This import reads a CSV file with the packaging units of your articles – single piece, inner pack, carton and pallet – and stores dimensions, EANs and the number of units per packaging as attributes of each article. The warehouse uses these values, for example to know how many units fit into a carton or onto a pallet.

![Screenshot: Page "Import article outer packaging" with the file field and the submit button](/products/images/repackaging-import-page.png)

## Before you start

- Your user needs the permissions for the import and for the outer packaging import – ask your administrator.
- The articles already exist in your catalogue with the item numbers used in the file. Rows with unknown item numbers are skipped.
- The target attribute fields exist (see the table below). The standard fields for length, width and height are created automatically if your company does not have them yet. All other fields – for example `units-per-ct` – must exist as [attribute fields](/products/attribute-fields.md) with exactly this slug, otherwise their values are not stored.

## Step by step

1. Open **Catalogue › Import › Product Outer Packaging** (*Katalog › Import › Artikel Umverpackung*).
2. Click **Choose file** and select your CSV file.
3. Click **Absenden** (submit).
4. The message "*N Zeilen wurden eingelesen*" tells you how many rows were imported.

![Screenshot: Import menu with the entry "Product Outer Packaging" highlighted](/products/images/repackaging-import-menu.png)

## File format

- CSV file with **semicolon** as separator.
- The **first line is a header** and is skipped.
- One row per article and packaging unit. An article with four packaging units therefore has four rows.

| Column | Content |
|---|---|
| 1 (A) | Item number |
| 3 (C) | EAN of the packaging unit |
| 4 (D) | Unit: `Stck`, `PCE`, `CT` or `PA` (`PCE`, `CT` and `PA` may also be lower case) |
| 7 (G) | Number of units per packaging |
| 15 (O) | Length |
| 17 (Q) | Width |
| 18 (R) | Height |

All other columns are ignored.

## Which attributes are written

| Unit in column 4 | Meaning | Attributes (slugs) |
|---|---|---|
| `Stck` | Single piece | `length`, `width`, `height` |
| `PCE` | Inner pack | `units-per-pce`, `ean-units-pce`, `pce-length`, `pce-width`, `pce-height` |
| `CT` | Carton | `units-per-ct`, `ean-units-ct`, `box-length`, `box-width`, `box-height` |
| `PA` | Pallet | `units-per-pa`, `ean-units-pa`, `pa-length`, `pa-width`, `pa-height` |

Empty cells do not overwrite existing values.

## Good to know

- The import only finds articles of your own company by their item number.
- The file is deleted after the import.
- For all other article data, use the flexible [import templates](/products/import-templates.md).

| Message | Cause | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| *Bitte eine CSV-Datei hochladen.* | The file is not a CSV file | Save the file as `.csv` with semicolons and upload it again |
| *Da ist ein Fehler aufgetreten!* | The upload failed | Upload the file again |
| *N Zeilen wurden eingelesen, M nicht: …* | Some rows could not be saved; the message lists the first item numbers with the reason | Check the values of these rows (e.g. numbers in the dimension columns) |
| *Die Datei konnte nicht verschoben werden!* | The file could not be stored | Contact X-Sitter support |