Definition of a rule

A rule is a set of actions and conditions that allows you to automatize data enrichment. For instance, rules allow you to automatically:

• fill in attributes
• categorize new products
• set a default value to an empty attribute
• assign values to new products
• copy an attribute value to another attribute

A rule is defined by a code (required) and you can name it with a label as well. This label can have a value per locale.

Rules can only be created and imported in Akeneo using a YML file, but you can manage them from the UI. Check our How to manage your rules article.

Rules can be prioritized: a rule with a priority of 100 will be applied before a rule having a priority of 10 or 50.

Example of a rule

You need one or several conditions to trigger an action. For instance, to set the Canon brand to all Canon camcorders that do not have a brand yet, you'll have to create a rule like the one below:

IF:

• my product is in the Camcorders family
• my product attribute name contains the word: Canon
• my brand attribute is empty

THEN: set the Canon value in my product brand attribute

Here is the example of the YML format expected for this rule.

rules:
            camera_set_canon_brand:
                priority: 0
                conditions:
                    -   field: family
                        operator: IN
                        value:
                            - camcorders
                    -   field: name
                        operator: CONTAINS
                        value: Canon
                    -   field: camera_brand
                        operator: 'NOT IN'
                        value:
                            - canon_brand
                actions:
                 -   type: set
                        field: camera_brand
                        value: canon_brand
      

Now that you know what a rule is, let's dive into this powerful feature! Discover in this article all the available conditions and actions, and learn how to use them.