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Catalog Data

Across teams, different words are often used to describe the same concepts.

The following images and notes describe what we are referring to when we use terms like product, variation, group, facet, etc.

Products and Variations​

Product Detail Page
  • Products are sometimes offered in several variations, such as different sizes, fits and/or colors.
  • When determining what should be considered a product vs a variation, refer to your current product listing pages (search results and browse pages). We consider whatever information is represented by each result tile on these pages to be a product.
  • We have flexibility when organizing variations data. For example: a product that comes in 3 sizes and 4 colors can be represented as 12 variations (1 for each size/color combination) or 4 variations (one for each color).

Groups and Facets​

Example Browse Page
  • Groups refer to the categories that products are organized into. Each product may belong to multiple groups.
  • A browse page is a product listing page that shows all products belonging to a single group.
  • The group hierarchy is presented in the user interface as a navigation menu, allowing users to click their way to products instead of typing in a search bar.
  • Facets refer to the product and variation attributes used to sort and filter results.