Creating recommendation types in inriver PIM

Use the Model Tool to create the recommendation types to use in your web shop.

Create a link type for each recommendation type. For example, you can create a link type for cross-sell items and a second link type for related items. You can create recommendation types for items or products.

  1. Click the Link Type tab.
  2. Click the Add New Link Type button.
  3. Specify this information:
    Link Type Id
    Specify an ID for the link type.
    Index
    Specify the order in which to display this link type on the Includes and Included tabs. For example, to display this link type at the top of the Includes and Included tabs, specify 1.
    Source Entity Type
    To create recommendation types for items, specify Item. To create recommendation types for items, specify Product.
    Target Entity Type
    If you specified Item in the Source Entity Type field, then specify Item in this field. If you specified Product in the Source Entity Type field, specify Product in this field.
    Link Entity Type
    Leave this field blank.
  4. Click Save.
  5. For each language, specify this information:
    Inbound Name
    Specify the name of the recommendation type. This name is used on the Includes tab in inriver PIM. It is also used when you show the recommendation in the web shop.
    Outbound Name
    Specify the name of the recommendation type. This name is used on the Included tab in inriver PIM.
  6. Click Save.