Learn about product catalogues, their uses and how to set them up
🛍️ Included in our Shopify App
Overview
In order for Duel to generate UGC Galleries and enable product tagging within the platform, it is necessary to have a product catalogue. A product catalogue serves as a central repository of information about your products, allowing Duel to retrieve and display relevant product details.
When logged into the Duel Dashboard > head to settings (top right dropdown) > Product Catalog
Catalogue Types
- JSON: A JSON feed is best if your product catalogue changes frequently, the catalogue is updated daily.
- CSV: A manual generation and upload process is required to update the catalogue, this can work if your product catalogue does not change very often.
Data Field Mappings
The following data fields are supported
| Title | Description | Example |
| sku | Product SKU/ID | 12345 |
| name | Product name | Flyte Black |
| description | Product description | LISSOM® Flytes have been designed to help you live in the movement everyday. |
| url | Product URL | https://lissom-usa.myshopify.com/products/product-1 |
| src_img | Image source link | https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2056/8721/products/black-white_sole_aerial.jpg?v=1523531116 |
| price | Product price (optional) | 97 |
| currency | Product currency (ISO 4217) (optional) | USD |
| region | Product region (optional) | United Kingdom |
If a brand is offering multiple currencies or building a mixed region programme they can leave price, currency & region empty.
Examples
What Products to Use?
If your website does not reload between colourways/SKUs, we recommend using parentIDs.
Duel has the capability to support both ParentIDs and SUKs, but it is important to carefully consider and choose the best setup for your brand. It can be challenging to switch approaches once implemented, so it is advised to make the right choice from the beginning. There are primarily two approaches to consider:
- Use of ParentIDs
- Use of SKUs
This choice will effect two main areas:
UGC Galleries
The choice will effect what shows on product display pages.
- ParentIDs: Various colours will be mixed up together in the UGC gallery.
- SKUs: Colours will be specific for the SKU selected in the UGC Gallery.
Product Tagging
Any decisions you make in the product catalogue will also effect how end-users interact with the platform, including when they product tag and when they view the products featured in UGC.
History
In the history tab, you have the ability to view all activities, updates, and any potential errors that may occur for troubleshooting purposes. This feature allows you to easily track and monitor the progress and performance of your product catalogue.
Settings
Brands have the ability to customise the default field mappings in the settings section. Changing the target field to what their catalogue shows.
