GDI Commerce Tool Guide Publishing, Unpublishing and Adding Categories
Once a product is added to the PIM web assortment, it will be sent to Commerce Tool during the next export.
In Commerce Tool for GDI, the main functions are:
- Publishing products
- Removing products
- Adding brand categories, which are used to filter products on the website.
Overview of commerce tool process flow
Once logged in commerce to you can go to product and search for the new product
In the General tab, you can assign product categories. For example, selecting “Toshiba” will ensure that the product appears on the Toshiba brand page of the website.
Next, go to the Variants section and verify that the Inventory Channel is populated. If it’s empty, click the channel link and add the required details in the following step.
On the Inventory page, click “Add Inventory” to create a new inventory entry.
After any modification, the product status will update as follows:
- Modified – if the product was previously published and has been updated.
- Unpublished – if the product has been removed or was never published before.
Important: This step is always required for the product to appear on the website.
To unpublish a product, use the same option in Commerce Tool.
Note: Removing a product from the PIM web assortment alone will not automatically remove it from Commerce Tool or the website.
