WebSphere Commerce Version 8.0.4.0

Managing external content from Watson Content Hub

You can manage external content coming from Watson Content Hub in the Catalogs tool.

Before you begin

Ensure that you have managed content in Watson Content Hub. For more information, see Managing your content in Watson Content Hub.

Procedure

  1. Open the Catalogs tool.
  2. Find the catalog entry or business object that you want to manage external content for.
    For example, you might work with a product-level SKU, master category, kit, or bundle.
  3. Open the properties view; then click the External Content tab.
    The External Content tab is displayed, containing information coming from Watson Content Hub:
    External Content tab
    Where the following General Information is displayed:
    PropertyDescription
    Language The language that the asset is associated with in Watson Content Hub. For example, United States English.
    Identifier The unique identifier of the asset in Watson Content Hub.
    Name The name of the asset in Watson Content Hub. For example, the product name.
    Content Type The content type of the asset in Watson Content Hub. For example, CatalogEntryImages.
    Description The description of the asset in Watson Content Hub.
    In addition, the following Assets information is displayed from the Watson Content Hub:
    PropertyDescription
    Asset The asset to manage from Watson Content Hub. For example, for catalog entry images, the image file is displayed.
    Asset Name The asset name. For example, for catalog entry images, the asset name might be main_fullimage to represent the full image, or main_thumbnail to represent the thumbnail image.
    Asset Path The full path to where the asset is stored in Watson Content Hub.
    Asset MIME Type The MIME Type of the asset. For example, for catalog entry images, the MIME Type might be image/jpeg.
  4. Associate external content with a catalog entry or business object.
    Eligible external content include catalog objects such as images, and attachments such as videos or articles.
    1. Search for external content by entering a keyword and selecting Find and Add.
      The search results are displayed in the utilities view.
      For example, searching for dress might result in the following matches in the utilities view, depending on what type of content you manage in Watson Content Hub:
      Search results
    2. Drag the object from the search results to the open External Content tab.
    3. Select a language for the content. If you want to use more than one language for the content, copy the object and select the additional language in the next object row.
    4. Expand the General Information and Assets sections to get more information about the external content that you are associating with the catalog entry or business object.
    5. To remove an association, select the table row and select Delete.
  5. Click Save, then click Close.