Set up custom attributes to use in attribute rules

Use custom attributes to make changes and store your data before assigning the values to a product data specification attribute. This article explains how to set up custom attributes to use in your attribute rules.


Before you begin

Make sure to add product data sources to your Merchant Center account so that there is data to create rules with.

Then, enable the attribute rules feature by adding the “Advanced data source management” add-on. Having this add-on allows you to use attribute rules. Learn more about Advanced data source management.


How it works

Custom attributes allow you to store a value that you may use later to populate a different attribute value. This allows you to create a secondary version of the value without changing the existing attribute.

Examples

  • You'd like to add the color "red" to a title [title] attribute, but you'd also like to keep "burgundy" in the color [color] attribute.
  • You'd like to separate one section of the product type [product_type] attribute to use in your description, but you need to retain the entire product type in the attribute.

Instructions

Step 1: Create your custom attribute

 

Step 1In your Merchant Center account, click on the Settings & tools icon Tools and setting menu icon [Gear].

Step 2Select Data sources.

Step 3Under the “Product sources” tab, select a product source.

Step 4Click the Attribute rules tab and select an attribute.

  • If you haven't created attribute rules for the attribute you want to edit, click Add attribute rule and select the corresponding attribute from the drop-down list.

Step 5On the page that opens, select the button for the action you’d like to take:

  • Replace attribute data: Configure from where the data for the attribute should come. You can choose to replace the attribute with specific values or data from other sources. Click the pencil icon to see more options:
    • Select when to replace the attribute data
    • Select how to replace the attribute data
  • Modify attribute data: Add any optional steps to change your data. For example, you may alter certain words in your product title or update your data to meet product data specifications. Click the pencil icon Edit to see more options:
    • Select when to replace the attribute data
    • Select how to modify the attribute data (Prepend, Append, or Find & Replace)

Step 5After selecting the actions and providing the required information in the setup flow, click Ok.

Step 5After you have made all your changes, click Save as draft at the bottom right hand corner.

Step 5The changes made to your rules are in draft mode. Click Show preview to test your draft rules before they’re applied to your product data.

Step 5Click Apply changes to save any new or updated rules. Or, click Discard changes to remove the draft rules.

Step 2: Use your custom attribute

After you've created and saved your custom attribute, you can now use it to populate or modify other attributes. To do this, set up a new attribute rule on the product data specification attribute of your choice. You can reference custom attributes in any rule condition or within any attribute rule operation.

Note: You'll find the new custom attribute in the Processed attributes section. All custom attributes are marked with a "*".

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