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title: "Import Product Catalog"
slug: "import-product-catalog"
updated: 2024-04-03T14:00:55Z
published: 2024-04-03T14:00:55Z
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# Import Product Catalog

This job imports your product catalog at regular intervals that you can define.

A product catalog is a list of products with the associated data such as product SKU, product price and size. A product catalog can be used by Mapp's Whiteboard to execute various marketing campaigns.

## Navigation Path

*Automations > Automations > Time-based*

## Basic Settings

| ​ **Name** ​ | This input field defines the name of the automation. The name is used to identify the automation in the system. It appears on the ​Time-based Automations Overview​ window (see [Time-Based Automations Overview (window)​](/v1/docs/time-based-automations-overview-window)). The maximum length is 100 characters. |
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| **​Description​** | This input field defines a description of the automation. The description makes it easier to identify the automation in the system. This is helpful if many automations of the same type are created. |
| **​Job​** | This input field defines the job. For a list of all available jobs, see [All Available Time-Based Jobs​](/v1/docs/all-available-time-based-jobs). |

## Define Job

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| Setting | Description |
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| System Name | This drop-down list defines your Mapp Engage system. If you have more than one domain, multiple domains appear in the drop-down list. |
| Encoding | This drop-down list defines the character encoding of the source file. The ![](https://cdn.document360.io/554b9b98-6720-4d8b-9919-c7b203d72648/Images/Documentation/fc18c37c-c0fb-4ac9-9432-8c79a3fadec7.png) symbol opens a window. In the window, it is possible to search all encoding options in the system. |
| Source File | This input field defines the file name of the product catalog file. |
| File Location | This input field defines the server where the product catalog file is located. A connection can be established to a server address over FTP (FTP, PFTP (passive FTP), AFTP (active FTP), SFTP, FTPS), SCP, HTTP (HTTP, HTTPS), and SOAP. This address has the following format: protocol://user:password@host.port/url-path. *Example*: ftp://joesample:1password@ftp.mapp.com/import The server account credentials can be encrypted with ​Credentials​ records. The user name, password, and complete user account are specified with placeholders for Credentials records. For more information, see [Credential Store Options​](/v1/docs/credentials-options). |
| Send report | This area allows you to send an import report to Mapp Engage system users. You can send the report to up to 10 system users. |
| Backup File Location | This input field defines the server where the product catalog backup file is located. |

## Schedule

| ​Schedule | This button saves changes and opens the ​Schedule Time-based Automation​ window. Here the date and time of execution are defined (see [Schedule Time-Based Automation (window)​](/v1/docs/schedule-time-based-automation-window)). |
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