Minimum catalog product fields

At a minimum, your product feed should contain:

• A unique ID for each product.

• Basic information such as title, URL, image, price, and currency.

• Stock or availability to control whether products can be shown.

• Category mapping (categoriesIDs or hierarchy).

• Date of creation createdAt ISO date (to enable rules like "new arrivals").

• imageUrl

• Optional:

  • brand, gtin, mpn, attributes (e.g., color, size, material, gender, age_group)

When connecting CMS as a catalog source in Recommendations & Merchandising (R&M), you should be aware of certain standard product attributes that are either mandatory or strongly recommended.

Shopify specifics

Field(s)	Required or Recommended?	Reason
id, handle, title	Required	Core identifiers and product name, mandatory for referencing & display
At least one variant with: • price • inventory_quantity	Required	Ensures availability & pricing logic for rules and merchandising
created_at	Required	Enables “new arrivals” and date-based strategies
images	Required	Ensures visual display in recommendations and merchandising
body_html (description)	Recommended	Provides product context, improves UI and SEO
product_type / vendor	Recommended	Useful for filtering, boosting, and organizing catalog rules
Standard product category (taxonomy)	Recommended	Supports category-based rules, navigation, external sync (e.g., Google Shopping)
Metafields	Recommended	Extend schema with custom attributes (e.g., eco_score, release date)

For richer strategies, add product_type, vendor, category taxonomy, and relevant metafields.

Prestashop — Minimum Product Schema for R&M

Field(s)	Required or Recommended?	Reason
id, name, image	Required	Core identification and display
Variant with price and quantity	Required	Required for availability & pricing logic
created_at / date_add	Required	Enables “new arrivals” strategies
type_product	Recommended	To differentiate product behaviors
description / description_short	Recommended	For UI/SEO and richer content
Categories (categories, id_category_default)	Recommended	For category-based rules & filtering
Features / id_manufacturer	Recommended	For advanced merchandising logic
Variants/attributes (color, size, etc.)	Recommended	For nuanced rule targeting & filtering

Magento (Adobe Commerce) — Minimum Product Schema for R&M

Field(s)	Required or Recommended?	Reason
id (entity_id), sku, name	Required	Core identifiers and product name, mandatory for referencing & display
At least one price (regular or final) + stock_item.qty / is_in_stock	Required	Ensures availability & pricing logic for rules and merchandising
created_at	Required	Enables “new arrivals” and date-based strategies
media_gallery_entries (at least one image)	Required	Ensures visual display in recommendations and merchandising
description / short_description	Recommended	Provides product context, improves UI and SEO
type_id (simple, configurable, virtual, bundle, downloadable)	Recommended	Helps distinguish product behavior for rules and merchandising
attribute_set_id and custom attributes	Recommended	Used for filtering, boosting, and custom business logic
category_ids	Recommended	Supports category-based rules, navigation, and merchandising
manufacturer or brand attribute	Recommended	Useful for filters, boosting, and brand-specific strategies
EAV attributes (color, size, material, etc.)	Recommended	Allow granular targeting in rules and dynamic filtering

Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC) — Minimum Product Schema for R&M

Field(s)	Required or Recommended?	Reason
id (product_id), name	Required	Core identifiers and product name, mandatory for referencing & display
At least one price (list_price, sale_price) + inventory (ATS = Available To Sell)	Required	Ensures availability & pricing logic for rules and merchandising
online_flag / online_from / online_to	Required	Controls product online visibility and supports “new arrivals” or date-based strategies
At least one image (via image_groups)	Required	Ensures product has visual content for recommendations and merchandising
short_description / long_description	Recommended	Provides context and enhances UI/SEO
brand (custom attribute or classification)	Recommended	Useful for filtering, boosting, or brand-focused strategies
primary_category_id and classification_category_ids	Recommended	Supports category-based rules and merchandising
custom_attributes (e.g., color, size, material)	Recommended	Allow advanced filtering, boosting, and dynamic rules
creation_date (if available in feed)	Recommended	Useful for “new arrivals” strategies

Magento — Minimum Product Schema for R&M

Coming soon