Summary
Enhanced features for PDX include additional delivery options and mechanisms, new channels, language mappings, and PDX retailer product onboarding. These enhancements support effective product content creation for syndication and promote easier collaboration between retailers and vendors to produce the best experience for consumers.
In addition to the above, new PDX Documentation will be available early in 2022.
Details
Additional Delivery Options and Mechanisms
Manufacturers need the ability to create a single 'data set' that can be shared with selling partners. Users now have the capability for output delivery to an HTTP endpoint to support a full end-to-end flow. This endpoint is fully configurable (method, URL, headers, authentication, parameters) by users.
Benefits include broader global market reach for manufacturers, quicker time to market, and greater revenue potential. As part of a complete syndication solution, PDX reduces effort by supporting the 'build once â share to many' approach.
The new PDX Configured Channels commercial license is required for the functionality described above.
New channels added
Canadian Tire and Marks & Spencer have now been added to PDX Syndication, providing manufacturers and distributors an easy and uniformed way to share data with their retail partners in Canada and UK/Europe.
The PDX Direct Channel commercial license is required to use these channels.
Multi-language support with language mappings
This release addresses the need of manufacturers to use master data from different language layers to complete the requirements of any channel. Manufacturers now have alternatives to 1:1 mappings between master data languages and channel languages. The update also provides the possibility to prioritize how language layers should be populated.
Notable benefits include the ability to reuse the attribute values of other language layers, which equals time saved for manufacturers. Manufacturers will no longer need to duplicate shared attributes across languages, enabling a quicker time to market for products.
Commercial licenses required for the above functionality are PDX Syndication and PDX Multi-Language Support.
Retail product onboarding: dashboard and bulk import
The 10.3 enhancements implement the following retailer-specific UI configurations:âŻa retail-configurable dashboard for suppliers, a retailer-specific spreadsheet template to create products in bulk, and the option to create products in multiple categories at the same time.
Retailers reap the benefits of a customizable dashboard that shows only relevant widgets and information to their suppliers, the ability to make announcements and share information with all suppliers, and brand consistency without the cost of a vendor portal.
Suppliers will benefit from greater ease of use and increased efficiency when using the retail-specific spreadsheet templates to create products in bulk.
The functionality described above is activated by the PDX Data Onboarding commercial license.
New PDX Documentation available
New, expanded PDX Documentation will be available early in 2022 â accessible via a link inside the PDX interface. This documentation will complement the Help & FAQs, which will continue to be available.