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Product data download - new features

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With the new product data download – currently available as a BETA version – you have access to numerous new features. This section will provide you with an overview of the most important improvements.

Removal of the download limit (quota)
Until now, access to the product data was limited by a download quota. A point-score model was used to ensure that a maximum daily download quota was not exceeded. The new product data download has no limitations on access. Product data may be downloaded for each programme as often as required.

Expanded contents through new download parameters
Download parameters have been expanded in the new product data download. Counting among the most important innovations are the zanox product ID - a distinct ID that remains the same throughout all product data updates, as well as a coherent zanox category tree. Another new feature is the ISBN parameter which specifies the ISBN number of a product.

New default values
In the course of the new product data download, alterations were made to the default values for certain settings. For example, CSV files are now comma-separated as standard.

Assignment of distinct file names
With the new product data download, file names are no longer firmly assigned, but instead are generated dynamically, according to the following pattern:

  • zxpd_[creation date]_[programme ID]_[partner ID].[file suffix]
  • Example: zxpd_200911061016_184x_9163470C1876294956.csv

Now it can be derived from the file name, when the product data was updated and the programme and partner ID for which it was exported. Furthermore, this prevents the earlier download file from being overwritten by the updated download file.

You can find more information on product data feeds and downloads including a PDF document here.

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