CatalogGroupAssociation

Use the CatalogGroupAssociation keyword to load merchandising associations between categories into your WebSphere Commerce database.

Previously, you could load this data only in CSV formatted files. You can now load information in a CSV or XML formatted input file. Your input file must contain CSV column or XML element names and definitions that specify the characteristics of the business object type you are loading into your database.

CSV column and XML element definitions

GroupIdentifier
(String) The category identifier. Either this field or the GroupUniqueId is required.
GroupUniqueId
(Integer) The internal unique reference number of the category. Either this field or the GroupIdentifier is required.
AssociationType
(String) Use this field to indicate the type of association wanted. This field cannot be null. The default association options are CrossSell, UpSell, Accessory, and Replacement.
TargetGroupIdentifier
(String) The identifier of the category that is the target of the association. Either this field or the TargetGroupUniqueId is required.
TargetGroupUniqueId
(Integer) The internal unique reference of the target category. Either this field or the TargetGroupIdentifier is required.
TargetStoreIdentifier
(String) The identifier of the store owns the target category.
TargetStoreUniqueId
(Integer) The internal unique reference number of the store that owns the target category.
Sequence
(Decimal) An optional number that is used to control the order in which the category merchandising associations are displayed.
SemanticSpecifier
(String) The semantic specifier you want to use for this merchandising association. Examples of semantic specifiers are "REQUIRES", "NONE", "TEMP", or "COMES_WITH". If no value is provided, then the default value is set to "NONE".
Quantity
(Decimal) The quantity of the association.
Field 1
(String) A user-defined field available for customization purposes.
Field 2
(Integer) A user-defined field available for customization purposes.
Field 3
(Decimal) A user-defined field available for customization purposes.
Date1
(Timestamp) A customizable field of timestamp type.
Delete
(String) Indicates whether to delete. If you are performing a delete operation, specify this column. A value of "1" indicates that the row should be deleted.