How to Set Up Posting Templates in Acenda's Admin Tool
Posting templates are the essential plumbing that connects your Acenda catalog data to different marketplaces, allowing you to create product listings with the required marketplace-specific attributes.
Step 1: Access the Integration
Visit your Acenda Admin Tool and navigate to Integrations.
Select the respective marketplace integration you wish to configure (e.g., Target+).
Click the Edit button for that integration.
Step 2: Set Up Commonality (Recommended Prerequisite)
If this is your first posting template for a marketplace, we highly recommend setting up your Commonality template first. This template establishes default field mappings that can be quickly applied to all category-specific templates, saving significant time.
You can read more about the Commonality template setup here: Setting up Commonality for Channel Posting Templates
If you already have your Commonality template set up, you can proceed to create your category-specific posting template.
Step 3: Create a New Posting Template
Click the Posting Templates tab.
Under "Create New Template," select the appropriate category for which you want to build a posting template from the dropdown menu.
Category Not Found? If you cannot find the category, you will need to open a ticket with the marketplace to request category approval. You can find more information here: Requesting New Category Approvals on Target.
Once you select the appropriate category, click the Create button.
Locate the new category template (it should appear on top of your list) and click the Edit button.
Step 4: Apply Commonality
We recommend applying your default Commonality mappings to the new template first.
Scroll down to the footer menu.
Next to "COMMONALITY," click the Uses (Count) button.
This action will instantly apply the default field mappings from your Commonality template to all applicable fields in the new category template.
Step 5: Map Remaining Required Fields
After applying Commonality, you need to map any fields that are not yet configured (these fields will not have a blue COMMON box next to them). We recommend mapping the required fields first.
Click the Unmapped Req'd button in the footer menu to filter the list to only show required, unmapped fields.
For each required, unmapped field, select one of the following three options for mapping the data:
Option | Description | Additional Resources |
1) String | A static value that will be applied to all products mapped to this posting template. | example: Yes |
2) Property | Associates an Acenda field name with this attribute. | If an appropriate Acenda field is not found, you may need to create a custom field. Learn more here: Creating Custom Fields in Acenda. |
3) Twig | Uses the Twig markup language to create a formula for dynamic content generation. | ChatGPT can be helpful with creating Twig formulas using Acenda fields. Refer to Acenda's Twig FAQ: Using Twig Markup for Acenda Admin Tools. |
Step 6: Save Your Work
Once you have mapped all necessary fields (especially the required ones), click the Save button to finalize your posting template.