Use conditions/rules to optimize your catalogue values at every step of your products setting in Lengow and before sending them to a channel :
- At the Categories Matching step
- At the Attributes Matching step
- At the Exclusions step
"Channels" tab > select a channel > "settings"
How does it work?
1. Adding a new rule
Select the attribute on which you want to apply a rule > clic on the cog icon (see image) to open the rules settings page.
2. Setting your parameters
The setting of a rule in Lengow always follows the same format. Meaning that, to set up a new rule, simply follow the steps below:
2. Select the affected products - "For...All my products/Some of my products"
3. Define a time period to apply
4. Rename your rule
2.1 Define an action
Tell the system what you want to do with this rule.
I want to...
2.2 Define a value
- Use the dollar ($) symbol to call a field from your product catalogue.
- Directly write the value you want to set.
- Use a function.
Lengow Tip: Add another action to have an impact on multiple attributes and save time on your settings!
2.3 or Empty values
It will not erase any value from your catalogue and you can still use them in other attributes.
2.4 or Convert values
- Select the field of your catalog whose values are to be modified
- The list of values in this field will appear on the left listing
- All that remains is to link your values with those proposed by the channel OR to enter hard-coded values if no value is proposed by the channel
2.5 Then, select the affected products
Select the products that will be affected by the rule. Two options are possible:
- All products: in this case, you just need to click on this option to impact all of your products.
- Some of my products: here we invite you to define precisely which products will be affected by creating a condition.
Condition is based on the values of your product catalogue.
There are three items to select:
- The field in your product catalogue where the desired value is located
- The operator (Is, Contains, Doesn't contain etc...)
- The target value(s), several cases:
- You need to refer to a specific value from your product catalogue: Specify this value and note that the case (upper or lower) and spelling must match exactly.
- You want to target several specific values: Enter these values, one after the other, and separate them using the "pipe" character (|).
- You want to target all the values from a specific field: Call up this field dynamically using the dollar ($) symbol.
By combining these three elements, you can select products from your catalogue.
Examples:
- 1. the first condition contains:
"When my standard price is lower than my barred price" (which targets promotional products)
- 2.Then we add a condition with the "AND" operator:
"AND when my category contains the term Clothes "
"OR when my title contains either Sweater, either Tee-Shirt, either Pants "
2.6 Define rule during specific period
Choose the period of validity of your rule by checking one of the following options:
- "all the time"
- "over a period" and select the period.
2.7 Rename your rule
Automatically and depending on the choices you have made on your rule (the selection of blocks), a title will be added.
Example: Define values / Some of my products / Over a period
You can rename your rule manually, with a more meaningful title by clicking directly on the title or keep the default title.
Priority Order
Rules always take precedence over the default rule applied to all products. In fact, all new rules will be placed above one to another.
=> If two or more rules impact the same products, the highest rule will take precedence over the others. Meaning that the last created rule will impact the product in case of a conflict between two or more rules.
How does it work?
2. When a rule is created, it is automatically placed above the default rule. The rate of products covered is immediately re-calculated.
3. Then, all new rules will be placed above one to another, and the system will re-calculate the rate of products covered.
Activating/deactivating a rule
On the page listing your rules, you can select one of the options offered on the right of the panel:
- Duplicate
- Disable / Enable
- Remove
Before / Now
Lengow made a major change on 13/01/2020 in the way rules are creating in the platform.
- New display and application orders for rules
- Cases where two rules impact the same product
- The interface displays the number of products actually impacted
New display and application orders for rules
Any newly created rule is automatically placed at the top of the list.
All rules can always be re-ordered, except for the default rule which always remains at the bottom of the list.
It is always the default rule that applies to products that are not affected by any of the rules listed above.
Cases where two rules impact the same product
If two rules impact the same product, the rule at the top will apply.
The interface displays the number of products actually impacted
The counter of each rule indicates the number of products concerned by the rule.
The sum of all the counters adds up to 100% of the products in the catalogue.
