Correlation of Concept

In Magento, fields and concepts are mostly aligned with those of Sales Layer. These are the main points to consider:

• Categories: in Magento, categories are identified by name, so it will not be possible to have two categories with the same name if they have the same parent category.
• Variants: all variants must have a parent product to be created correctly in Magento.
• Attribute Sets: in Sales Layer, Attribute Sets are known as attribute sets in Magento and behave in the same way.
• Images: Sales Layer can send multiple images, but Magento has specific features to manage them. To make the most of them, check the Magento guides for product images and image upload.

Magento allows you to create additional fields for products or variants called “Product attributes” and “Configurable attributes” respectively. These can be sent through the Sales Layer connector. However, these fields or attributes must already exist in your Magento store before completing the configuration. For more information on custom attributes, go to:

• Creating Configurable Products
• Custom Attributes Introduction
• Attributes Input Types

Glossary and abbreviations

API: acronym for Application Programming Interface. It is a software intermediary that allows two applications to communicate with each other.

Cron Job: a programming tool that allows you to run a script or program on your hosting automatically at a certain time or date, or at a regular frequency. Cron jobs are usually used to automate tasks on your website that need to run at specific times.

cURL extension: a PHP library used to create HTTP requests in PHP. The cURL library communicates with other servers using a wide range of protocols and allows users to send and receive data through URL syntax.