Using the information for reference items in the field ARTICLE_REFERENCE, you can refer to alternative items, accessories, other products and so on.
All types of ARTICLE_REFERENCE are supported as defined in BMEcat 1.2 Specification.
Extract from BMEcat:
| <ARTICLE_REFERENCE type=“similar„> <ART_ID_TO>30025</ART_ID_TO> </ARTICLE_REFERENCE> <ARTICLE_REFERENCE type=“accessories„> <ART_ID_TO>34-53468</ART_ID_TO> </ARTICLE_REFERENCE> <ARTICLE_REFERENCE type=“others„> <ART_ID_TO>110bz-r2</ART_ID_TO> </ARTICLE_REFERENCE> |
Description of the most common values for ARTICLE_REFERENCE type=
| Attribute value | Description |
| similar | <ARTICLE_REFERENCE type=“similar„> → Alternative item → The reference item listed under ART_ID_TO is a similar item to this source item, which has similar functions to the source item and may be used as an alternative |
| accessories |
<ARTICLE_REFERENCE type=“accessories„> → Accessory item → The reference item listed under ART_ID_TO is an accessory part for this source item.An accessory expands the functionality of the source item |
| others |
<ARTICLE_REFERENCE type=“others„> → Other item → Reference type that can be used if none of the other reference types sufficiently describes the relationship between the reference and source item |
Requirements:
→ As the ART_ID_TO, please enter the unique item number that you have used for the referenced item in the field SUPPLIER_AID
→ Referencing is only possible for items within a catalogue
→ Maximum length of ART_ID_TO: 80 characters