Easy Catalog Adapter

The Atrocore adapter for Easy catalog is a lua script that will connect to pim and pull data from export feed module.

Install InDesign

Download the setup from https://helpx.adobe.com/fr/indesign/get-started.html. You need to have an adobe account to launch InDesign

Install Easy Catalog Plugin For InDesing

Download Setup for you Indesign version on this page https://www.65bit.com/download/reg/. After installation, launch InDesign, you will have to put a license key, and you will have the screen below.

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Install Adapter in InDesign

In the File menu, go to New -> EasyCatalog Panel -> Manage Enterprise Data Providers.

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Click on Import Button and select the script atrocore.lua on your local machine.

After that the adapter will be installed.

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Configure Export Feed on PIM side

On any export feed you have to put a value in the field "Code" (this value is unique in the system). This information will be used later in the configuration of a new easycatalog data source.

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You have to use the configurator to chose what data the pim will send to easy catalog. The feed must contain a column named "ID" that contains the ids of the records.

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Configure Import Feed on PIM side

On any import feed you have to put a value in the field "Code" (this value is unique in the system). This information will be used later in the configuration of a new easycatalog data source.

You can create an import feed directly from an export feed by using the functionality "Duplicate as Import Feed"

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You have to use the configurator to chose what data the pim will send to easy catalog. The feed must contain a column named "ID" as the entity identifier.

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Configure a new Data Source on EasyCatalog

To create a new datasource, Go to the File Menu -> New -> EasyCatalog Panel -> New Atrocore Data Source

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Enter valid information in the form.

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You can test your configuration by clicking on test button and see the response from pim.

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Click Ok on the form to get data from pim and create a new easy catalog panel.

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