Glossary term
What is Global Attributes?
Definition
Global Attributes are product attributes applicable across all categories, such as Weight, Price, or Package Quantity. These values usually originate from supply chain or core systems and are not manually altered during enrichment. They support consistency, filtering, and analytics across large catalogs.
Global attributes are shared definitions, although values still vary by product. For example, an autonomous product data operation could take multiple categories using manufacturer and brand, apply the shared attribute definitions to incoming records, and maintain consistent field meaning across the catalog.
Global Attributes in an autonomous operation
- Step 1:
Input
Multiple categories using manufacturer and brand
- Step 2:
Global Attributes
Apply the shared attribute definitions to incoming records
- Step 3:
Outcome
Maintain consistent field meaning across the catalog
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