Cannont migrate 12k products to VM 2.18

[Maxim Pishnyak]

Oh, come on. Just export everything with CSVI Improved and import this stuff then.

[svarmuza]

Hello,
I would do this migration with CSVI improved if you show me how 

fields that i export with CSVI and VM 1.9, are completely different that CSVI for  VM 2 uses for import... and i dont know how to manage that : (

Any help appreciated.
Thanks,
Sasa

[Dlassar]

Hey svarmuza,
Why don't you try something like cart2cart ?
It allows to migrate data from one version to another easily.

[svarmuza]

Hello,
I finally migrated my products...and here is a procedure...maybe it helps somebody...

1. I migrated Categories, Media, Users, Orders... using built in migration tool in VM 2.XX
2. For products i managed to do it with CSVI IMPROVED component... this way
- 1. exported all products from VM 1.1.9 with built in EXPORT PRODUCTS TEMPLATE
- 2. in J 2.5 and VM 2.xx IMPORT PRODUCTS TEMPLATE...under fields i added all the same fields as they are in VM 1.9 CSV exported template (take notice that some fields in VM 2 are called differently)...drag and drop fields to be in order like in 1.9 CSV export template...
- 3 for images... mark YES to process images (all other stays default)
...and click process

I did this on localhost, so I increased memory limit, and execution times...and i had no trouble now to import 13.000 products (and it connected categories, prices, photos...)
...so happy now after ten days of nightmares...

Thanks,
Sasa

P.S. and thanks @dlassar for mentioning cart2cart ... i was about to use their service, but i hope now that i wont need it.