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title: "How to use SyncTool"
description: "Getting started with SyncTool: log in, build steps (action + data source + column mapping), run Compare and Update Sapera."
url: https://support.sapera.io/en/articles/640-how-to-use-synctool
collection: "SyncTool"
updated: 2026-10-04
language: en
alternates: [da]
---

# How to use SyncTool

Getting started with SyncTool: log in, build steps (action + data source + column mapping), run Compare and Update Sapera.

SyncTool transfers data from a **file** or a **database** into Sapera – and can also send data back out (export and integrations). You work through the tabs from left to right: **Log in → Setup → Run**.

## 1\. Log in

Log in to your platform and tenant – or open a saved setup (an .ssd file) that remembers everything for you (login, steps and settings).

## 2\. Setup

Build the **steps** to run. Each step is one job:

-   Choose an **action** – what should be imported or processed.
    
-   Point to your **data source** – a file (CSV/Excel) or a SQL query.
    
-   Map the source columns to the right fields in Sapera (column mapping).
    

A setup can contain **several steps** that run one after another. Turn on **Show advanced** for extra options, parameters and value sets.

> Each individual action is described in its own article. See the overview [SyncTool – actions](https://support.sapera.io/en/articles/547-synctool-handlinger.md) for what each one does and which fields and parameters it uses.

## 3\. Run

Tick the steps you want to include. Run **Compare** first to see what will happen – new, changed and unchanged rows are shown in different colours. If it looks right, run **Update Sapera** to commit.

> **Rule of thumb: always run Compare before you update.**

## Save your setup

Save the setup as an **\`.ssd\` file** so you can reuse it later. A saved setup can also be run automatically/scheduled by the SyncTool service, so the import happens without anyone at the screen.

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See also the overview of all actions: [SyncTool – actions](https://support.sapera.io/en/articles/547-synctool-handlinger.md).

SyncTool is now also available as a web edition you open in the browser and sign in to with your Sapera user – no install, with feature parity and a step-by-step import guide.

## Related

- [SyncTool](https://support.sapera.io/en/articles/546-synctool.md)
- [SyncTool – actions](https://support.sapera.io/en/articles/547-synctool-actions.md)
- [Action: Bosch eBike Connect (Gazelle) — catalog, sell-out and stock](https://support.sapera.io/en/articles/584-action-bosch-ebike-connect-gazelle-%E2%80%94-catalog-sell-out-and-stock.md)
- [Action: Products](https://support.sapera.io/en/articles/585-action-products.md)
- [Action: Product categories](https://support.sapera.io/en/articles/586-action-product-categories.md)