title: Magmi configurable and simple products CSV confusion - Magento import
body: <p>I am trying to import a list of products which contain both simple and configurable products.</p>
  
  <p>Having read the manual and other resources, I am still very confused on a few aspects on the CSV file.</p>
  
  <p>What I have is various attributes such as colour, size, style, search colour, scent, pack qty and wesco type.</p>
  
  <p>I have a few questions to clarify the model of the CSV I am to generate:</p>
  
  <p>1) I read that you need to setup the attributes beforehand in Magento - for this I need to set up a attribute value as I have set the attribute to 'values required - yes'.</p>
  
  <p>So for example 'Colour - values required yes' now when I try and save this it wants me to set up an actual colour. Can I just use the value 'none' and let Magmi handle the actual attributes (the real colour values)? Or do I need to go through all the possible options and input them into Magento manually (blue, yellow, green ...)?</p>
  
  <p>2) Having looked at examples on the internet, do I set my CSV like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>sku, type, colour, size, style, search, colour, scent, pack qty, wesco type, configurable_attributes
  slave, simple, blue, , , , , , , , blue
  master, configurable, , , , , , , , , colour
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>OR</p>
  
  <pre><code>sku, type, configurable_attributes
  slave, simple, blue
  master, configurable, colour
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>3) Is it possible for me to do all the configurable products first like in question 2. Then after do another import for just the standalone simple products. As you can see I am trying to automatically link the products.</p>
  
  <p>If you require any clarification, please feel free to ask me to be more precise with any of the questions.</p>
  
  <p>4) Regarding prices for simple and configurable products, can I use the price field and set £0.00 for a configurable product and the actual price on each simple product?</p>