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Metadata

This concept is widely used in technical documentation to denote additional information that describes the main data (in this case - attributes and their values), including images, icons, descriptions, and units of measurement. Metadata editing.

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Metadata is an integral part of the main data and is considered in all operations with the main data. For example, when an attribute is deleted, its metadata is also deleted. When merging attributes, their metadata is combined according to specific rules.

Attribute Metadata​

Attribute metadata is stored in two DB tables: attribute_pro and attribute_description_pro.

These include:

  • Description;
  • Image;
  • Icon;
  • Units of measurement;
  • Status (not currently used).

Value Metadata​

Attribute value metadata is stored in the product_attribute_pro DB table.

These include:

  • Description;
  • Image;
  • Icon;
  • Units of measurement;
  • Interlinking reference;
  • Status (not currently used).

Duty Template Metadata​

Duty Template metadata is stored in the attribute_description_pro DB table.

These include:

  • Description;
  • Image;
  • Icon;
  • Units of measurement;
  • Status (not currently used).

Purpose of Metadata​

Description​

This is text for a tooltip.

Depending on the settings and ownership, the tooltip appears when hovering over an Attribute or Value.

The tooltip can contain an image and HTML formatting.

Image and Icon​

An image or icon is displayed next to the Attribute or Value depending on the settings.

The image is uploaded by the store software.

The icon is manually entered, for example: fa fa-thermometer-half.

Units of Measurement​

Units of measurement are stored in the DB tables oc_unit and oc_unit_description. They are described separately.

Only a reference to the record in these tables is stored in the metadata.

Interlinking Reference​

This is a link to a filter landing page or any page for interlinking.

The link can only be associated with Values.

The link can be automatically generated based on rules that are fixed in a profile. Profiles are stored in the attribute_interlink table.

Localizable and Non-localizable Metadata​

Metadata can be divided into two groups:

Localizable metadata: data that depends on the language.

  • Description.

Non-localizable metadata: data that remains unchanged regardless of language.

  • Image;
  • Icon;
  • Units of measurement;
  • Interlinking reference;
  • Status.

This division clearly reflects which data requires translation for multilingual sites and which can be used without changes.