In Jan 2010, we at Apsona released a CSV data exporter for Zen Cart and osCommerce. With this exporter a user can download orders, customers and products from the database. Like all products from Apsona, the installation is also simple where you simply unzip the three Apsona PHP files into the admin folder in your Zen Cart or osCommerce application. Uninstalling this exporter is as easy as the install, just remove the three files and you are done. The feedback we got was very encouraging. Some users even took the pains to translate the exporter in multiple languages. Mind you this is just a data exporter.
Meanwhile, at Apsona we were just getting started. The need for an import and update tool was very evident. We wanted to provide a tool with our usual trademark – simplicity with a low or no learning curve. Thus in April 2010, Apsona ShopAdmin for Zen Cart and osCommerce was born. The points belows summarises Apsona ShopAdmin.
- ShopAdmin add-on is distributed in a zip file containing everything you need to install into your shopping cart. To install this add-on, simply unzip the attached zip file’s contents into the admin folder for your Zen Cart or osCommerce application.
- It interacts directly with your shopping cart database.
- From within ShopAdmin you can directly import , export and update your products – categories and attributes, customers, and order information.
- You can view the ShopAdmin window and your cart admin window at the same time. Thus changes made in one window are reflected immediately in the other window.
- It is a thin layer of PHP code that works within your shopping cart application.
- Does not require copying or downloading your data to any external database or storage service
- No coding or SQL knowledge needed. All you need is a browser.
The result - a simple, easy-to-use interface that manages your data with minimum fuss.
As our customer base grows everyday so does our enthusiasm and commitment to the product. We are trying to accomodate customer requests to the best we can. There sure is never a dull moment for the Apsona team 
On a final note to this blog, here is what one of our happy customers said on a forum:
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=153990
” Got to say, only just come accross this addon, and its absolutely fantastic, the kind of module/addon that Zen Users im sure have been crying out for.
I just cant get over how easy it is to create your own filters, like for example listing customers from certain countries, creating custom reports, its just amazed me so far, and seems too good to be true. Its the kind of big change I would expect in a Version 2 Zen Cart too be honest.
Amazing work, well done :clap:”
