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DW10 - importing multilingual products in PIM

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Davy Capiau
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Posted on 29/12/2025 15:22:59

Hi ,

I’m looking for clarification on how PIM imports handle multi-language fields when the values are identical across all languages (e.g., "Weight" or "Technical Dimensions") in DW10.

If I import a value only for the primary/source language, will PIM automatically propagate that value to other languages, or must I provide a record for every active language in the import file?

In the Quick Import menu, the "Source Language Mapping" option suggests that importing the primary language might suffice. However, in my experience, values for secondary languages only seem to "persist" or become visible after a manual save action in the UI.

Or is this only when using the Dynamicweb provider?


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Nicolai Pedersen Dynamicweb Employee
Nicolai Pedersen
Posted on 30/12/2025 09:34:53
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Hi 

When you use "Category fields" - the types of fields that ar not persisted on the ecomproducts table, you can import values just to the master - or the master in the default language. It will then inherit it self to variants and languages depending on your field settings. If the field can vary across language, you have to import it for each master of each language.

If you do not see changes right away, it might be a caching issue.

BR Nicolai

 
Davy Capiau
Posted on 30/12/2025 16:39:47
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Hi Nicolai,

Thanks for the clarification. Just to be sure:

If were using a Global Custom field (ecomproducts) and the visibility setting is 'not editable on language versions' then i can import only on the default language?

 

KR

 
Nicolai Pedersen Dynamicweb Employee
Nicolai Pedersen
Posted on 02/01/2026 09:08:47
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Hi Davy.

No - if the field is Global Custom Field, you have to import it for all languages - no matter what - otherwise you have to edit and save. This is because the value is persisted on 2 different records in the database. Where as if you are using category fields, 2 language versions of the product (2 records in ecomproducts) will share the same category field value record.

BR Nicolai

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Davy Capiau
Posted on 05/01/2026 10:17:33
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Hi Nicolai,

This is confusing for importing values. Isn't it a good strategy to create a datamodel, add all products and then add a attribute category to it with all the same attributes as  you would for the global custom fields? I wouldn't use 'global custom fields' in this scenario.

This way you have the ease of import, while it doesn't really gives a big difference in the backend UI.

 
Davy Capiau
Posted on 09/01/2026 14:00:24
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Hi Nicolai,

In addition: is the 'auto copy' feature when using integration activity via PIM a possible feature request? 

From a PIM-editor's point of view, it's hard to explain the user friendlyness.

Kr

Davy

 

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