Implementing the Plugin · Elastic Path Commerce Bloomreach Feed Plugin

You can implement the Bloomreach Feed plugin, which works with Elastic Path Catalog Syndication, to send your catalog in the Bloomreach (TSV) Tab Separated Value format.

Before You Begin

important

Ensure that you are an Elastic Path Catalog Syndication consumer. For more information about catalog syndication, see the Catalog Syndication Overview.

Generate a public and private key pair by running the following command on Linux or Mac:
```
ssh-keygen -t rsa -m PEM
```
Contact Bloomreach technical support to enable Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) access for your Bloomreach Search and Merchandising feed. You will need to send them the public key that you generated.

warning

Do not send Bloomreach technical support your private key.

Adding the Dependency for the Bloomreach Feed Plugin

In the ep-commerce/extensions/batch/ext-batch/pom.xml file, add the following dependency:

  <dependency>
        <groupId>com.elasticpath.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>bloomreach-feed</artifactId>
        <version>806.0.0</version>
      </dependency>
  <dependency>
        <groupId>com.elasticpath</groupId>
        <artifactId>ep-messaging-camel</artifactId>
        <version>${dce.version}</version>
  </dependency>
  <dependency>
        <groupId>com.elasticpath</groupId>
        <artifactId>ep-catalog-projection-spring-data</artifactId>
        <version>${dce.version}</version>
  </dependency>
  <dependency>
        <groupId>com.elasticpath</groupId>
        <artifactId>ep-catalog-batch</artifactId>
        <version>${dce.version}</version>
  </dependency>

In the ep-commerce/extensions/batch/ext-batch-webapp/src/main/filtered-resources folder, add a property file with the name bloomreachFeedUploader.properties.

Populate the bloomreachFeedUploader.properties file with some or all of the following values:

sftp.host=
sftp.username=
sftp.privateKeyFilename=
sftp.camel.options=
outputDirectory=/tmp/bloomreach
outputFileName=
outputDirectory.camel.options=
delimiterInColumn=
crumbDelimiter=
stores=
valuesFilter.offerProperties=
valuesFilter.itemProperties=

Note: For more information about the properties, see Configuring the Plugin.

Edit the ep-commerce/extensions/batch/ext-batch-webapp/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/elastic-path-servlet.xml file, in the context element, add the location of the bloomreachFeedUploader.properties file to the location attribute. The following example shows an updated context element:

<context:property-placeholder
    ignore-resource-not-found="true"
    system-properties-mode="OVERRIDE"
    location="
        classpath*:META-INF/elasticpath/conf/spring/plugin.properties,
        classpath:module.properties,
        classpath:bloomreachFeedUploader.properties,
        file:/etc/ep/ep.properties,
        file:/ep/conf/ep.properties,
        file:/ep/conf/ep.batch.properties,
        file:${user.home}/ep/ep.properties,
        file:${user.home}/ep/conf/ep.properties,
        file:${user.home}/ep/conf/ep.batch.properties"/>

Run mvn clean install to rebuild the extensions and batch files.
Restart the batch service

Defining System Configuration Settings

You can configure the Bloomreach Feed plugin through Commerce Manager using the TSETTINGDEFINITION database table.

note

Properties set through System Configuration settings are taken as priority over any property settings set through the bloomreachFeedUploader.properties file.

Go to the /ep-commerce/extensions/database/ext-data/src/main/resources/data/rel-1.0-data/importexport/system_configuration.xml file.

Add a new configuration_setting entry for each property using the values below.

    <configuration_setting>
        <name_space>COMMERCE/SYSTEM/PLUGIN/BLOOMREACH/sftpHost</name_space>
        <description>The SFTP server host name for uploading the Bloomreach file. Defaults to ftp.bloomreach.com if not set.</description>
        <default_value type="String">${ep.bloomreach.sftpHost}</default_value>
        <max_overrides>1</max_overrides>
        <setting_metadata/>
    </configuration_setting>
    <configuration_setting>
         <name_space>COMMERCE/SYSTEM/PLUGIN/BLOOMREACH/sftpUsername</name_space>
        <description>The SFTP server username for uploading the Bloomreach file.</description>
        <default_value type="String">${ep.bloomreach.sftpUsername}</default_value>
        <max_overrides>1</max_overrides>
        <setting_metadata/>
    </configuration_setting>
    <configuration_setting>
        <name_space>COMMERCE/SYSTEM/PLUGIN/BLOOMREACH/sftpPrivateKeyFilename</name_space>
        <description>The full path of the file containing the SFTP private key.</description>
        <default_value type="String">${ep.bloomreach.sftpPrivateKeyFilename}</default_value>
        <max_overrides>1</max_overrides>
        <setting_metadata/>
    </configuration_setting>
    <configuration_setting>
        <name_space>COMMERCE/SYSTEM/PLUGIN/BLOOMREACH/sftpCamelOptions</name_space>
        <description>The SFTP component configuration options.</description>
        <default_value type="String">${ep.bloomreach.sftpCamelOptions}</default_value>
        <max_overrides>1</max_overrides>
        <setting_metadata/>
    </configuration_setting>
    <configuration_setting>
        <name_space>COMMERCE/SYSTEM/PLUGIN/BLOOMREACH/outputDirectory</name_space>
        <description>The Bloomreach Feed plugin file is placed in this directory before it is sent to the Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) server.</description>
        <default_value type="String">${ep.bloomreach.outputDirectory}</default_value>
        <max_overrides>1</max_overrides>
        <setting_metadata/>
    </configuration_setting>
    <configuration_setting>
        <name_space>COMMERCE/SYSTEM/PLUGIN/BLOOMREACH/outputFileName</name_space>
        <description>The name of the file that is generated. Defaults to OfferCatalog if not specified.</description>
        <default_value type="String">${ep.bloomreach.outputFileName}</default_value>
        <max_overrides>1</max_overrides>
        <setting_metadata/>
    </configuration_setting>
    <configuration_setting>
        <name_space>COMMERCE/SYSTEM/PLUGIN/BLOOMREACH/outputDirectoryCamelOptions</name_space>
        <description>The file component configuration options.</description>
        <default_value type="String">${ep.bloomreach.outputDirectoryCamelOptions}</default_value>
        <max_overrides>1</max_overrides>
        <setting_metadata/>
    </configuration_setting>
    <configuration_setting>
        <name_space>COMMERCE/SYSTEM/PLUGIN/BLOOMREACH/delimiterInColumn</name_space>
        <description>The delimiter to use when separating values in multi-view column where there are values for multiple stores. Defaults to "|" if not specified.</description>
        <default_value type="String">${ep.bloomreach.delimiterInColumn}</default_value>
        <max_overrides>1</max_overrides>
        <setting_metadata/>
    </configuration_setting>
    <configuration_setting>
        <name_space>COMMERCE/SYSTEM/PLUGIN/BLOOMREACH/crumbDelimiter</name_space>
        <description> The delimiter to use for each component of the `crumbs` field definition. Each component of the `crumbs` field represents a level of the Elastic Path category tree. Defaults to "," if not specified.</description>
        <default_value type="String">${ep.bloomreach.crumbDelimiter}</default_value>
        <max_overrides>1</max_overrides>
        <setting_metadata/>
    </configuration_setting>
    <configuration_setting>
        <name_space>COMMERCE/SYSTEM/PLUGIN/BLOOMREACH/stores</name_space>
        <description>A comma-separated list of stores to export in the feed. Defaults to all stores if not specified.</description>
        <default_value type="String">${ep.bloomreach.stores}</default_value>
        <max_overrides>1</max_overrides>
        <setting_metadata/>
    </configuration_setting>
    <configuration_setting>
        <name_space>COMMERCE/SYSTEM/PLUGIN/BLOOMREACH/VALUESFILTER/offerProperties</name_space>
        <description>A comma-separated list of product attribute keys to include in the feed. Defaults to all product attribute values if not specified.</description>
        <default_value type="String">${ep.bloomreach.valuesFilter.offerProperties}</default_value>
        <max_overrides>1</max_overrides>
        <setting_metadata/>
    </configuration_setting>
    <configuration_setting>
        <name_space>COMMERCE/SYSTEM/PLUGIN/BLOOMREACH/VALUESFILTER/itemProperties</name_space>
        <description>A comma-separated list of sku attribute keys to include in the feed. Defaults to all sku attribute values if not specified.</description>
        <default_value type="String">${ep.bloomreach.valuesFilter.itemProperties}</default_value>
        <max_overrides>1</max_overrides>
        <setting_metadata/>
    </configuration_setting>

Go to the /ep-commerce/extensions/database/ext-data/src/main/resources/environments folder.

For example, if you are working in your local environment, go to /ep-commerce/extensions/database/ext-data/src/main/resources/environments/local.
Go to the filtering.properties file.

In the filtering.properties file, add a new property key for each setting that you added in the system_configuration.xml file.

For example:

ep.bloomreach.sftpHost=
ep.bloomreach.sftpUsername=MY_USERNAME
ep.bloomreach.sftpPrivateKeyFilename=/ep/conf/bloomreachPrivateKey.pub
ep.bloomreach.sftpCamelOptions=
ep.bloomreach.outputDirectory=
ep.bloomreach.outputFileName=
ep.bloomreach.outputDirectoryCamelOptions=
ep.bloomreach.delimiterInColumn=
ep.bloomreach.crumbDelimiter=
ep.bloomreach.stores=
ep.bloomreach.valuesFilter.offerProperties=
ep.bloomreach.valuesFilter.itemProperties=

Restart Batch Server for the new settings to take effect