Product data types

TYRIOS is delivered in its default state with a product data type "Standard product". This type cannot be deleted and is the basis for every other product type. In addition to classic fields such as name, article number, description and price, this article type already has extended fields that are supported by Google and other third-party systems in particular. These include

• Colour (several possible)
• Gender
• Age group
• Material (several possible)
• Energy efficiency class
• etc.

You can define further product types based on this basic type. You can find an overview of all currently stored product data types under Customer area > Product management > Advanced functions > Manage product data types.

You can see all currently stored product data types in the overview. Initially, this is only the "Standard product". you can create a new product data type at any time using the "Create product data type" function. Otherwise, the "View", "Edit" and "Delete" functions are available for each type. Please note that the delete function does not exist for the "Standard product" data type.

Creating a product data type

Firstly, you must enter a unique name for the product data type. It is used for the internal management of your product data types and is not displayed to end customers.

Once you have specified the name, you will be taken to the product data type view. Here you can specify the following points:

• Additional fields: Provide all items of this product data type with extended data fields. This allows you to expand the properties and visualisations of your products in a targeted and structured way. [More details]
• Configuration parameters: Allow your customers to customise a product according to their wishes before purchasing. This can be a free text field for the labelling of a jersey or the power of the installed motor. [More details]
• Evaluation fields: Specify which details a customer can rate in the product review. This could be, for example, the quality, the manual, the durability or similar[More details]

Create additional fields

You can use additional fields to expand the actual product details. In addition to the field name - which is visible to the customer - you must define the display location and the type.

In the display location, you define how the customer should perceive the field:

• Product details: With the product details, the newly defined product field appears as an independent tab in your item detail view. The field name is the title of the tab

  

• Product description: This display location presents the product field as part of the description. The field name is used as the heading of the section.
• Private: with this selection, the stored data is only available internally and is not used for product presentation. However, you can use it to realise advanced filters, for example. In combination with our intelligent search and recommendation solution ShopOnTarget, all stored data is automatically analysed and your customers have an interactive assistant at their disposal when searching for the right product.

The type allows you to store intelligent modules as additional fields. This could be a "textile product labelling" or a "digital product", for example. The type therefore allows you to use extended modules with extensive logic to control the product presentation through to the ordering process. The "standard" type allows you to define further details. We will go into more detail about this type below.

If you have selected the "Standard" type in the product field, you have the option of storing further detail fields. This could be, for example, the motor power, the voltage, the diameter or more, as shown. In addition to the name, the data type must also be specified for each detail field. This allows you to edit the field easily and consistently. You can also specify that multiple values are permitted.

If the detail field has a different name to the product field or there are several detail fields, the points are presented to the end customer in a tabular list. However, if there is only one detail field and it has exactly the same name as the product field, the customer is presented with a simple list of values.

Create configuration parameters

With configuration parameters, you allow the customer to customise a product to their own requirements before purchasing. After entering the configuration parameter as the name of the configuration that the customer sees in the item view, you must specify the desired type when creating the configuration parameter.

• Selection field: A selection field appears like a variant of the product. You create corresponding configurations with optional different prices for the item.
• Free text field: This provides the customer with an input field that they can (but do not have to) fill in to place an order. It can be used for labelling jerseys, for example.

Configuration parameters selected by the customer are recorded in the order and on the invoice.

Create evaluation fields

By default, the customer can only rate the product as a whole. You can use rating fields to request more information. For example, you can rate the quality, handling, documentation, etc.

To create a rating field, all you have to do is enter the name of the rating field. You can also specify whether the result of the rating field should be displayed publicly or only for internal purposes. Please note that the customer can rate the field in any case.