Product attribute: Assign number or text

In this article, you will learn how to assign a value to product attributes, for example a number, a calculation result or a text.

This allows you to assign individual properties to individual recommendation units in your product file.

These types of actions are listed in the user interface of the rules under Select an action > Product attribute action.

💡Check out the related article to learn more about the principle of conditions and actions.

Activate product attributes for the rules

Before you can access columns of your product data in the rules, you must first make them available for the rules.

1. Open the Data Sources section in the workbench.

2. Click on the file.

3. Copy the following code template under Data Schema:
   

   {
       "type": "object",
       "properties": {
           "ATTRIBUTE-NAME-1": {
               "type": "string"
           }
       },
       "required": ["ATTRIBUTE-NAME-1"]
   }

4. Change the element ATTRIBUTE-NAME-1 to the name of the attribute from your product file that you want to use in the rules.

💡The template contains space for one attribute. If you need more, add the section to the code:

      "ATTRIBUTE-NAME-1": {

            "type": "string"

        }

Also remember to list each attribute under "required". If you need fewer attributes, remove the relevant sections. Check the following examples.

{
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "ATTRIBUTE-NAME-1": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "ATTRIBUTE-NAME-2": {
            "type": "string"
        }
    },
    "required": ["ATTRIBUTE-NAME-1", "ATTRIBUTE-NAME-2"]
}

{
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "ATTRIBUTE-NAME-1": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "ATTRIBUTE-NAME-2": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "ATTRIBUTE-NAME-3": {
            "type": "string"
        }
    },
    "required": ["ATTRIBUTE-NAME-1", "ATTRIBUTE-NAME-2", "ATTRIBUTE-NAME-3"]
}

Assign numbers and calculation results to a product attribute

Action: Set product attribute to a number / calculated value

With this action, the platform assigns a specific numerical value or the result of a calculation to a product attribute from your data.

In this way, you can define an individual number for each product recommendation, such as the number required by the user.

1. Selection of the action

1. Click on Select an action > Set product attribute to a number / calculated value.

💡 In the next step, you define whether you want to assign the value to all or only certain products.

2.1 Assign a number / calculation result to all products

The number or calculation result is assigned to all products from the imported product file without exception.

Click on the dropdown above and select the option for all products.

2.2 Assign number / calculation result to user-defined products

The number or calculation result is only assigned to certain products from the imported product file. With this option, you define an additional condition under which the platform assigns a figure or a calculation result to a product.

1. Click on the top dropdown and select the option for some products depending on a condition.

2. Click on Select a product condition.
   This defines the condition under which the value is assigned to a product.

💡 You have the choice between two options:

• If a product attribute is > / < / = /… a number: Compares an attribute with a number/calculation result. You cannot use texts here.

• If a product attribute is equal to / contains /… a text: Compares an attribute with a text. With this option, a combination of texts and numbers/calculation results is possible.

3. Under Product condition > Product attribute name, select the product attribute that you want to use for the condition.

4. Select the operator under equals.

5. Enter the numerical or text value with which the attribute is compared in the gray field.

3. Assign a value to a product attribute

1. Under set product attribute, select the product attribute that you want to overwrite with the value.

2. Enter the numerical or text value with which the attribute is compared in the gray field.

   1. To use input from user answers, click on Answer value.

   2. To use product attributes, click on Product attribute value.

   3. To use variables, click on Variable value.