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Example: Catalog entry descriptions

You can use the data load utility to replace, or delete catalog entry descriptions. These examples uses a CSV file to demonstrate how to replace, or delete multiple catalog entry descriptions.

CSV file column definitions

PartNumber

(Mandatory, String) The catalog entry identifier. This field is mandatory (cannot be NULL) and it must be unique.

Language_ID

(String) The language id for language sensitive fields (Name, ShortDescription, LongDescription, Thumbnail, FullImage, Published and Keyword). For example: -1 – English, -2 – French

Name

(Mandatory, String) The display name of this PartNumber. This field is language sensitive.

ShortDescription

(String) A short description of this catalog entry. This field is language sensitive.

LongDescription

(String) A long description of this catalog entry. This field is language sensitive.

Thumbnail

(String) The thumbnail image path of this catalog entry. This field is language sensitive. The forward slash '/' should be used in the path. Do not use backward slash '\'. For example, images/G1.jpg.

FullImage

(String) The full image path of this catalog entry. This field is language sensitive. The forward slash '/' should be used in the path. Do not use backward slash '\'. For example, images/G1.jpg .

AuxDescription1

(String) An auxiliary long description of this catalog entry. This field is language sensitive.

AuxDescription2

(String) An auxiliary description of this catalog entry. This field is language sensitive.

Available

(Integer) Indicates the length of time to availability of this catalog entry. Do not use this column to indicate inventory levels. Default value = 1.

Published

(Integer) Indicates whether this catalog entry should be displayed. : 0 = catalog entry should not be displayed, 1= catalog entry should be displayed.

AvailabilityDate

(Timestamp) The date this catalog entry becomes available.

Keyword

(String) A keyword used for searching.

To include multiple keywords, separated by commas, include the entire string in double quotes. Example "keyword 1, keyword 2, keyword3". This field is language sensitive.

Delete

(String) Indicates whether to delete. If you are performing a delete operation, specify this column. A value of "1", indicates that the row should be deleted.

CSV file with sample catalog entry description data

Replace

In this example, the data source is a CSV file. The file contains sample catalog entry descriptions. CSV file with sample catalog entry description data.

Formatted CSV file with column headings

PartNumber	Language_ID	Name	ShortDescription	LongDescription
Example-PN-10001	-1	200 watt microwave	200 watt microwave short description	200 watt microwave long description
Example-PN-10002	-1	150 watt microwave	150 watt microwave short description	150 watt microwave long description

Formatted CSV file with column headings - continued

Thumbnail	FullImage	AuxDescription1	AuxDescription2
200_microw_thumb/image.jpg	200_microw_full/image.jpg	200 watt microwave auxiliary description 1	200 watt microwave auxiliary description 2
150_microw_thumb/image.jpg	150_microw_full/image.jpg	150 watt microwave auxiliary description 1150 watt microwave auxiliary description 2	200 watt microwave

Formatted CSV file with column headings - continued

Available	Published	AvailabilityDate	Keyword
1	1	20/4/2008	200 watt microwave keyword
0	1	20/4/2008	150 watt microwave keyword

Delete

In this example, the CSV file contains sample catalog entry descriptions only the required fields are shown in the sample. CSV file with sample catalog entry description data.

Formatted CSV file with column headings

PartNumber	Language_ID	Delete
Example-PN-10001	-1	1
Example-PN-10002	-1	1

Map data

The following code snippet from the catalog entry description loader configuration file demonstrates how to map each value to a business object logical schema path.

<_config:DataMapping>     <_config:mapping xpath="CatalogEntryIdentifier/ExternalIdentifier/PartNumber" value="PartNumber" />     <_config:mapping xpath="Description[0]/language" value="Language_ID" />     <_config:mapping xpath="Description[0]/Name" value="Name"  />     <_config:mapping xpath="Description[0]/ShortDescription" value="ShortDescription"   />     <_config:mapping xpath="Description[0]/LongDescription" value="LongDescription"   />     <_config:mapping xpath="Description[0]/Thumbnail" value="Thumbnail"   />     <_config:mapping xpath="Description[0]/FullImage" value="FullImage"   />     <_config:mapping xpath="Description[0]/Attributes/auxDescription1" value="AuxDescription1"   />     <_config:mapping xpath="Description[0]/Attributes/auxDescription2" value="AuxDescription2"   />     <_config:mapping xpath="Description[0]/Attributes/available" value="Available"   />     <_config:mapping xpath="Description[0]/Attributes/published" value="Published"   />     <_config:mapping xpath="Description[0]/Attributes/availabilityDate" value="AvailabilityDate_LocaleSpecific"   />     <_config:mapping xpath="Description[0]/Keyword" value="Keyword"  />     <_config:mapping xpath="" value="Delete" deleteValue="1"/> 
</_config:DataMapping>

If you are performing an insert or replace operation, do not specify the "Delete" column in the CSV file or you can leave the "Delete" column empty.

Business object mediator

The mediator class name is CatalogEntryDescriptionMediator.

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