_connector:import --code=import-type >> /path/to/magento/current/var/log/akeneo_connector_import_type.cron.log`
You can also launch an import job directly from command line:
php bin/magento akeneo_connector:import --code=import-type
Replace import-type
with any of these jobs:
- category
- family
- attribute
- option
- product
Product model and Family variant jobs has been removed since the 101.0.0
version of the Akeneo Connector for Magento 2 and merged into the Product job
If you are using a version of the connector older than 101.0.0
, you can trigger the Product Model and the Family Variant job using these codes : product_model / family_variant
You can also launch multiple imports with command line:
php bin/magento akeneo_connector:import --code=import-type1,import-type2,import-type3
#How to check that all jobs have been executed properly?
- Open
SYSTEM
menu. - Click on
Log
inAkeneo Connector
:
Here, you will find the list of import jobs that have been executed until now. You could check the status of each job while browsing this list.
If you experience an error with one of the connector jobs: click on the red ERROR
button in Status
column. Then take a screenshot of the console window. You can give it to your technical team for analysis.