Search Configuration: Selecting Where to Search for Matches

 

Once you have created your catalog of baseline products, you need to decide what type of matches you want and from which retailers. 

Click “Configure search” at the top right of your catalog table.

This will open the “Search configuration”  filter panel to the right of your screen.

 

Select the product matching type that you need. 

An “Exact match” will return products that match your baseline products on garment category, color, pattern, and brand, but are sold at a different retailer or in a different market. For example, you want to monitor the same black Gucci Marmont quilted bag across regions.

A “Similar match” has more deviation from your baseline products. Such as a different color, pattern or brand. For example, you want to monitor black skinny jeans at all key competitors. 

 

 

Filter retailers allows you to select the retailers that you want to include in your search. 

You can use the “Select all” checkbox or use the search bar to search and add specific retailers you want to match against. Type the country code to narrow down the retailer list to a specific market, such as “UK.”

The choice of retailers to select is a predefined universe set by your organization.

Similar matches next have the option to select a Similarity filter. This filter becomes visible only if you’ve chosen “Similar match.”

When selected, fields here will be matched against your baseline product. For example, if you only want matches from the same brand as your baseline product, or from the same category. 

Leave these filters unchecked for a broader search that includes more diverse matches. 

The last step is to adjust your Match score threshold. The higher this score is, the closer your matches will be. 95% or above is recommended for exact matches and 85% and above for similar matches. 

To learn more about the match score, read How Does the Match Score Work?

Click the “Search” button once you have selected all of your filters.

 

EDITED will now search for products matching your baseline product according to your selected criteria. 

Viewing Matches

When your matches are ready to view, “Search complete” will appear at the top right of your table, and your grid will update with your matches.

To view the matches found for your baseline products, click the arrow at the far left of each row. 

This will open up the table to show a row per match found. 

To delete or reject a match, hover over the product name column and click the trash icon. 

To view rejected matches, click the “Rejected”button. 

 

To move a rejected match back into “Matching,” hover over the item's product name field and click the undo icon.