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# TechData Integration

> Import your TechData assortment into WISEPIM over FTP. Add your FTP details, pick the categories you sell, and enrich the products as your own.

TechData is a distributor. Connect it to WISEPIM to pull its product, price and stock data into your catalog over FTP, then enrich the content and sell it as your own.

<Note>
  TechData is an **import-only** integration. WISEPIM reads data from TechData and never writes back to it. Use one of the store or marketplace integrations to publish the enriched products where you sell.
</Note>

## Before you start

Make sure you have:

* FTP access to your TechData feeds, provided by TechData
* A WISEPIM account with an active project

## Connect TechData to WISEPIM

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the integration">
    In WISEPIM, go to **Integrations** and find the **TechData** tile.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter your FTP details">
    Fill in the connection fields:

    * **Host**: the FTP server address TechData gave you
    * **Port**: `21` unless TechData told you otherwise
    * **Username**: your FTP username
    * **Password**: your FTP password
    * **Path**: the folder on the server that holds your files
  </Step>

  <Step title="Test and save">
    Click **Test Connection** to confirm WISEPIM can reach the server and find your files. When the test passes, click **Save**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Warning>
  Your FTP password gives access to your supplier data. Never share it publicly or commit it to version control. If you think it is exposed, ask TechData for new credentials and update them in WISEPIM.
</Warning>

## Choose the categories you import

TechData's assortment is huge, and most sellers only carry part of it. Pick the categories you want and WISEPIM imports those products only.

This keeps your catalog focused, your imports fast, and your product count down.

<Tip>
  Start with one or two categories. Check that the data looks right in WISEPIM, then add more.
</Tip>

## How the data is put together

TechData delivers its data in separate files: one for products, one for prices, one for stock, and one for categories. WISEPIM joins them per article number, so each product in your catalog arrives with its price and its stock level already attached.

<Info>
  An article is only imported when it has a price line **and** a stock line. Articles missing either one are skipped, because a product without a price or without stock is not something you can sell.
</Info>

## Troubleshooting

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="The connection test fails">
    Check the host and the path first: the path must point at the folder that holds your files, not at a single file. Then confirm the username and password are exactly as TechData supplied them, with no extra spaces. Leave the port at `21` unless TechData gave you a different one.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Fewer products imported than expected">
    Articles without a price line or without a stock line are skipped on purpose. Also check your category selection: only the categories you picked are imported.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Prices or stock look out of date">
    TechData refreshes its files on its own schedule. Run the import again to pick up the newest files, or automate it so it runs on a schedule.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Import products" icon="download" href="/en/essentials/importing-products">
    Bring your TechData assortment into WISEPIM.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Enrich products" icon="sparkles" href="/en/essentials/enriching-products">
    Rewrite supplier content into your own with AI.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Export products" icon="upload" href="/en/essentials/exporting-products">
    Send the enriched products to your store.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Supported platforms" icon="layout-grid" href="/en/integrations/supported-platforms">
    See every platform WISEPIM connects to.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>