Prabhu Padhi, Meera Mahabala Senior Program Manager Catalog Management and Publishing.

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Session focus

Centralized Omni-Channel Management

E-Commerce POS

IT Pro Experience

UX Improvements

Flexible, Scalable & Extensible Infrastructure

Search driven Shopping

Experience

OOB “Starter” Storefront

Hardware

Time Clock Customer OrdersPayment

Processing

Commerce Data Exchange (CDX)

Commerce Run Time (CRT)

Storefront Extensibility POS Extensibility

Merchandising

Payment ProcessingBI/ReportingOrder Management &

Fulfillment

Customer ManagementChannel Management

& Publishing

Catalog Management, Enrichment &

Publishing

Scale/Performance Upgrade & SupportMonitoring & Diagnostics

Rapid StartSetup/Deployment

Administration Experience

Payments Extensibility

Customer Management

CRT Services Omni-Channel

Workflows

Pricing, Shipping & Taxes

Search, Scan

Inventory & Replenishment

EOD & Financials

Pain points and challenges

Creating engaging experience through enrichment

Need effective category management

De-centralized catalog management

Need easy recovery

Key investments

Attributes Framework

Category Management

Catalog Management

Attributes Framework

Category Management

“Simple and Powerful central data administration”

Catalog management – Key features

Attributes frameworkAbility to define engaging enrichment experience via user-definable attributes

Centralized category managementAbility to centrally manage category hierarchies for various industry usage scenarios

Centralized retail catalog managementAbility to centrally manage and publish retail catalogs that are targeted for channels

Centralized assortment managementAbility to centrally manage product assortments targeted for channels

Attributes framework


Attribute typeData type, UoM, Bounded, Enumerations

Attribute GroupCollection of attributesAssigned to categories and channels

AttributeDefine characteristics of productsCan be part of multiple attribute groupsProducts inherit attributes upon categorization and upon targeted for channels

Demo


Category management

Define generic category hierarchyDefine Manually or Import hierarchiesTree-style navigationN-level deep category hierarchyChild category nodes inherit from parent node

Define category hierarchy purposeProcurement, Retail product, Retail vendor product, Retail supplemental (special groups), Retail channel navigation

Purpose-specific category managementProcurement, Retail product, Retail vendor product, Retail supplemental (special groups), Retail channel navigation

Assortment management

Determines product availabilityWhere and When product is available

Easier managementUtilizes groups of products and channels

Determine product mixDetermines store’s overall product mix

Catalog management

Catalog - Process flowDefine Retail

Category Hierarchy

Define Products

Define Assortments

Create Catalog

Add ProductsAttribute Values

Related Products

Add ChannelsNavigation Category

Category

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Catalog – State enabled

Create catalogApprove catalog

Publish catalogValidate catalog

Is categorized?

Is assorted?

Has required value?

Workflow enabled

Catalog product

snapshot

Date and time validity

Catalog Enrichment - Concepts Catalog ProductsCategories and Products

Retail Product HierarchyTV & Video

Video

Blu-Ray 3-D Ready Yes

Playback Formats

BD-ROM, BD-R/RE, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, WMV9…

Wi-Fi ready Yes

Voltage 110 V

Amperage 4 Amp

HDMI Inputs 1

Warranty – Parts

Warranty – Labor

Energy Star Yes

SKU 1666042

Description Sony – 3-D Wi-Fi Built-In Blu-ray Player

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Related Products

• 3D TV• Active shutter 3D glasses designed for the TV• High-speed HDMI cable … … … …

Supplemental Retail HierarchyTV & Video

Extended Description

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Video (How To)

Warranty – Parts

Warranty – Labor

Energy Star Yes

Voltage 110 V

Amperage 4 Amp

HDMI Inputs 1

3-D Ready Yes

Playback Formats BD-ROM, BD-R/RE, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW, CD-DA, AVCHD, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV9, AAC, DTS, LPCM, MP3, WMA9, GIF, JPEG, and PNG

Wi-Fi ready Yes

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Related Products


2 Yrs.

1 Yr.

Get a world of instant entertainment with this smart Blu-ray player. Connect to the Internet and stream movies, listen to music and access a wide variety… … …

Catalog Enrichment - Concepts Catalog ProductsCategories and Products


Get a world of instant entertainment with this smart Blu-ray player. Connect to the Internet and stream movies, listen to music and access a wide variety… … …

Video (How To)

Warranty – Parts 2 Yrs.

Warranty – Labor 1 Yr.

Energy Star Yes

Voltage 110 V

Amperage 4 Amp

HDMI Inputs 1

3-D Ready Yes

Playback Formats

BD-ROM, BD-R/RE, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW, CD-DA, AVCHD, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV9, AAC, DTS, LPCM, MP3, WMA9, GIF, JPEG, and PNG

Wi-Fi ready Yes

SKU 1666042


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Related Products


ChannelChannel-1

Channel-2

ASIN

Auction Price

ASIN B04266611H (for Channel-1)

Auction Price $100.00 (for Channel-2)

Catalog enrichment – Online store

Key concepts

Channel

Catalog

Product Attribute

Assortment

Related Product

Product Variant

Navigation Category

Attribute Value

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Demo

Catalog Management

Catalog publishing

Catalog publish

Synchronize listing related tables(CDX-Synch

Service)

Update listing price

Create custom site columns and list

items

Record status per listing

Synchronize listing status

(CDX-Synch Service)

Update catalog aggregated

publish status

Create listing per variant

In-progress

PublishedOr

Error

PublishedOr

Error

AX

AX

CRT

CRT

Sharepoint 2013

Sharepoint 2013

Catalog retract

Synchronize listing(CDX-Synch

Service)Delete listing

Delete listing

Record status (expired) per

listing

Synchronize listing status

(CDX-Synch Service)

Update catalog aggregated

publish status

Set expiry date to current date time

In-progress

PublishedOr

Error

PublishedOr

Error

AX

AX

CRT

CRT

Sharepoint 2013

Sharepoint 2013

Mapping AX entities to SharePoint

SharePoint entities

Content types and site columns Create relationships between site columns

List itemsReusable static and dynamic content pages

Formatted site columnsFunctional apps that can be deployed on

pages

Search propertiesAttribute refinement, indexing, and query

rules

Microsoft Dynamics AX entities

Products and variantsA collection of catalog products and variants

Term storeNavigation and categorization structure of a

site

Retail navigation hierarchyDefines the hierarchy of categories

Product attribute schemaStandard, channel, and category attributes

Composite attributesSpecification

Attribute metadataRefinable, queryable, searchable, sortable

Publishing

Product catalogDefine the hierarchy of categories

Product site collectionPrimary and micro site “containers”

Partitioning data in SharePoint for scaleDynamic partitioning Create new content types as the attribute space in a single content type fills up

Category-based partitioningPartitioning based on the level specified for partitioning

Distribution schedule

• Support the same schedules as retail store

• A & N schedules are available

Demo

Catalog publishing

Key takeaways

Attributes frameworkAbility to define engaging enrichment experience via user-definable attributes

Centralized category managementAbility to centrally manage category hierarchies for various industry usage scenarios

Centralized retail catalog managementAbility to centrally manage and publish (full/delta) retail catalogs that are targeted for channels

Centralized assortment managementAbility to centrally manage product assortments targeted for channels

© 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Prabhu Padhi, Meera Mahabala Senior Program Manager Catalog Management and Publishing.

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