The following table describes the collection properties for the Merchandising microservice:

S. No.AttributeDefault ValueDescription
1defaultlocaleen_USHolds the default locale value of the respective collection. The locale should be mentioned in the Java standard locale format.
2applicablelocalesen_USHolds all the applicable locale values of the respective collection. The locale should be mentioned in the Java standard locale format.
3timezonePSTHolds the timezone value of the respective collection. The timezone should be mentioned in the Java standard timezone format.
4category_mandatory_propertiesnameContains the mandatory category properties that are automatically created on the creation of the collection.
5category_optional_propertiesdescription,meta_title,meta_description,meta_keywords,imageURLHolds the optional category properties that are automatically created on the creation of the collection.
6templates_widgets_repository_URLhttps://d3gqeq5wcctqxw.cloudfront.net/8.2.0/merchandise/widgets.jsonIndicates the repository URL of templates and widgets.
7default_category_template/admin/merchandising/templates/attributetemplate.htmlIndicates the default template to be used for the visual merchandising of categories.
8publish_database5Indicates the database, which is used to store the published contents.
9max_rollback_versions5Indicates the maximum number of published versions allowed for rollback.
10default_category_sort_ordername|ASC|stringSpecifies the default sort order of all the categories. For example, name|ASC|string or price|DESC|number
11configure_price_range{\"price\":{\"rangeFacet\":{\"categoryId\":{\"gap\":20,\"min\":10,\"max\":100},\"global\":{\"gap\":10,\"min\":10,\"max\":100}}}}Contains the configuration of price ranges for the Storefront.
12default_filterable_attributesbrand,color,priceIndicates the default filterable attributes shown in the Storefront.
13timeline_months3Specifies the number of months shown in the timeline of milestones for Categories and Site-Navigation.
14template_attribute_ids{\"name\":\"name\",\"imageURL\":\"primaryimage\",\"altImage\":\"altImage\",\"altImage2\":\"altImage2\",\"brand\":\"brand\"}Indicates a list of IDs to be consumed by the category template to display the product related details in the Merchandising Admin.
15defaultprojectaccessFALSESkips the project approval workflow when this property is set to true (that is, when the property is enabled). You can:
  • enable the toggle to skip the project approval workflow. The Merchandising details are updated directly without the project approval workflow process.
  • disable the toggle to enable the project approval workflow. The Merchandising details are updated after it is approved by the approver via the project approval workflow process. By default, this property is disabled.
Note: A user must have the privilege merchandise/defaultproject/merchandise to skip the project approval workflow.
16defaultMilestoneInSiteNavigationdisabledWhen this property is disabled Milestone creation is possible (default and multiple).
When this property is enabled, the ability to create milestones is restricted. The default milestone is created in the background. It does not appear in the Admin User Interface (UI).
17disable_project_workflowtrueIndicates whether the project approval flow is disabled completely or used when needed. This property is used only when the collection property defaultprojectaccess is set to true.
  • The value true indicates the project approval flow is skipped completely.
  • The value false indicates the project approval flow is used when needed.
18enableSearchConfiguration{
"searchConfiguration": "true",
"searchOverride": "true",
"searchSynonyms": "true",
"searchRedirectURLS": "true"
}		Enables the Search Configuration option with the tabs such as Search Override, Search Synonyms, and Search Redirect URLs in the Merchandising Admin console.
19avoidMilestoneOverlapfalseThis property is used to avoid milestone overlapping in the Merchandising Admin console. When the value is set to:

  • false – Allows the milestone to be overlapped. This is the default value.

  • true – Avoids the milestone overlapping.




Revision History
2023-10-27 | JP – Content updated for 8.15.4 release.
2022-09-09 | SW – Content updated for 8.13 release.
2021-12-24 | AN – Content updated for 8.11 release.
2021-01-21 | HM – Minor copy edits.
2019-10-31 | AN – Content updated for November 2019 release.
2019-04-16 | AN- Content updated for April 2019 release.
2019-01-23 | PLK – Content uploaded.