Getting Started with Meta Commerce & Plytix

How to create a CSV data feed for your Meta Commerce

In this article, we’ll walk you through setting up a feed export in Plytix, ready to be uploaded to the Meta platform. You’ll be able to prepare it quickly, in just a few steps, using our template, which includes the attributes required by Meta Commerce. 

Setting up a Meta Commerce Channel

Choosing products

Attribute Mapping

Defining Output Format 

Processing the Feed

Settings

 

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Setting up a Meta Commerce Channel

All Channels, including Meta Commerce, are managed in the Channels section of Plytix. This area can be found on the top menu of the main navigation bar. 

To create a new Meta Commerce Channel: 

1. Go to the Channels section
2. On the right of the screen, click "Add Channel"
3. Then give your Channel a unique name, and choose Meta Commerce
4. Click "Add Channel"
   
   
5. You will be taken to the Channel Detail View where you will be greeted with some instructions that will tell you how to set up your Channel. You can add products and attributes to configure your Channel and you can also configure the settings for how to process the Channel data. 

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Choosing Products

Add a Product list containing the products you want to include in your feed by navigating to the 'Products' tab and choosing a list from the dropdown menu. Alternatively, you may choose to create a new list by clicking ' + Create a list'. 

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Attribute Mapping

The third tab in your Meta Commerce Channel setup is called 'Mapping'. This is where you'll  match attributes from Plytix to Meta Commerce fields.

Meta Commerce Reference Material

Meta Commerce's requirements could change at any time. Please refer to these documents provided by Meta Commerce to have the most up to date information about setting up these feeds.

• Data feed fields and specifications for catalogues in Commerce Manager
  
  

Choosing and Transforming Attributes 

In the 'Attributes' tab, select the attributes you want to make up your feed.

1. Click 'Add Attributes'.
2. Select the attributes that have the content (not necessarily the name) that matches the content you want to output in the feed. When you are finished, click the 'Apply' button.

Now that you have selected your attributes, you may need to transform them. To make any transformations, click the 'Settings' icon next to the attribute or add a new 'Attribute Transformation'.

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Defining Output Format 

In the "Format" tab of your channel, you can configure the order in which your attributes should be displayed, and whether to include attribute values for product parents, variants, sub-variants or all. 

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Processing the Feed 

To finalize the feed, you need to process it. It will then generate a feed link and file that you can use in your Meta Commerce Manager.

To process your feed: 

1. Go to the top of the Channel area.
2. Click the 'Process now' button. In the next window that appears, adjust settings and click  'Start processing'

Once the feed has completed processing, you will see a link below the feed name. You can now use it to import your product information into your Meta Commerce account. 

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Settings

Schedule recurring processing in the "Settings" tab of your Channel to automate product content updates

Additionally, from the Settings tab of your channel, you can also change the file name, send a copy of your file to Dropbox or an FTP server, and create Webhooks

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