Welcome To The Convert A Feed Technical Specifications Page

 

This product uses MySQL and is designed to read datafeeds in a .csv format. It is also capable of reading .txt files and the product can read the feeds either from a http or https address or from a specified location, either on your own computer or from a folder located on a website. To cut page load time during the reading of a file, it is HIGHLY recommended that all datafeed files be stored on a server online.

How It Works

The system stores datafeeds in a central location and cascades the feeds to specified url's that you create. The Datafeed Manager enables you to carry out a number of specific functions:

Merchant Name : The name of the merchant that you input

Product ID: The ID for the specific product

Name: The name of the product.

Brand: The name of the brand

Brand ID: The ID for the specific brand

Short Description: The brief details of the product

Long Description: The detailed description of the product

Product URL: The location on the merchant website for the product

Image URL: The location on the network or merchant website for the product image

Thumbnail URL: The location on the network or merchant website for the product thumbnail

RRP: The recommended retail price of the product

Offer Price: The current retail price of the product

Promo_Text: Similar to short description (found on some networks)

DeliveryLeadDays: How long for the product to be delivered or service to be processed

Category_ID: The network category number for the product

Category_Name: The network category name for the product

Currency: The currency the product is to displayed in

Deep Feed URL: The web address where a feed link is required (some networks only)

Feed URL: The web address where you may acquire a feed

Deepfeed Prefix: A network prefix to place in front of the merchant URL

Future Use For Geolocation: Identify the geographic areas in the world that this website is aimed at.