# CSV to SIF

> Export a product CSV for a specified dealer system.

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## Start here

- [Install](https://architecturestudio.ai/capabilities/skill-csv-to-sif#capability-setup)
- [New to skills?](https://architecturestudio.ai/docs/agents)
- [All skills](https://architecturestudio.ai/capabilities?kind=skills)

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## What it does

Give Norma the selected CSV rows and the receiving system’s format specification. Norma maps the product data, previews unsupported fields and creates the SIF export when the required format details are established.

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## Install

Connect Arch Studio in Claude or ChatGPT, then return to your conversation and ask Norma for the task. Your assistant uses its available file access and tools to carry out the skill.

- [Add to Claude](https://architecturestudio.ai/docs/install?host=claude&surface=app&method=mcp)
- [Add to ChatGPT](https://architecturestudio.ai/docs/install?host=chatgpt&surface=app&method=mcp)
- [Setup guide](https://architecturestudio.ai/docs/install)

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## Versions and source

Arch Studio 1.5.1.2 · MCP — Available as MCP workflow instructions in compatible Claude and ChatGPT connections. The assistant performs the work with its own tools and permissions and verifies the actual result before reporting completion.

Arch Studio 1.5.1.2 · Open source — Included in the public plugin for Claude Code and Codex. In this version: CSV to SIF — Export an FF&E product schedule to SIF for dealer and procurement systems.

- [Hosted release details](https://architecturestudio.ai/releases/hosted-1-5-1-2-0692a162)
- [Read public source](https://github.com/AlpacaLabsLLC/skills-for-architects/blob/b85cba155ddbabe8e721fc79044e5a9ef4aa7540/skills/csv-to-sif/SKILL.md)
- [Public release details](https://architecturestudio.ai/releases/public-1-5-1-2)

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## Usage

Ask Norma in plain language. With Arch Studio connected through MCP, no $ or / command is required. Norma is your assistant working with Arch Studio.

```text
Use Arch Studio to export these two reviewed furniture rows to SIF using the attached dealer format specification. Preserve quantities and selected options. Show the field mapping and any conversion losses before creating the file.
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## What it preserves

### Products and options

Norma keeps product identities, selected options and quantities attached to the correct records.

### Price meaning

Norma keeps currency and distinct price components identifiable rather than assuming different dealer systems use the same fields.

### Conversion limits

Norma reports fields that cannot be mapped and checks the actual encoded output against the input.

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## Workflow

1. **Identify** — Norma confirms the receiving system and version from your inputs.
2. **Map** — Norma presents the field mapping and any conversion losses for review.
3. **Export** — Norma creates and reopens the requested export; importer verification is separate when that system is available.

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## Pairs with

Norma can normalize inconsistent source fields before preparing the SIF mapping.

- [Clean product data](https://architecturestudio.ai/capabilities/skill-product-data-cleanup)

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## Related skills

SIF to CSV — Turn a dealer-system SIF file into a readable product schedule.

Clean product data — Normalize messy product data into a consistent schedule.

- [SIF to CSV](https://architecturestudio.ai/capabilities/skill-sif-to-csv)
- [Clean product data](https://architecturestudio.ai/capabilities/skill-product-data-cleanup)