Create Dynamic Merchandising Queries

EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT > MERCHANDISING

Dynamic merchandizing queries allow you to create specific conditions that products need to meet in order to be included in a given product collection. Once a query is created, it generates a list of products that meet its criteria. In the future, any new products that meet these criteria will automatically be added to that list. This is different from product sets, which must be updated manually.

Dynamic merchandising queries can be created using the catalog structure and facets.

The dynamic merchandising queries that you create in the Merchandising section can be added to a content page on your website.

Example: You can select a sub category such as "shoes" and a facet such as "black" to refine the merchandising query results. You can then create a content page using this query that would display either all of the black shoes or a preview of them with a Read More link, depending on your chosen display parameters.

Creating a merchandising query:

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Open the Merchandising module

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In the tree view, select the Queries tree.

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Click Add Query in the top toolbar.

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Enter the Query name.

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Click Finish.

The Edit Query window appears.

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Select categories, sub-categories and/or facets to refine the Query results.

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Click the Sort by drop-down menu to modify how results are displayed.

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Click Save to save your modifications.

When your Merchandising query is created, you can add it to a page using the Component button in the Content module. You can either display the Merchandising query as a Full Query Result Page or as a Dynamic Product Highlight. For more information about adding Merchandising Queries to a content page, see Add Merchandising Queries.

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Full Query Result Page: The content page displays products as a category page does.

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Dynamic Product Highlight: Displays a snippet of product with a Read More link. The Dynamic Product Highlight component can be used as a “You may also like”.