Title: Problematic structure XML – Variation Attributes
Last modified: December 6, 2017

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# Problematic structure XML – Variation Attributes

 *  Resolved [amc11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amc11/)
 * (@amc11)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problematic-structure-xml-variation-attributes/)
 * Hi,
 * So I have this XML of course starting with
    <item_0> This is only one of many
   product, so there is also item_1, item_2 and so on. But no we only focus on one
   product within the xml tree.
 * Further down we have this structure. Variants is one
    of item_0 children. We 
   run the xPath option for Variants. All goes good until we try to get the sizes….
 * Variations XPath is: {variants[1]/item_2[*]}
    For SKU: {sizes[1]/item_4[1]/sku[
   1]}
 * …and so on until we reach sizes variation attributes.
 * For stores: {store_name[1]}
 * Sizes we have this:
    {sizes[1]/item_4[1]/size[1]}
 * ^
    That one doesn’t work. We picked it from the XML tree option that pops up.
   We also tried {sizes[1]/item_4[*]/size[1]} but then it only adds the sizes with
   comma separated in one variant. Ok so it turns out the stores are added, but 
   for some it say “Any of the…” of the product pages variants after import. It 
   adds two droplists. The first with all the stores, the one with sizes only adds
   one size in droplist for all variants. See pictures:
 * WP ALL Import:
    [https://www.dropbox.com/s/pu6120by3jfs3g1/fgrdfgrre.png?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/s/pu6120by3jfs3g1/fgrdfgrre.png?dl=0)
 * [https://www.dropbox.com/s/w0oj2dmnz2hl960/fdfgr.png?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/s/w0oj2dmnz2hl960/fdfgr.png?dl=0)
 * Product page for a product variations:
    [https://www.dropbox.com/s/hqctjnlrflpa06a/fgfsdedsas.png?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/s/hqctjnlrflpa06a/fgfsdedsas.png?dl=0)
 * Strange adds the size in ArticleNr:
    [https://www.dropbox.com/s/643fsp1v362h4og/afdssafdfafd.png?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/s/643fsp1v362h4og/afdssafdfafd.png?dl=0)
 * Strange looking ArcticleNr here too:
    [https://www.dropbox.com/s/upzvs3hyf8knq3f/feafasdfasdfa.png?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/s/upzvs3hyf8knq3f/feafasdfasdfa.png?dl=0)
 * <variants>
    -<item_2> <store_id>103</store_id> <store_name>Store name</store_name
   > <store_active>1</store_active> <stock_location/> <timestamp>2017-11-06 13:33:
   14</timestamp> -<sizes> -<item_4> <sku>72658-21</sku> <size>36</size> <size_converted/
   > <quantity>1</quantity> </item_4> +<item_4></item_4> +<item_4></item_4> +<item_4
   ></item_4> </sizes> </item_2> -<item_2> <store_id>106</store_id> <store_name>
   Burestads</store_name> <store_description>Burestads</store_description> <store_name_webshop
   >Burestads</store_name_webshop> <store_active>1</store_active> <stock_location/
   > <timestamp>2017-11-08 13:01:33</timestamp> -<sizes> -<item_4> <sku>72658-21
   </sku> <size>36</size> <size_converted/> <quantity>1</quantity> </item_4> +<item_4
   ></item_4> +<item_4></item_4> +<item_4></item_4> </sizes> </item_2> +<item_2>
   </item_2> +<item_2></item_2> +<item_2></item_2> </variants>
    -  This topic was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by [amc11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amc11/).
    -  This topic was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by [amc11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amc11/).
    -  This topic was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by [amc11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amc11/).
    -  This topic was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by [amc11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amc11/).

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 *  Plugin Author [WP All Import](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpallimport/)
 * (@wpallimport)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problematic-structure-xml-variation-attributes/#post-9801268)
 * Hi [@amc11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amc11/)
 * I sincerely apologize for the delay in response.
 * We’ll need to take a look at the full data file and your import settings to advise
   on how to properly import the size variations. Please reproduce your import at
   [http://www.wpallimport.com/debug/](http://www.wpallimport.com/debug/) and open
   a support ticket at [http://www.wpallimport.com/support/](http://www.wpallimport.com/support/)
   with the details.
 * Again, I am sorry that we didn’t respond to this sooner.
 *  Thread Starter [amc11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amc11/)
 * (@amc11)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problematic-structure-xml-variation-attributes/#post-9802180)
 * Hi!
 * Thanks, but i’ve already gotten the support we need from your team.
    It took 
   a while, but it was pretty complicated also. For people here that are struggling
   with this, there is way to get around it.
 * Within the WooCommerce Add-on for WP All Import go to variations start with the
   variation path: {variants[1]/item_2/sizes/item_4} For example getting a value
   in a previous part in the three hierarchy you can use for example {../../store_id[
   1]}-{sku[1]} Add the regular stuff: {quantity[1]} {price[1]} etc.
 *  Plugin Author [WP All Import](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpallimport/)
 * (@wpallimport)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problematic-structure-xml-variation-attributes/#post-9808949)
 * Thanks for the update, [@amc11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amc11/) –
   I’m glad you were able to get this sorted!

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