Optimal content delivery services for publishers to over 50 standard sales channels
Metadata export the smooth way
It is an important requirement in the publishing industry to be able to export product data in the ONIX format. The Metadata Export Manager & Content Delivery feature, part of the browser-based STREAM apps Title Life Cycle Manager and Product 360°, supports you in handling all exports to all recipients – of course, also in ONIX 3.0.
The next generation of ONIX messaging: smooth sailing instead of a bumpy ride when handling feeds & distributing assets
Feeds: over 50
standard channels supported
Metadata Export & Content Delivery supports more than 50 standard sales channels, e.g., Amazon, the Apple iBook Store, Audible, Bookwire, Centraal Boekhuis (the Netherlands), Ingram, Nielsen, vlb (Germany), and many more.
Key features and benefits
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Support for handling all types of exports to all types of recipients
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Helps to organize feeds efficiently
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Includes the newest features of the XML feed process such as delta determination and an ONIX shadow database
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Reliable: all titles are picked up when there are changes to the ONIX payload; titles always meet the data quality requirements
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Design and manage your own individual templates for catalog exports Style sheets (e.g. ONIX 3.0, ONIX 2.1,customized exports tailored to the needs of a specific recipient, etc.)
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To install a newly created style sheet, simply upload it
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Post-export corrections and new transmissions because of errors are a matter of the past
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ONIX messages and asset transfers are always in sync and makes this clearly visible for end-users
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Create graphically designed flyers in various formats in a simple way
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Batch monitoring
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Asset distribution: Klopotek DAM or external solutions
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‘Download Center’ for managing and storing export files & for making available data to recipients (in case data is not sent out but made available)
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Ad-hoc catalog & flyer exports
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Seamlessly integrated into a number of apps of the STREAM world
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Option to deliver files for printers
Efficiency gained by creating
& using templates
Aggregators and resellers will get your metadata in a smooth and transparent way: all titles are picked up when there are changes to the ONIX payload and post-export corrections The next generation of ONIX messaging: smooth sailing instead of a bumpy ride when handling feeds & distributing assets
Metadata Export Manager & Content Delivery ensures that ONIX messages and asset transfers are always in sync and makes this clearly visible for end-users, as they are able to see which title has been picked up at which point in time by which feed. It also makes it possible to create graphically designed flyers in various formats in a simple way, making life easier in Product Marketing.
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Batch monitoring & Download Center
This STREAM feature also provides an option for batch monitoring and a dedicated ‘Download Center’ for managing and storing the export files that have been generated.
Seamlessly integrated with a number of STREAM apps
In addition to Title Life Cycle Manager and two widgets in Product 360°, Metadata Export Manager & Content Delivery is also linked with Classification Manager to help with large classifications such as ‘thema’ and the admin app Validation Manager to automate the ‘ready for ONIX’ flag.
The cloud-based STREAM app Title Collector is your smart and flexible tool for generating queries to select products in your database and provide them in a list. The results recorded in this list can be exported in various formats or used for creating standardized marketing material.
Key features and benefits
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Enables you to generate 'selection profiles' in an easy way for doing catalog exports (ONIX) or creating flyers for marketing purposes
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'Selection profiles' are: queries to select products from your database and provide them in a list
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For creating these profiles: 'selection rules' – various rules can be selected for each selection area
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Option for specialists: create (complex) rules in a process similar to working with SQL
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The results list of a selection profile can be edited (a manual process)
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Results of a product selection are made available as a file for further processing
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Templates for doing exports are available from the integrated STREAM feature Metadata Export Manager
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The data export file can be downloaded
Create the profiles you need: in a simple way or as a specialist
'Selection profiles' are where the search criteria and results lists can be administrated in the app: you define 'selection rules' to narrow down your entire product portfolio to the titles you want to select.
There is a large number of search criteria that can be used – for each area of the data stored in the Product Pool, there are various fields to choose from for data queries, arranged in 'selection areas'. Search criteria can be combined to create complex queries.
You can directly start the batch procedure to run a selection or schedule this for a specific date and time. It is also possible to do the selection at regular intervals so that the selection list is updated automatically in the background.
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How can you define the selection parameters for creating your profiles using the app? This process is linked to the way SQL (Structured Query Language) works: the standard computer language used for database management.
If you don't have a basic knowledge of SQL, this is not a problem with Title Collector: an intuitive, easy-to-use user interface enables you to select the search parameters you want.
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Doing exports and creating flyers: quick & easy with templates
Your results lists can be exported in XML and be formatted as a number of file types, for doing ONIX exports and creating marketing flyers and catalogs.
The export settings and style sheets to be used are stored and managed using the STREAM feature Metadata Export Manager (see separate flyer), which is an integrated part of Title Collector. For each export, there is the option 'immediately' or as part of the 'batch' procedure. Once processing has been completed, you can download the respective file.
