Answer from Peter D.
Yes, we do. If you look at Phase III of the project plan (the version I sent out last weekend), the "Simplified Taxonomy Mapping" section addresses this very question.
Since our objective is to produce a minimum viable product (MVP), we are hard-wiring these relationships for the time being (down the road we will fully automate this process). What this means is that if the product is "Converse Tennis Shoes" and the Libereco category is, say "Clothing > Shoes > Tennis Shoes > Converse" then we have to store the associated marketplace categories in our database. For example (I am making up the paths):
We need to create these mappings for each Libereco category.
So, where do the Libereco categories come from? What I would suggest is that we use eBay as our Libereco category tree. It is certainly one of the most extensive out there (rivaled only by Amazon). If we do this, we will need to only create category associations for Amazon and Etsy.
Since this is a manual, labor intensive process, I will start the work of creating these associations. When we get to Phase III of the project, I should have a good
number of mappings completed. In the mean time, I suggest that you wire up eBay's category tree as Libereco's own category enum.
Answer from Peter D. Yes, we do. If you look at Phase III of the project plan (the version I sent out last weekend), the "Simplified Taxonomy Mapping" section addresses this very question.
Since our objective is to produce a minimum viable product (MVP), we are hard-wiring these relationships for the time being (down the road we will fully automate this process). What this means is that if the product is "Converse Tennis Shoes" and the Libereco category is, say "Clothing > Shoes > Tennis Shoes > Converse" then we have to store the associated marketplace categories in our database. For example (I am making up the paths):
EBAY Clothing > Shoes > Sportswear > Tennis > Converse
ETSY
NULL (Etsy is a marketplace for custom-make items, only)
AMAZON
Clothing > Mens Clothing > Shoes > Sports Shoes > Brands > Converse
We need to create these mappings for each Libereco category.
So, where do the Libereco categories come from? What I would suggest is that we use eBay as our Libereco category tree. It is certainly one of the most extensive out there (rivaled only by Amazon). If we do this, we will need to only create category associations for Amazon and Etsy.
Since this is a manual, labor intensive process, I will start the work of creating these associations. When we get to Phase III of the project, I should have a good number of mappings completed. In the mean time, I suggest that you wire up eBay's category tree as Libereco's own category enum.
Does the above make sense?