From the 16th of June 2020, we are adding the new tag “Optional” with parameter values 0 or 1 to the Icecat export files: in XML, JSON and the XSD schema.
Specifications tagged with Optional=”1″ are not standardized specifications in Icecat. These specs are used only for supporting automated data imports from brands, to avoid loosing attribute values.
<ProductFeature Localized="0" ID="357847148" Local_ID="0" Value="Y" CategoryFeature_ID="39564" CategoryFeatureGroup_ID="2687" No="100000" Presentation_Value="Y" Translated="0" Mandatory="0" Searchable="0">
<LocalValue Value="Y">
<Measure ID="26">
<Signs/>
</Measure>
</LocalValue>
<Feature ID="838" >
<Measure ID="26" Sign="">
<Signs/>
</Measure> <ProductFeature Localized="0" ID="357847148" Local_ID="0" Value="Y" CategoryFeature_ID="39564" CategoryFeatureGroup_ID="2687" No="100000" Presentation_Value="Y" Translated="0" Mandatory="0" Searchable="0" Optional="0">
<LocalValue Value="Y">
<Measure ID="26">
<Signs/>
</Measure>
</LocalValue>
<Feature ID="838" >
<Measure ID="26" Sign="">
<Signs/>
</Measure> "Features": [
{
"Localized": 0,
...
"Searchable": "0",
"Feature": {
"ID": "17956",
"Sign": "",
"Measure": {
"ID": "29",
"Sign": "",
"Signs": {
"ID": "",
"_": "",
"Language": "EN"
}
},
"Name": {
"Value":
"Colour name",
"Language": "EN"
}
}
}, "Features": [
{
"Localized": 0,
...
"Searchable": "0",
"Optional": "0",
"Feature": {
"ID": "17956",
"Sign": "",
"Measure": {
"ID": "29",
"Sign": "",
"Signs": {
"ID": "",
"_": "",
"Language": "EN"
}
},
"Name": {
"Value":
"Colour name",
"Language": "EN"
}
}
}, index 8dcdde86d..e889ee1fd 100644
--- a/www/dtd/ICECAT-interface_response.dtd
+++ b/www/dtd/ICECAT-interface_response.dtd
@@ -461,7 +461,8 @@
Localized CDATA #IMPLIED
Mandatory CDATA #IMPLIED
Searchable CDATA #IMPLIED
Translated CDATA #IMPLIED>
Translated CDATA #IMPLIED
Optional CDATA #IMPLIED>
<!ELEMENT FeatureLogo (Descriptions|FeatureLogoCategories|FeatureLogoFeatures)*>
<!ATTLIST FeatureLogo
diff --git a/www/xsd/ICECAT-interface_response.xsd b/www/xsd/ICECAT-interface_response.xsd
index 325b0b255..7136fc786 100644
--- a/www/xsd/ICECAT-interface_response.xsd
+++ b/www/xsd/ICECAT-interface_response.xsd
@@ -722,6 +722,7 @@
<xs:attribute name="Translated" type="xs:boolean"/>
<xs:attribute name="Mandatory" type="xs:boolean"/>
<xs:attribute name="Searchable" type="xs:boolean"/>
<xs:attribute name="Optional" type="xs:boolean"/>
</xs:complexType>
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