Scott here is a more detailed way. https://localhost:8443/catalog/control/EditProductStoreEmails?productStoreId=9000 as the format type for the user. this would be an entity as each feed is designed, it is given a place on this list like the emails. You have a place for template that generates the data for the feed. flag that would set if the date is pushed to a site a place for the URL of the push. and a URL that is set for the pull from the feed location. If a push then the time to push. the service for this would read this list and perform the tasks necessary.
Always open to other ideas. Scott. sent the following on 10/20/2007 7:48 AM: > I think I understand what you are saying.... I think. > > That said, shopping feeds differ from network to network as do their file > types and location to upload or download for that matter. Any serious B2C > will need them at some point. > > If anyone else would consider collaborating on this, I'd be happy to throw > $500 in the kitty to kick the ball off. > > > > > BJ Freeman wrote: >> My preference is to do something like the product store emails. >> were you can put in the variables and point to a template that generates >> the output. >> This is what i am moving to from the service implementation >> >> my second option is to use the standard outputs as a service. >> no user intervention. >> the user can be told where the output is on a page. >> if you read the feeds you will see that the assigning of where to get >> the feed from ofbiz is done at the feeds themselves. >> >> >> >> Scott. sent the following on 10/19/2007 1:17 PM: >>> Thanks for the reply guys. Here is the way I see it happening >>> >>> This is the way I see it happening. >>> >>> Open the Data Feed Page. First Choice is to create a name for the data >>> feed. >>> Let’s use MSN Shopping as an example. >>> >>> So we create the name MSN shopping and then we have a whole bunch of >>> dropdowns that relate to fields in the database. So, using the example >>> below, we choose from the dropdowns the corresponding fields in our >>> database. For this particular feed it would be like this; >>> >>> OFBiz Database Name Shopping Feed Name >>> Friendly >>> Name in Database >>> Poduct.productName Product Name >>> Widget >>> Product.description Product Description >>> Nice Blue Widget >>> Product.manufacturerPartyId Manufacturer Name My >>> Company, Sony, Apple (Different than Vendor) >>> External MSN Categorization >>> Widget Category >>> Product.productId MPN/UPC/ISBN/UniqueCode >>> 123456 >>> Serial Number or Item Number >>> ProductPrice.Price Price >>> >>> $100 (Selling Price) >>> Product.detailScreen Product URL >>> ...8080/ecommerce/control/product/~category_id=WIDGETS/~product_id=123456 >>> Prodct.detailImageUrl Image URL >>> >>> …/images/Widgets/Blue_Widget.jpg >>> Inventoryitem.QuantityOnHand Stock Availability >>> Yes >>> or No >>> Product.ChargeShipping Shipping Costs >>> $10, Free, Already set in OFBiz >>> ProductKeyword.keyword Keywords >>> Auto Created Keywords already created in catalog manager >>> >>> Once we have mapped the database to the filed requirements we would need >>> to >>> determine the output format and also assign a tracking code and perhaps a >>> data source for tracking purposes. That would be appended to the url. In >>> this case it would be a csv file but I guess XML, etc would also be good >>> to >>> have. Then we would choose where to place the file, enter the file name >>> and >>> in some instances if the file should be tarballed or zipped. >>> >>> Lastly, if we have a location to upload to (i.e. >>> ftp://msn.com/shopping_feed) and a username and password to allow for >>> that. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> wikitec wrote: >>>> Hi Scott >>>> >>>> I am looking to set up ofbiz as a purely drop ship virtual warehouse, >>>> whereby, products are displayed purely on amount available filters >>>> hopefully >>>> using realtime xml direct links from b2b >>>> >>>> Don't know whether this is where you are heading or not >>>> >>>> cheers >>>> >>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Scott. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> Sent: Friday, 19 October 2007 7:57 AM >>>>> To: user@ofbiz.apache.org >>>>> Subject: Shopping Feeds >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> We run a retail B2C business and advertise a fair bit in comparison >>>>> shopping >>>>> engines. >>>>> >>>>> Has anyone ever put together anything to manage shopping feeds? The >>>>> information needed in these feeds would be based on the engines format >>>>> and >>>>> will change from feed to feed. They are the type of things that need to >>>>> be >>>>> updated daily and uploaded to shopping engines ftp sites using various >>>>> rules, user names and passwords or by being placed our server for the >>>>> engines to download from us. >>>>> >>>>> Is anyone using ofbiz to create this kind of thing? Is there any >>>>> interest >>>>> in >>>>> something like this? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Shopping-Feeds- >>>>> tf4649990.html#a13284538 >>>>> Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>>> >> >> >
