🏷️ Product#

The Product tab contains elements derived from the data about your products in the feed, independently of the price-comparison sites. You activate the elements with the Generate switch. The controls are shared across all sources and are described in the introduction to the Interface section.

Product information#

Information about the product within the XML feed in Mergado, for example:

  • BFE_P_CREATED_AT (the date and time the product was created), BFE_P_UPDATED_AT (the last change to the product),
  • BFE_P_DAYS_IN_FEED (the number of days the product has been in the feed), BFE_P_DAYS_AFTER_UPDATE (the number of days since the last change),
  • BFE_P_TOTAL_IN_FEED (the number of products in the feed), BFE_P_PRODUCTS_IN_CATEGORY (the number of products in the same category),
  • BFE_P_CATEGORY_MIN_PRICE, BFE_P_CATEGORY_MAX_PRICE, BFE_P_CATEGORY_AVG_PRICE (the lowest, highest and average price in the category),
  • BFE_P_IS_STARTER, BFE_P_IS_TOPSELLER, BFE_P_COST (flags and cost from Mergado),
  • BFE_P_MERGADO_ID, BFE_P_MERGADO_URL (the product ID and address into Mergado).

Products with the same parameters#

These elements are based on a group of products with the same property. First you choose the property by which the products are grouped, and for the group you then get values in four columns: Number of products, Lowest price, Highest price and Average price. You can group by:

  • the same CPC (BFE_P_SAME_FEED_CPC_x), name (BFE_P_SAME_NAME_x), URL (BFE_P_SAME_URL_x) or image URL (BFE_P_SAME_IMG_URL_x),
  • the same availability (BFE_P_SAME_DELIVERY_DATE_x), manufacturer (BFE_P_SAME_MANUFACTURER_x), EAN code (BFE_P_SAME_EAN_x) or PN (BFE_P_SAME_PRODUCTNO_x),
  • the same accessory (BFE_P_SAME_ACCESSORY_x), gift (BFE_P_SAME_GIFT_x) or variant parent (BFE_P_SAME_ITEMGROUP_ID_…).

⚠️ After turning on the elements from the “Products with the same parameters” group, the rule application time in Mergado can increase significantly. Turn on only the ones you really need.

FAQ#

  1. Do I need Bidding Fox or Pricing Fox for these elements? No. They are based on the data in your feed and from Mergado, so they work even without other extensions.

  2. How do I capture new items in the feed? Use BFE_P_DAYS_IN_FEED or BFE_P_CREATED_AT and filter or tag them according to the product’s age.

  3. What are “Products with the same parameters” for? They are useful for working with variants and duplicates, for example finding the number of products with the same manufacturer or the lowest price among variants with the same parent.

  4. Rule application slowed down after turning on the elements. You probably have the elements from the “Products with the same parameters” group turned on. Their calculation is demanding, so keep only the necessary ones turned on.

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