When we create your Retail platform account, you need to send us all the available product data that you want to send to your retailers. The Retail platform sorts this data into attributes relevant to the different retailers you want to work with. For example, each retailer can have a different name for the product title or the brand attribute, and the platform ensures that your product data meets the expectations of each retailer.
The Datamodels feature lets you select from over 2500 product attributes available in the Retail platform and add the relevant ones to your current workspace. You can create multiple data models within a workspace and use them for different purposes. Since different retailers require different kinds of information, it is useful to have one data model per retailer relevant to your organization.
Note: When you open the product details in Products, you see a collection of attributes relevant to your current workspace. All the attributes you see on the product details page appear in the same order when editing the corresponding data model in Datamodels.
This document explains how to create or edit data models for imports and exports.
Create a data model
To create new data models for your workspace, take these steps:
Go to Datamodels and select CREATE DATA MODEL.
Give the new data model a name and select Create.
Select the three dots (⋮) icon next to your newly created data model and select Edit data model. In the data model view, you can see all available attributes. You can find the needed attributes by scrolling the list or by using the Search bar.
Select the plus (+) button next to a needed attribute to add it.
If you added an unnecessary attribute, select the minus (-) icon from the list on the right to remove it.Select Save.
Edit a data model and configure attributes
To update an existing data model, take these steps:
Go to Datamodels.
Select the three docs (⋮) icon next to the needed data model and choose Edit data model.
In the data model view, you can add new attributes to the data model from the list on the left or remove attributes you don't need from the data model in the list on the right. You can find the needed attributes by scrolling the lists or by using the Search bars.
Select the plus (+) icon next to a needed attribute to add it.
Select the minus (-) icon to remove an attribute.
If you need to edit an attribute you added to the data model, select the cog wheel (⚙) icon next to it. Make the needed changes in the overwrite section:
To change the name of the attribute, enter the updated name in Name.
To make the attribute a required or a non-required field, use the Required ? toggle.
To provide additional information about the attribute, enter it in Help text.
To set or change the maximum length of the attribute's values, enter the needed number of characters in Max length. The expected input is a digit.
To change choices, enter them in Choices.
Select Update when you finish changing the attribute's settings.
TIP: If you want to restore the default settings, select Reset to default value in the bottom-left corner of the window.
When your data model has all the needed attributes and the attributes have the desired settings, select Save to finish creating your data model.
Set the default values
You can set a default value for each language in each attribute of any data model. This feature lets you add the same values in bulk to all products that use the same data model. When you create a new product and set the data model that contains the default values, these values automatically appear in the product attributes for the exact locales.
Open the necessary data model or create a new one.
In the Attributes added section on the left, select the cog wheel (⚙) icon next to the needed attribute.
Go to the tab Set default value.
Select the values in the Default fields. Select how to apply the value in the Select fields drop-down menu:
Apply to all fields - the value only applies to all the products with this data model and attribute.
Apply to existing default values - the value replaces the already existing default values for the same locale of the attribute. If there is no default value yet, this option is inactive.
Apply to empty fields - the value only applies to the products of this data model where the fields have no values. For example, if you add more locals in the product attributes and leave the fields empty, then you can set the default value in the data model to apply the value to all locals for all products with the same data model and attribute.
Apply to edited fields - the value only applies to the products with this data model if you first set the default value but later manually edited it in the product.
If you don’t select any option, the value only applies to a specific locale for the newly created or imported products.
Select Update.
Tip: To delete a default value, select the trash bin icon next to the needed field.