Active Data Attributes

B2C Commerce calculates several attributes or uses them to calculate extra metrics, including: availability, cost price, item age, SKU coverage, and TTOOS (time to out of stock).

To see the collected information, click App Launcher App Launcher, and then select Merchant Tools | Site | Products and Catalogs | Products.

Each standard attribute has a specific use. Salesforce doesn’t recommend that you use attributes for other than their designated use. For example, don't use the costPrice attribute to import non-cost price data. Imported values are often used to calculate other metrics, so importing data into an attribute or not supplying information for imported attributes can affect other attributes.

To feed in more data, create custom attributes for the ProductActiveData and CustomerActiveData business objects.

Note
Note Don't use active data attributes to import data that you want to replicate to other systems. Active data can't be replicated.

Multiple systems can feed attribute data in different import cycles. For example, a third-party system can feed product review data daily, while a backend system can feed return rate information weekly.

Active data feeds contain the attributes listed under the Type column of the following tables as the Imported type.

Feeds can also include custom attributes added to the ProductActiveData and CustomActiveData business objects.

Near-time attribute data is updated within a day–data is collected in real time during the business day, aggregated overnight, and delivered to you the next day. Real-time attribute data can be updated on-demand from your live B2C Commerce production site.

Note
Note B2C Commerce collects yearly and lifetime attributes daily.

Currently, the following fields are available and supported for Product Active Data export: productID, revenueDay, unitsDay, ordersDay, impressionsDay, viewsDay, avgSalesPriceDay, conversionDay, revenueWeek, unitsWeek, ordersWeek, impressionsWeek, viewsWeek, avgSalesPriceWeek, conversionWeek, revenueMonth, unitsMonth, ordersMonth, impressionsMonth, viewsMonth, avgSalesPriceMonth, conversionMonth, revenueYear, unitsYear, ordersYear,impressionsYear, viewsYear, avgSalesPriceYear, conversionYear

Active Data Product Attributes

Attribute Description Type Sample Value Period
Availability Ratio between inventory allocation and current stock level. Real-Time 0.59 N/A
Cost Price The cost of goods sold for the product. Imported 10.19 N/A
SKU Coverage Ratio between total number of variation products and their availability status. Real-Time 0.90 N/A
Time to Out of Stock (TTOOS) Estimated time in hours before product goes out of stock. Real-Time 14 N/A
Return Rate The percentage of orders that result in the product being returned. Imported 4.5% N/A
Average Sales Price The average sales price for the product in orders, after discounts. Near-Time 13.99 Day, Week, Month, Year
Impressions The number of times the product appeared on a search results page, was recommended to a customer, or appeared as a member of a product set. Near-Time 17774 Day, Week, Month, Year
Views The number of times the product appeared on a product details page. Near-Time 564 Day, Week, Month, Year
Revenue The total revenue for the product. Near-Time 2244.66 Day, Week, Month, Year
Units The number of units of the product ordered. Near-Time 456 Day, Week, Month, Year
Conversion The number of orders for the product divided by the number of visits in which a customer viewed the product. Also known as the Look To Book ratio. Near-Time 4.7% Day, Week, Month, Year
Days Available The number of  days since the product became available, based on the imported Available Date for the product. If no available date has been imported, the system uses the date the product was created. Real-Time 5  
Average Gross Margin Value The average sales price minus the cost of goods sold for the product. Near-Time 3.80 Day, Week, Month, Year
Average Gross Margin Percent The average gross margin value divided by the average sales price for the product. Near-Time 27.2% Day, Week, Month, Year
Look To Book Ratio The number of orders for the product divided by the number of visits in which a customer viewed the product. Near-Time 5.0% Day, Week, Month, Year
Sales Velocity The number of units sold divided by the number of hours. Near-Time 30.8 Day, Week, Month, Year

Active Data Customer Attributes

Attribute Description Type Sample Value Period
Visits The number of times the customer visited the site. Near-Time 9 Week, Month, Year
Orders The number of orders placed by the customer. A customer is credited with all orders placed in a visit, even if they place an order before logging in. Near-Time 21 Lifetime
Returns The number of return orders placed by the customer. A customer receives credit for all orders returned in a visit, even if they return an order before logging in. Near-Time 1 Lifetime
Return Value The amount of negative revenue for the customer due to returns. Near-Time 9.99 Lifetime
Order Value The amount of revenue for the customer minus the return value. Near-Time 2387.89 Month, Lifetime
Average Order Value The amount of revenue for the customer divided by the number of orders. Near-Time 127.51 Lifetime
Discount Value without Coupon The discount amount on customer orders applied for implicit (that is, not coupon) promotions. Near-Time 188.45 Lifetime
Discount Value with Coupon The discount amount on customer orders applied for coupon promotions. Near-Time 90.00 Lifetime
Source Code Orders The number of customer orders with a source code applied. Near-Time 7 Lifetime
Gift Units The number of product units marked as "gift" on customer orders. A customer receives credit for all orders placed in a visit, including orders they place before logging in. Near-Time 7 Lifetime
Gift Orders The number of customer orders with one or more product units marked as gift. A customer receives credit for all orders placed in a visit, including orders they place before logging in. Near-Time 2 Lifetime
Top Categories Ordered The (up to) 20 categories from which the customer has purchased the most product units. Near-Time Video, Audio, Top Sellers Lifetime
Products Ordered The products ordered by the customer. Near-Time S123, S456, S789 Lifetime
Base Products Ordered The base product SKUs of all variation products ordered by the customer. This attribute has a Set-of-string data type and derives from the Ordered Products values. Near-Time S123, S456, S789 Lifetime
Products Viewed The products viewed by the customer. Near-Time S123, S456, S789, S999, S888, S777 Month