Contextual Data Transfer

The Contextual Data Transfer is a feature that replicates and transfers the data from a parent product to its child products. This feature provides the facility to transfer the details of contextual products to the different variants of the product.

Key Term:	Contextual Data Transfer: contextual data transfer refers to the replication and transmission of data from the parent product to its child product.
Description:	Contextual Data Transfer is concerned with the transmission of data from a parent product to its child products. This feature is useful whenever you create any type of variant in the system and you want to replicate the details of the parent product into all of its variants.
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Application:	This feature helps to reduce the time and effort needed for providing details in the variants of the product. Example: A fashion retailer wants to create the different size and color variants of the shirt product. Using Contextual Data Transfer, only the details for only parent shirt product are required. Once the retailer provides the details in the parent product, he will be able to transfer all the details in all variant products. Thus, he will not have to manually provide all the details in all variants.

How-to: Contextual Data Transfer

To do a contextual data transfer, follow these steps:

• Log in and click on the Administration icon.

• Click on Data Model and click Classes.

• Click on a class type and select the created class of that class type. You will see all the details of that class.

• Locate the Unit Class section and select a created unit class from the Add Class field.

• Upon selecting the class, you will see the Data Transfer Properties field appear in the Unit Class section.

• Click on the Attributes icon from the Data Transfer Properties field to view the list of attributes.

• Select the attributes that you want to replicate and transfer from the parent product to its variants, then click on the Apply button.

• Click on the Tags icon from the Data Transfer Properties field to view the list of tags.

• Select the unit tags that you want to replicate and transfer from the parent product to its variants, then click on the Apply button.

• Locate the Standard Identifier section and select a created standard identifier class from the Add Class field.

• Upon selecting the class, you will see the Data Transfer Properties field appear in the Standard Identifier section.

• Click on the Attributes icon from the Data Transfer Properties field to view the list of attributes.

• Select the attributes that you want to replicate and transfer from the parent product to its variants, then click on the Apply button.

• Click on the Tags icon from the Data Transfer Properties field to view the list of tags.

• Select the tags that you want to replicate and transfer from the parent product to its variants, then click on the Apply button.

• Locate the Embedded Class section and select a created embedded class from Add Class field.

• Upon selecting the class, you will see the Data Transfer Properties field appear in the Embedded Class section.

• Click on the Attributes icon from the Data Transfer Properties field to view the list of attributes.

• Select the attributes that you want to replicate and transfer from the parent product to its variants, then click on the Apply button.

• Click on the Tags icon from the Data Transfer Properties field to view the list of tags.

• Select the tags that you want to replicate and transfer from the parent product to its variants, then click on the Apply button.

• Locate the Language Class section and select a created language class from Add Class field.

• Upon selecting the class, you will see the Data Transfer Properties field appear in the Language Class section.

• Click on the Attributes icon from the Data Transfer Properties field to view the list of attributes.

• Select the attributes that you want to replicate and transfer from the parent product to its variants, then click on the Apply button.

• Click on the Tags icon from the Data Transfer Properties field to view the list of tags.

• Select the tags that you want to replicate and transfer from the parent product to its variants, then click on the Apply button.

• Click on the Save button.