Retail v2 API - Class CatalogAttribute (2.8.0) 

public sealed class CatalogAttribute : IMessage<CatalogAttribute>, IEquatable<CatalogAttribute>, IDeepCloneable<CatalogAttribute>, IBufferMessage, IMessage

Reference documentation and code samples for the Retail v2 API class CatalogAttribute.

Catalog level attribute config for an attribute. For example, if customers want to enable/disable facet for a specific attribute.

Inheritance

object > CatalogAttribute

Namespace

Google.Cloud.Retail.V2

Assembly

Google.Cloud.Retail.V2.dll

Constructors

CatalogAttribute()

public CatalogAttribute()

CatalogAttribute(CatalogAttribute)

public CatalogAttribute(CatalogAttribute other)
Parameter
Name Description
other CatalogAttribute

Properties

DynamicFacetableOption

public CatalogAttribute.Types.DynamicFacetableOption DynamicFacetableOption { get; set; }

If DYNAMIC_FACETABLE_ENABLED, attribute values are available for dynamic facet. Could only be DYNAMIC_FACETABLE_DISABLED if [CatalogAttribute.indexable_option][google.cloud.retail.v2.CatalogAttribute.indexable_option] is INDEXABLE_DISABLED. Otherwise, an INVALID_ARGUMENT error is returned.

Must be specified, otherwise throws INVALID_FORMAT error.

Property Value
Type Description
CatalogAttributeTypesDynamicFacetableOption

ExactSearchableOption

public CatalogAttribute.Types.ExactSearchableOption ExactSearchableOption { get; set; }

If EXACT_SEARCHABLE_ENABLED, attribute values will be exact searchable. This property only applies to textual custom attributes and requires indexable set to enabled to enable exact-searchable. If unset, the server behavior defaults to [EXACT_SEARCHABLE_DISABLED][google.cloud.retail.v2.CatalogAttribute.ExactSearchableOption.EXACT_SEARCHABLE_DISABLED].

Property Value
Type Description
CatalogAttributeTypesExactSearchableOption

InUse

public bool InUse { get; set; }

Output only. Indicates whether this attribute has been used by any products. True if at least one [Product][google.cloud.retail.v2.Product] is using this attribute in [Product.attributes][google.cloud.retail.v2.Product.attributes]. Otherwise, this field is False.

[CatalogAttribute][google.cloud.retail.v2.CatalogAttribute] can be pre-loaded by using [CatalogService.AddCatalogAttribute][google.cloud.retail.v2.CatalogService.AddCatalogAttribute], [CatalogService.ImportCatalogAttributes][], or [CatalogService.UpdateAttributesConfig][google.cloud.retail.v2.CatalogService.UpdateAttributesConfig] APIs. This field is False for pre-loaded [CatalogAttribute][google.cloud.retail.v2.CatalogAttribute]s.

Only pre-loaded [catalog attributes][google.cloud.retail.v2.CatalogAttribute] that are neither in use by products nor predefined can be deleted. [Catalog attributes][google.cloud.retail.v2.CatalogAttribute] that are either in use by products or are predefined attributes cannot be deleted; however, their configuration properties will reset to default values upon removal request.

After catalog changes, it takes about 10 minutes for this field to update.

Property Value
Type Description
bool

IndexableOption

public CatalogAttribute.Types.IndexableOption IndexableOption { get; set; }

When [AttributesConfig.attribute_config_level][google.cloud.retail.v2.AttributesConfig.attribute_config_level] is CATALOG_LEVEL_ATTRIBUTE_CONFIG, if INDEXABLE_ENABLED attribute values are indexed so that it can be filtered, faceted, or boosted in [SearchService.Search][google.cloud.retail.v2.SearchService.Search].

Must be specified, otherwise throws INVALID_FORMAT error.

Property Value
Type Description
CatalogAttributeTypesIndexableOption

Key

public string Key { get; set; }

Required. Attribute name. For example: color, brands, attributes.custom_attribute, such as attributes.xyz. To be indexable, the attribute name can contain only alpha-numeric characters and underscores. For example, an attribute named attributes.abc_xyz can be indexed, but an attribute named attributes.abc-xyz cannot be indexed.

If the attribute key starts with attributes., then the attribute is a custom attribute. Attributes such as brands, patterns, and title are built-in and called system attributes.

Property Value
Type Description
string

RetrievableOption

public CatalogAttribute.Types.RetrievableOption RetrievableOption { get; set; }

If RETRIEVABLE_ENABLED, attribute values are retrievable in the search results. If unset, the server behavior defaults to [RETRIEVABLE_DISABLED][google.cloud.retail.v2.CatalogAttribute.RetrievableOption.RETRIEVABLE_DISABLED].

Property Value
Type Description
CatalogAttributeTypesRetrievableOption

SearchableOption

public CatalogAttribute.Types.SearchableOption SearchableOption { get; set; }

When [AttributesConfig.attribute_config_level][google.cloud.retail.v2.AttributesConfig.attribute_config_level] is CATALOG_LEVEL_ATTRIBUTE_CONFIG, if SEARCHABLE_ENABLED, attribute values are searchable by text queries in [SearchService.Search][google.cloud.retail.v2.SearchService.Search].

If SEARCHABLE_ENABLED but attribute type is numerical, attribute values will not be searchable by text queries in [SearchService.Search][google.cloud.retail.v2.SearchService.Search], as there are no text values associated to numerical attributes.

Must be specified, otherwise throws INVALID_FORMAT error.

Property Value
Type Description
CatalogAttributeTypesSearchableOption

Type

public CatalogAttribute.Types.AttributeType Type { get; set; }

Output only. The type of this attribute. This is derived from the attribute in [Product.attributes][google.cloud.retail.v2.Product.attributes].

Property Value
Type Description
CatalogAttributeTypesAttributeType