NOTE: Please check with our support team before following this process as you may not need to use this!
1: Installing the Demandware Plugin
2: Demandware Import Site Preferences
3: Upload & Import of your Catalog into Demandware
4: Adding Product Links & Widgets
5: Analytics
The Zmags Commerce solution integrates the full functionality of the Zmags’ platform directly into the Demandware Commerce engine and backend, using the Zmags Demandware Plugin.
It allows you to quickly and easily import and embed your Zmags catalogs, look books and other publications into the Demandware platform, enjoying the rich functionality of Zmags Publicator, as well as the full use of Demandware Commerce features, such as the shopping cart and product QuickViews.
The process from Plugin installation to a Commerce enabled catalog is as follows:
- Download and install the Zmags Demandware Plugin
- Upload your catalog or lookbook into your Zmags Publicator account
- Import the catalog into the Demandware platform to allow previewing of product QuickViews
- Add Product Links and Widgets within Zmags Publicator, preview within Demandware
- Embed the final catalog into your website within Demandware.
1: Installing the Zmags Demandware Plugin
Click the link below to download the Zmags Demandware Cartridge installation guide:
2: Demandware Import Site Preferences
The Zmags integration uses custom site preferences for configuration purposes. Before changing the required values, the definitions of these preferences need to be imported into the Business Manager by following these steps:
1) Log in to the Business Manager and click on 'Administration'.
2) Click on "Site Development" and then "Import & Export".
3) Click on 'Upload' > 'Browse'.
4) Navigate to the 'configurations' folder and select the "zmags_metadata.xml" file. Click 'Open'.
5) Click 'Upload' and then "<< Back".
6) Click on "Meta Data - Import", select the "zmags_metadata.xml" file.
7) Click the "Next >>" button to validate the XML file.
8) After the file is validated click 'Import' to import the metadata.
Edit Site Preferences:
1) Login to Business Manager and select the 'Site' tab at the top.
2) Click on "Site Preferences".
3) Click on "Custom Preferences".
4) Click on "Zmags Preferences". There you can see this form:
5) The following text fields are mandatory:
- “The customer ID” - can be found in Zmags Publicator under Admistration > Account Settings
- “API key” - can be found in Zmags Publicator under Admistration > Account Settings
- “Base service URL” - should be https://secure.api.viewer.zmags.com if using https:// (Secure), if not then put http://api.viewer.zmags.com
- “The ID of Site” - name of your Site in Demandware Business Manager
Job:
To delete the custom objects of an expired catalog, a Job must be configured. The Job can be configured in the Business Manager by following these steps:
1) Log in to Business Manager and click on 'Administration'.
2) Click 'Operations' > "Job Schedules".
3) Click 'New'.
4) Fill out the fields as shown in the picture:
Click 'Apply'.
6) Click the 'Sites' tab at the top.
7) Select all Sites using the Zmags Catalogs and click 'Apply'.
8) Click the 'General' tab at the top to go back to the previous page.
9) Define an interval in which the job will be executed.
3: Upload & Import of your Catalog into Demandware
1: Uploading your catalog into Zmags Publicator
Creating a new publication in the Zmags Publicator is easy, and requires just a couple of clicks!
2) Log into the Zmags Publicator and click "All Publications" on the left side.
3) Click the green "Create Publication" button near the top.
4) Click the green "Browse" button and select your PDF from step 1. Click "Next" to begin uploading.
5) The green task list in the bottom-right will track upload and conversion process. You may click to expand it for a more detailed view.
2) Importing the catalog into Demandware
Once you have set up the uploaded and activated your catalog within your Zmags Publicator account, you can then import the catalog into your Demandware back end:
2) Click your Zmags site's name in the list.
3) Click 'Content' > 'Zmags'.
4) Find your publication in the list and type a short string into the "base URL" box. Generally a single-word title or description works best here.
5) Click "Save changes".
6) You may then click "Preview catalog" to see the resulting site.
Your catalog is now ready and you can start adding your Product Links & Widgets.
4: Adding Product Links & Widgets
Zmags Publicator makes it easy to add and update Product Links & Widgets in your publication, enabling customers to make transactions without ever leaving the page. Product Links & Widgets pull product information from your Demandware platform and present it in a dynamic product QuickView. Your readers may then add products directly to their shopping cart and continue reading.
Product Links allow you to design and use your own image icons and buttons in your catalog. Product Widgets allow you to use the built in Zmags product icons and add transparent shopping layers in your catalog.
How to Create a Product Link
2) To the right of the publication you'd like to add links to, click the little icon in the 'Enrichments' column.
3) Wait for Zmags Enriched to load. Using the page-select menu on the right side, navigate to the first page you would like to link.
4) Click the link icon on the left side and choose "Product Link". Use the mouse cursor to draw a link box on the page.
5) This will open the product link dialog box, which has the following properties:
7) To add your own image icon or button, select “External Source”. In the drop-down menu you will find all images uploaded into the Image folder within your Publicator account. After selecting your image, change “Opacity” to 100.
How to Create a Product Widget
2) To the right of the publication you'd like to add a widget to, click the little icon in the 'Enrichments' column.
3) Wait for Zmags Enriched to load. Using the page-select menu on the right side, navigate to the desired page.
4) Click the cog icon on the left side and choose Product Details Widget; after that, choose whether you would like to use a simple rectangular link area, or draw a more advanced polygon.
5) If you chose the "Rectangular Tool", simply draw a box on the page by dragging from where you would like one corner to be, to where you would like the opposite corner to be.
6) If you chose the "Polygonal Tool", click anywhere on the page to place the first point. Then click elsewhere to place two or more subsequent points. When finished, click the original point to close the polygon.
9) Once you have added your Product Links and/or Widgets you can test the links within your Demandware back end.
5: Analytics
You will be able to track the performance of your catalog within Zmags Publicator, except from reader behavior in the product QuickViews (“Add to cart” etc.). That data will be collected by your existing analytics suite as the Product Links & Widgets are re-using the Demandware QuickViews from your website.
In this guide, you can see the data that can be found within Zmags Publicator.
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