Einstein Recommendations Integration with Contact Builder

Einstein Recommendations passes raw data gathered via the Collect Tracking Code into Contact Builder. The data is organized in up to eight data extensions that enable you to search and filter information. Data is available to all tools that integrate with Contact Builder.

Here are the possible data extensions.

Data Extension Name Description
Products IGO_PRODUCTS Standard product data is imported via the product catalog.
Product Attributes IGO_PRODUCTATTRIBS Extra product metadata imported via the product catalog.
Customer Profiles IGO_PROFILES Top-five attribute preferences for a subscriber based on items viewed, placed in cart, or purchased.
Purchases IGO_PURCHASES User-specific product purchase data.
Views IGO_VIEWS User-specific product view data.
Abandoned Cart PI_ABANDONED_CART_EVENT Not in use.
Abandoned Items PI_ABANDONED_CART_ITEMS Not in use.
Content PI_CONTENT Standard content data is provided via the content catalog.
Content Attributes PI_CONTENTATTRIBS Extra content metadata imported via the content catalog.
Content Views PI_CONTENTVIEWS User-specific content view data.
User Sessions PI_SESSIONS Not in use.
Session End PI_SESSION_ENDS Event that is triggered when a user closes a browser session.
Predictive Scores PREDICTIVE_SCORES Scores are based on analysis of previous data and events.

Find these data extensions in the SFMC Default DE’s folder. You can move these data extensions to a subfolder within the same MID. After enablement, these data extensions hold data about catalog items uploaded or streamed from the Collect Tracking Code installed on a website. This information includes recorded user interactions.

Warning
Warning Don’t delete these data extensions.

You can’t alter or delete the Session Ends, Abandoned Cart Items, and Abandoned Cart Events data extensions.

To manage privacy settings via the API, review the Personalization Builder API developer documentation.

Diagram of Personalization Builder Data Extensions
  • Turn On Einstein Recommendations Data Extensions
    Allow Einstein Recommendations to populate data extensions in Contact Builder.
  • Customer Profile Data Extension in Einstein Recommendations
    Einstein Recommendations customer profile data extensions store the top five attributes for customer affinity based on behavioral data. The profile updates at the end of every customer session. You can delete a customer profile at any time.
  • Content
    Learn how Einstein Recommendations store data in the content data extension.
  • Content Attributes
    Learn how Einstein Recommendations stores information in the content attributes data extension.
  • Content Views
    Learn how Einstein Recommendations stores information in the content views data extension.
  • Product Attributes
    Learn how Einstein Recommendations data are stored in the product attributes data extension.
  • Products Data Extension
    Learn how data gathered in Einstein Recommendations is stored in the products data extension.
  • Purchases Data Extension
    Data from purchases monitored in Einstein Recommendations is stored in the Purchases data extension. The data extension is automatically updated.
  • Views
    Learn how Einstein Recommendations stores data in the Views data extension.