DESCRIPTION_LONG contains a clear description of the item with precise information that explains the item in more detail. This includes, e.g., product characteristics, such as colour, dimensions or scope of delivery. On the Mercateo platform, the long description is displayed below the images.
| <DESCRIPTION_LONG>description sample article 1</DESCRIPTION_LONG> |
Content-related requirements:
→ Please ensure correct spelling and punctuation
→ Use engineer standards, DIN- and ISO- information and belongings
→ Be aware of completeness, a self-explaining description is important
→ Please give no information about packaging unit. The accordant values are to be put in ORDER_UNIT and CONTENT_UNIT
→ To specify characteristics of the product it is recommended to use the BMEcat element ARTICLE_FEATURES.
Technical requirements:
→ Maximum length: 100,000 characters
→ Structuring takes place via HTML formatting (e.g. paragraphs or lists).
- Please do not use any HTML tags that actively influence the layout of the product detail page. This means: tables, body tags, font colours, etc.
- Please do not use external links / hyperlinks (a href)
The following HTML tags are supported:
| <b> … </b> | for bold |
| <i> … </i> | for italic |
| <p> … </p> | for paragraphs |
| <br> | for line break |
| <ul> <li> … </li></ul> and <ol> <li> … </li></ol> |
for lists |
In case of the use of HTML formatting the text needs to be put into a CDATA section. Otherwise the system is not able to interpret the catalogue file (XML) correctly.
| <![CDATA[ … ]]> |
Extract from BMEcat:
| <DESCRIPTION_LONG><![CDATA[<p><b>STABILO POINT 88 Color Parade 20 assorted</b></p> <p>A display pack of 20 Point 88 fineliners in assorted colours</p> <ul> <li>Colour: Night Blue, Apricot, Ultramarine</li> <li>Line Width: 0.4 mm </li> <li>Pack Quantity: 20 </li> </ul>]]></DESCRIPTION_LONG> |