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Auto Products algorithm is developed to automatically identify particular characteristics of a new potential customer, such as customer's car brand and model, frequently used auto products, and specify product recommendations based on this data.

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Add Additional Parameters to Your XML-file

For the algorithm to work properly every product in your XML Product Feed should have additional properties:

  • car brand and model
  • product type
  • frequently purchased product type

This data should be included into the XML-file in the form of specific product parameters and send to PersonaClick.

Section <auto>

A distinctive auto product feature is presence of the <auto> subsection inside the <offer>  section.

Add the following parameters to each product to your XML-File

Product Compatibility with Different Car Brands and Models

Mandatory parameter <compatibility>. Placed inside the <offer> section, within the <auto> subsection.

Contains one to few notes of product compatibility with certain car brands and models.

Consider the following example of use:

Additional niches properties of products allow studying user preferences and calculating recommendations more accurately. This section describes allowing filling the product feed with vehicle niche features.



Case Sensitivity

Warning

All parameter names are case-sensitive and should follow the spelling used in this documentation.



Auto

The "auto" element must be inside the "offer" element.

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<offer ...>
    ...
	<auto>

...


        ...
	

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...

/auto>
</offer>


Compatibility

The "compatibility" elements must be inside the "auto" element and can have the following attributes:

NameRequirementDescription
brandrequiredAllows specifying the brand of the vehicle.
modeloptionallyAllows specifying the model of the vehicle. No specific model makes the product compatible with all brand models.

Tip

This allows adding more than one model of the same brand. There is no need to set this element if the product is compatible with all brands and models.


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<offer ...>
    ...
	<auto>
		<compatibility brand="BMW" />
		

...

<compatibility brand="Mini" model="Cooper S" />
		

...

<compatibility brand="Mini" model="Cooper One" />
	</auto>
</offer>

...

Info

No need to specify compatibility elements, if the product is cross-compatible with all brands and models.

Frequently purchased product

Optional parameter <periodic>.  Placed inside the <offer> section, within the <auto> subsection.

Consider the following table of possible attributes:



Periodic

The "periodic" element must be inside the "auto" element and can have the following values:

ValueDescription

...

1Product is purchased frequently

...

0

Product is purchased occasionally

...

Consider the following example of use:

. The default value.


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<offer ...>
    ...
	<auto>
	    ...
		<periodic>1</periodic>
	</auto>
</offer>

...

Car identifier VIN (part of <vds>)

Optional parameter <vds>. Placed inside the <offer> section, within the <auto> subsection.

Contains one to few VDS notes - from the VIN section that describes car configuration details;

Consider the following example of use:



VDS

The "vds" element must be inside the "auto" element.

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<offer ...>
    ...
	<auto>
		...
		<vds>BP8AN5</vds>
		<vds>HH5820</vds>
	</auto>
</offer>

...



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