Review the predefined static attributes for the EPCMF file and change the file to suit
your business needs. The EPCMF file can include up to 50 customer-defined static attributes for
catalog entries. The sample business object configuration file for the EPCMF file predefines six of
these static attributes. You can update the business object configuration file to include different
or more data for your catalog entries.
Before you begin
To understand the catalog entry data that is predefined
as static attributes in the sample business object configuration file,
review the following topic and refer to the <_config:DataMapping>
element
description:
About this task
Using the instructions in this task, you can extract the
following types of data to your EPCMF file:
- Data that are represented by elements in the default WebSphere
Commerce CatalogEntry noun.
- Attributes that are defined in the attribute dictionary for your
catalog entries.
Extracting other types of data to your EPCMF file might require
customization and are therefore not covered in this task:
Procedure
- Open your business object configuration file for EPCMF
data at the following path:
- WCDE_installdir/samples/DataExtract/Catalog/wc-dataextract-catalog-entry.xml
- WC_installdir/samples/DataExtract/Catalog/wc-dataextract-catalog-entry.xml
- Locate the lines of code for the
<_config:DataMapping>
element
that is shown here:
<_config:DataMapping>
<_config:mapping xpath = "CatalogEntryIdentifier/ExternalIdentifier/PartNumber" value = "Item ID"/>
<_config:mapping xpath = "Description[0]/Name" value = "Item Name"/>
<_config:mapping xpath = "ParentCatalogGroupIdentifier/UniqueID" value = "Items Primary Category ID"/>
<_config:mapping xpath = "Description[0]/ShortDescription" value = "Static Attribute 1"/>
<_config:mapping xpath = "CatalogEntryIdentifier/ExternalIdentifier/StoreIdentifier/UniqueID" value = "Static Attribute 2"/>
<_config:mapping xpath = "CatalogEntryAttributes/Attributes[Name='manufacturer']/StringValue/Value" value = "Static Attribute 3"/>
<_config:mapping xpath = "ListPrice/Price/value" value = "Static Attribute 4"/>
<_config:mapping xpath = "Price/StandardPrice/Price/Price/value" value = "Static Attribute 5"/>
<_config:mapping xpath = "CatalogEntryAttributes/Attributes[AttributeIdentifier
[ExternalIdentifier[Identifier='{Attribute-Identifier}']]]/Value/value" value = "Static Attribute 6"/>
</_config:DataMapping>
The
last six lines that start with <_config:mapping
are
the predefined static attributes for catalog entries.
- Either update or remove the following data mapping that
is defined for
Static Attribute 6
:<_config:mapping xpath = "CatalogEntryAttributes/Attributes[AttributeIdentifier
[ExternalIdentifier[Identifier='{Attribute-Identifier}']]]/Value/value" value = "Static Attribute 6"/>
This
incomplete data mapping is provided as an example that you can update
to extract values for any attribute dictionary attribute that is defined
for your catalog entries. To update the data mapping, complete these
steps:
- Find the identifier for the attribute dictionary attribute that
you want to include in the EPCMF file. In Management Center, the identifier
is listed in the Code column in the Attribute
Dictionary-Attributes list view. See Listing attributes in the attribute dictionary.
- In the incomplete data mapping that is shown previously, replace
{Attribute-Identifier}
with
the identifier for your attribute dictionary attribute.
For example, to include the attribute value of the attribute
dictionary attribute timer
in the EPCMF file, update
the incomplete data mapping as shown here:
<_config:mapping xpath = "CatalogEntryAttributes/Attributes[AttributeIdentifier
[ExternalIdentifier [Identifier='timer']]]/Value/value" value = "Static Attribute 6"/>
To
add more attribute dictionary attributes to the EPCMF file, you can
add additional <_config:mapping >
elements by
using the syntax in the previous example.
If you do not want
to include any attribute dictionary attributes in your EPCMF file,
delete the incomplete data mapping for Static Attribute 6
.
- Optional: To change the catalog entry data
that is extracted to the EPCMF file, use any of the following methods:
- Within the
<_config:column>
element,
make sure that you have columns that are defined for all your data
mappings: For example:
- If you added these two
<_config:mapping>
elements:<_config:mapping xpath="CatalogEntryAttributes/Attributes[Name='manufacturerPartNumber']/StringValue/Value" value="Static Attribute 7" />
<_config:mapping xpath="CatalogEntryAttributes/Attributes[Name='displayToCustomer']/StringValue/Value" value="Static Attribute 8" />
- You must add these two
<_config:column>
elements
to define two additional columns in the EPCMF file:<_config:column number="12" name="Static Attribute 7" />
<_config:column number="13" name="Static Attribute 8" />
- Save and close the file.