Placeholders

Placeholders are variables that can be used for any kind of value or logic in connector configurations. They were originally designed to replace placeholders in given values such as product descriptions.

Example:

The product {name} with product number {productNumber} is a great buy!

Output:

The product Smart LED TV with product number PN-10254 is a great buy!

or

The product Strong Coffee with product number PN-45102 is a great buy!

As you can see, the placeholders were replaced with the currently exported placeholder values, in this case “name” and “productNumber”. The format configuration would look like this:

While this is still supported, nowadays, the placeholders are most commonly used for logic, comparisons or altering format settings. This is the placeholder syntax:

{placeholderName}

The placeholder name must not necessarily be in camel-case. They can also be called “{Product Number}” for example, but we prefer camel-case, since it suggests a technical functionality.

Here are a few examples.

This configuration skips any product that does not have a special price or if the special price is higher than the USP price.

In this configuration, placeholders are used to fill the prefix and suffix setting of the “Format strings” format.

Pre-defined Placeholders