Features of the SAP Commerce Cloud adapter

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Konstantine Fioretos
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    This article provides a detailed list of the features of the SAP Commerce Cloud adapter.

    Features

    • Synchronize product data at scheduled times or on demand. You decide whether to publish the full data set or just the latest updates.

    • Supports the SAP Commerce Cloud category classification model for simple products and generic products with multi-dimensional product variants.

    • Easy mapping of inriver model fields to SAP Commerce Cloud product features, feature lists, and hierarchical product navigation structures.

    • Support for SAP Commerce Cloud product relations (cross-sell/upsell, related products, and more) and bundling and synchronization of product groups.

    • Support for multi-lingual product information and inriver's product specification model (such as ETIM technical specification data).

    • Support for inriver CVL - SAP Commerce Cloud feature list mapping as well as units (such as piece and kg).

    • Possibility to add your own pre/post-persist API hooks to expand the SAP Commerce Cloud customer-specific functionality.

    • Connect multiple SAP Commerce Cloud product catalogs at once with inriver's flexible outbound channels.

    Feature list

    This is a detailed list of the features supported, as well as some limitations. Any use cases or features not listed should be considered as not available.

    Feature Availability Comments
    replicated hierarchical catalog structure from Channel / Channel nodes ✓ Yes/No configurable (uses SAP CC navigation categories)
    same Entity at multiple locations in the Channel ✓  
    same Entity at multiple locations in the Channel ✓ using different Channel Nodes
    multiple Channels publishing to the same SAP CC catalog ✓  
    multiple StoreViews supported by a single inriver environment ✓  
    delete Entities in SAP CC  ✓* Products, Bundles, and Product Variants are deactivated, not deleted. Deletion of attribute options is not supported.

     

    Relations Availability Comments
    Product > Item Links ✓ mapped to SAP CC Product Variations
    custom Link types (any)  ✓* used for Bundle attributes, such as Product Quantity
    Product > Product Links ✓ mapped to SAP CC Product References, such as Upselling
    sort order on Links for Resources ✓  
    delete Links   ✓*  

     

    Concepts Availability Comments
    DisplayName / DisplayDescription ✓ part of the FieldType and Attribute mapping
    MainPicture ✓  
    CVL Values handled as "Options" ✓  
    FieldSets ✓  
    FieldType Categories ✕  
    Classification Updates ✕ new classification categories need to be created in SAP CC and then mapped in the extension setting
    attribute groups on Categories ✕  
    extended attributes on Categories ✕  
    Link Entities on Categories ✕  
    delete Categories   ✓*  

     

    Resources Availability Comments
    Resources on Item ✓  
    Resources on Product ✓  
    Resources on Channel Node (categories) ✕  
    Resources without file (URL) ✓  
    use inriver Image Service to scale images ✓  
    same Resource on several Entities, retrieved only once ✓ using SAP CC post persist API call on inriver Asset Service
    multiple image configurations for Resource ✓  
    non-image Resources (.pdf) ✓  
    send changed media files only ✕ image URLs are exported with their respective Products
    meta data on Resources ✕  
    delete Resources   ✓*  

     

    Data type Availability Comments
    DataType String ✓  
    DataType LocaleString ✓  
    DataType Boolean ✓  
    DataType Int ✓  
    DataType Double ✓  
    DataType XML (as string) ✓  
    DataType CVL (string) ✓ CVL Keys in Product and Variant. CVL Fieldtype must be mapped to SAP CC Value List Categories in order to export attribute option
    DataType CVL (LocaleString) ✓
    DataType CVL (multi-value) ✓
    Predefined EntityTypes, for instance Look/Bundle ✓ use of SAP CC Product References (consists of)
    Specification ✓ not on Categories and Images
    Advanced Text Objects ✓  
    Meta Data on links (LinkEntity one/many fields)   ✓* Bundle Products only
    Meta Data on channel nodes ✓  
    SKU JSON in PIM transformed to Items/Variants ✓  
    Custom Entities (any) ✕  

     

     

    * The integrating system has the possibility to support the feature in delta publication mode.

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