Shopping.com Feed

Shopping.com Feed Overview

Items you submit to Shopping.com will be made searchable on their comparison shopping website. Before submitting your products to Shopping.com, you must first create a Shopping.com account. There is a fee charged by Shopping.com related to posting your products. Please carefully review the Shopping.com Help Center documentation before using this screen:

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The Control Panel automatically adds the following columns to your Shopping.com Feed:

1. isbn
   product url
   price
   condition
   category
   format
   stock
   shipping-ground rate
   shipping weight
   isbn

Shopping.com Feed Properties

1. FTP Account Access
   1. FTP Server: The system automatically sets this value and it cannot be changed.
   2. FTP Connections Mode:  Choose between active and passive connection.
   3. FTP User Name & Password: Enter the FTP User Name & Password supplied to you by Shopping.com for the purpose of uploading your product feed.
   4. FTP Destination Path: Enter the FTP Destination Path supplied to you by Shopping.com.
   5. Feed File Name: The system automatically supplies this value. It cannot be changed.
   6. Test Connection Button: An attempt to connect to Shopping.com via FTP using the supplied FTP Username and Password will be made. A message will appear stating error or success.
2. Feed Submission
   1. Check Required Fields: Your Shopping.com product feed is automatically created. The Control Panel will check each product to see if all fields required by Shopping.com are populated. An report of missing fields will be created if necessary.
   2. Suppress Warnings: Change this to yes if you wish to ignore warnings stating that your product feed is missing required fields.
   3. I am selling Books: If this is set to YES, then the Control Panel will check for ISBN per product when checking for required fields.
   4. Include Product Links: This settings determines if Product Links are included in your Shopping.com feed. If your Product Links are identical to your master Products, then it is suggested that the Include Product Links is set to NO.
   5. Submit Every x Days: Determines the submission interval for your Shopping.com Product Feed.
   6. I will submit the Feed Manually: Choose this option if you want to submit the feed manually using the Manual Feed Processing only.
3. Manual Feed Processing
   1. Download sample feed containing x products: This will allow you to create a small sample of your feed. This function is useful if you have a large number of products and would like to inspect a small sample of your product feed.
   2. Create and download entire feed: This function will create your Shopping.com product feed using the product data stored in your database and the settings you have selected on the Shopping.com Feed table. This function is useful if you wish to obtain a copy of the feed for record keeping purposes, or if you need to modify the feed yourself before uploading to Shopping.com.
   3. Create and submit feed now: This function will create your Shopping.com product feed using the product data stored in your database and the settings you have selected on the Shopping.com Feed panel. Your feed will be uploaded to Shopping.com according to the information you entered into the FTP Account Access of the Shopping.com Feed Screen.
   4. Upload custom feed: This function will allow you to upload the file of your choice to Shopping.com. This function is useful if you would like to Create & Download Entire Feed, modify your feed, then upload it Shopping.com.
4. Feed Optimization Settings
   1. Title:  Similar to Product Name. Use a combination of attributes per product to create a Product Title optimized for Shopping.com.
   2. Description: Use a combination of attributes per product to create a Product Description optimized for Shopping.com.
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