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title: Custom Fields
description: How to import and export Shopware 6 custom fields using the cf_ prefix, including version-specific behavior for Shopware 6.4 and 6.5.
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For Firebear imports, all custom field names must begin with `cf_`. Following this prefix, include the technical name of the custom field.

![](https://firebearstudio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Shopware-custom-field-technical-name.png)

For instance, to import data associated with the `custom_test_text_field` custom field, you need to add the `cf_custom_test_text_field` column to your CSV.

![](https://firebearstudio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Shopware-custom-field-import.png)

## Importing New Products in Shopware 6.5

- When importing a custom attribute of the `cf_` type, values are successfully imported for all languages, not just the main language.
- There are no translation columns for custom attributes of the select type, so translations for these cannot be imported.
- Similarly, there are no translation columns for custom price attributes, preventing the import of translations for these as well.
- For custom attributes like checkboxes and active switches, the same value is imported across all languages, even if different values are specified in the import file.

## Updating a Product in Shopware 6.5

- If you update the select attribute in the `cf_` column, it is only updated in the main language; other languages are not affected.
- Updating the price attribute in the `cf_` column also only affects the main language.
- For checkboxes and active switches, if you specify different values for different languages, the import will maintain those distinct values without resetting or updating them to match the main language.
- For custom attributes such as text fields, date/time, number fields, media fields, color pickers, and text editors, you can successfully import translations and unique values for the custom field both when importing a new product and during updates.

## Importing New Products in Shopware 6.4

- When importing a custom attribute of the `cf_` type, values are imported only for the main language; other languages are not included.
- There are no translation columns for custom attributes of the select type, so translations cannot be imported.
- For custom attributes like checkboxes and active switches, different values are imported for different languages if specified in the import file.

## Updating a Product in Shopware 6.4

- If you update the select attribute in the `cf_` column, it is only updated in the main language, with no changes in other languages.
- For checkboxes and active switches, if different values are specified for different languages, the import process will maintain these values across languages, rather than resetting them to the main language's value.
- For custom attributes such as text fields, date/time, number fields, media fields, color pickers, and text editors, you can import translations and unique values for the custom field both when importing a new product and during updates.

In both versions, Shopware allows for flexible import and update processes, but with different capabilities regarding language support and translation of custom attributes.