Templates

Templates enable users to create enhanced content records comprised of modules containing eye-catching configurations of text and pictures to represent products sold on the web. While all content records using a Template will follow the Template's format, each individual content record will have information distinct from the other content records using the same Template. This allows users to maintain many content records at once, saving maintenance and time for the company.

Landing On the Templates Page

When a user clicks the Templates left-hand menu option, they are brought to the Templates page. This page provides users with access to a repository containing all created Template records for the channel and language selected in the Channels and Languages dropdown.

Selecting Channels and Languages

Note: Only channels and languages configured for the user in PDX will display as options in the dropdowns.

  1. Click the arrow in the dropdown list under Channels. This will display all available channels to choose from. In the example below, the "Amazon SP- API US Seller" channel is selected.

  2. Next, click the arrow in the dropdown list under Languages. Select the desired language for that channel by either clicking directly on the language, or searching for it using the search field. In the example below, the "English (United States)" language is selected.

Change the viewed records by selecting different channels or languages from the dropdown lists.

Column Headers

The column headers that display on the Templates page display all basic needed information about a created record's status at a single glance. They are as follows: Name, Status, Created Date, Last Updated, and Materialized Date.

  • Name: This value is supplied from the mandatory “Name” field which is populated when creating and/or editing the enhanced content record.

  • Status: This value displays the workflow phase the Template is currently in and any badges associated with the state. For example, "Draft" means the Template is in progress and has been saved but is not yet approved and materialized.

  • Created Date: The date and time the Template was first designed and generated.

  • Last Updated: The date and time the Template was last edited and Saved or Approved.

  • Materialized Date: The date and time the Template was last created, updating any existing Dynamic Records if there any.

Additionally, there are a number of badges that can be listed in the Status column:

Badge Name Badge Description Picture Definition
Updated Template

Blue icon that is a clock face with an arrow going around it

 This record has once been Approved but changes were made since the last Approval
Internal Validation Error

Yellow triangle with white exclamation point in center

 Check that all fields and modules are filled out correctly

Creating Templates

Templates can be created in one of two ways:

  • If no records have been created yet, the user can either click on the Create Template button in the center of the page, or click on the upper-right dropdown menu, and select Add Template.

  • If there is an existing Template, users are only able to click on the upper-right dropdown menu and select Add Template.

    Clicking either of these options brings up a new Template Details page where a new record can be created.

For more on the Template Tab options, refer to the Template Tab Options topic in this documentation.

Opening an Existing Template

Clicking on an existing Template brings the user to the Template Details page. For more on the Template tab options, refer to the Template Tab Options topic in this documentation.