A search configuration has three types of rules: redirection rules, result exclusion rules, and result positioning rules. These rule types are described in the table at the beginning of this chapter.
Each rule has two main parts, a condition and an action. When the rule is applied, the condition is evaluated, and if it is true, the action is performed. If the condition is false, the action is not performed.
The following example shows the rule editor for the Result Exclusion tab. In this example, the condition being evaluated is whether the search query contains the exact phrase “fuel injection”. If it does, the action – excluding products in the Carburetors category from the search results – is performed:
You create and modify a rule by clicking on portions of the rule that are enclosed in gray boxes. When you click on one of these areas, the editor displays a dropdown menu, a text field, or an asset picker for specifying that portion of the rule. For example:
Products vs. SKUs
Depending on how your site is configured, the results returned by ATG Search can either be products or SKUs. You can use ATG Merchandising to create rules for either of these configurations. The examples in this chapter are based on a site that returns products. If your site is instead configured to return SKUs, you’ll see a few differences in the ATG Merchandising UI:
The word “products” is replaced by “SKUs” in the text of the rules.
The names of properties appear differently in rules. For example, the description property of a product appears as “Description” if your site returns products, but appears as “Product -> Description” if your site returns SKUs.
