Generating the feed

Feeds will generate automatically based on their Run Schedule, but if you need to manually generate a feed you could use the Run Now button in the feeds grid.

1. Manual run

   Go to feeds management screen and click on Run Now in the actions column, and the feed will be scheduled for the next cron run (usually in 3 min). 

   During this time the status of the feed will read PENDING.

   Fig 9.1 Run feed manually

    

2. Scheduled run

   In the feeds management screen, the Run Schedule column shows the time(s) when the feed will start processing. When the scheduled time comes, feed will automatically go into PENDING status, and will start processing with the next cron run.

   If you wish to change the schedule, click on the schedule link, or follow Run Schedule guide. (see Fig 9.2)

   Fig 9.2 Schedule feed to run

   

   
   

Once the next cron runs (3 min), the feeds will start processing one by one, showing status as PROCESSING, and under the Feed File, information about how many products where processed is displayed along with a link to download the feed file.

When the feed completes processing, the status will display COMPLETED. 

If there where errors in processing the feed, status will display ERROR, and a detailed messages list about the errors can be found by clicking View Logs under the Actions column.

Check Testing and Troubleshooting for more information on how to solve issues.