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How to Export and Import Orders in XML File from Endicia

Last updated on November 5, 2024

This tutorial explains how to Export/import Endicia Order XML file using Order / Coupon / Subscription Export Import Plugin for WooCommerce. Please refer to the product page to know more about the plugin features.

Overview

Order / Coupon / Subscription Export Import Plugin for WooCommerce allows you to easily export or update metadata of orders of your store into the XML file format required for printing the labels, shipment tracking, existing hundreds. by using Endicia Desktop application. You existing hundreds, even thousands, of orders using one file which saves your effort and time of manually adding order information.
The plugin also exports individual orders from Orders listing page, export all orders or specified orders by offset/limit with a certain date range in bulk.

For updating orders to your online store, you must import the XML file which is a reply from Endicia which contains information about the orders along with the Record ID.

Order Import/Export

Under Order Import/Export tab, you can export/update the order.

Export Orders

If you export order using the plugin, you get the XML file which contains the data about all the orders of your online store.

You can export all the required orders by using the Export Orders option. The window is as shown below:

Export Endicia orders in XML format

Export orders

  1. Select the Order Export Type as Endicia.
  2. Order Statuses:  Select order statuses for which you want to export orders from the given list:
    Order statuses

    Order statuses

  3. Offset: Enter the order row number at which you wish to start the export.
  4. Limit: Enter the maximum number of orders that you wish to export.
  5. Start Date: Select the date from which you want to export the orders by clicking on the calendar icon.
  6. End Date: Select the date till which you want to export the orders by clicking on the calendar icon.
  7. Click Export Orders, the XML file gets auto-downloaded to your computer. The sample orders XML file is as shown below:

    Exported XML

    Exported XML

Export order(s) from Order Page

You can directly download the export file with all the fields. To do that, navigate to Dashboard > WooCommerce > Orders. The Orders listing page appears as shown below:

Download individual Endicia orders from Orders page

Download individual Endicia orders

  • Click Download to Endicia XML button to export single order to an XML file.
  • To export bulk orders, select them. From Bulk Action drop-down list, select Download as Endicia XML and click Apply. It is shown as shown below:
    Bulk action drop-down list

    Bulk action drop-down list

    All the information about selected Orders gets auto-downloaded to an XML file.

Update Orders by Importing XML File

The plugin takes Endicia Order XML file as input. It updates all metadata of the orders by importing XML file.

Note: If there is any mistake in your import file, your order update may not work as expected. For Sample Endicia Order XML import file, navigate to Help tab. It is as shown below:

XML import file

XML import file

Note: Please make sure that Record ID exists in your online store to update that particular order. otherwise, you get a warning message during the update.

The Import Screen appears as shown below:

Order import window

Order import window

Click Update Orders, the window appears as shown below:

Import Endicia in XML format

Import window

Select XML type as Endicia.

Method 1: Select a file from your computer. Click Choose File to browse a required XML file from your computer. Click Upload file and Import.

Method 2: Provide FTP Details. If your XML file is on the server, then to import it,  you need to do FTP settings as given below:

  1. Select the checkbox to enable FTP import/export.
  2. Enter FTP Server Host/IP.
  3. Enter FTP User Name.
  4. Enter FTP Password.
  5. Enter FTP Server Path.
  6. Select the checkbox to use FTPS.
  7. Click Upload file and Import. The import window appears as shown below:

    Order import successful

    Order import successful

You can see the order gets updated with custom fields as shown below:

Order page

Order page

Check out our  Order / Coupon / Subscription Export Import Plugin for WooCommerce.