The Enhanced Content Tab of the PDX Channel Configurator contains parameters used to enable and configure the ability to receive and validate Enhanced Content from suppliers.
Stibo Systems' Enhanced Content Syndication (ECS) is an application used to create and deliver enhanced content (i.e., below the fold or rich content). Enhanced Content Syndication allows retailers to receive and leverage high-impact product information designed to display for multiple products on eCommerce sites.
When Enhanced Content is enabled in PDX Channel Configurator, suppliers that use the onboarding channel will get access to Enhanced Content Syndication and can use this tool to create enhanced content for one or multiple products by making use of Templates that automate the creation of product-specific content through Dynamic Records.
After the enhanced content has been produced, it will be hosted on a dedicated ECS Content Delivery Network (CDN), and a reference to the content can be submitted to the retailer from within ECS. From STEP, the Enhanced Content can be validated and used downstream, e.g., for display on eCommerce sites.
For more information on ECS, visit the Enhanced Content Syndication documentation site: https://doc.enhancedcontent.stibosystems.com/content/homepageec.html/. You must log in to PDX prior to accessing the documentation.
Enhanced Content Attribute
The Parameter 'Enhanced Content Attribute' serves two purposes:
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When enabled (i.e., when properly configured), the next data standard update will automatically enable ECS for all users of the corresponding PDX Onboarding Channel. This means that all suppliers will get access to ECS and can start building enhanced content and also submit it to the channel. For more information, refer to the Publishing PDX Onboarding Channel Configurators topic.
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The 'Enhanced Content Attribute' must be configured with a regular Text attribute (or URL attribute) valid for the Product Object Type. Whenever a product is updated with enhanced content from ECS, this attribute will be populated with an link to the enhanced content available for the product in question. The attribute should be language- specific if the channel supports multiple languages. The attribute accepts values up to 200 characters.
Enhanced Content Status Fields
The remaining fields in the Enhanced Content tab of the PDX Channel Configurator are related to the ability to return enhanced content specific status updates back to ECS. However, this functionality is initially not available, and these parameters should be not used.
Currently, messages related to enhanced content can be returned to the supplier in PDX using the generic event queue-based status capabilities. For more information, refer to the Workflow And Status Tab topic.