BoatTrader
Document status | Complete |
|---|---|
Target release | 2024 / Q1 |
Epic Link | |
Document owner | Feed Team |
Pricing & Packaging | $25 per month |
SKU | IRV is IRV-Web-RVOneData (per feed) L5 is L5 - Web - RVOneData (per feed) |
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Overview
Objective
Dealers will need to make sure that all required fields have data in them or BoatTrader will not display the unit on their website. See the requirements section for all fields that are being included in the file and the required fields.
To be able to send boat inventory for a marine dealer to boattrader.com
Technical Details
Requirements (File/Feed)
Below are all the fields that we are currently sending to BoatTrader. The required fields are required by BoatTrader to be able to display the inventory on their website. We are sending the data for each of these fields. If a dealer does not have data in a required field, that unit will not display on the BoatTrader site.
Required | Field Name |
|---|---|
Yes | Stock Number |
Yes | Condition - needs to be New or Used |
Yes | Use product group "Boats" |
Yes | Type |
Yes | Year |
Yes | Manufacturer |
Yes | Model |
Yes | We can send as feet and inches in decimal format |
No | Hull Material |
No | Fuel Type |
No | Fuel Capacity |
No | Beam (send as decimal for total inches) |
No | Passengers |
Yes | Send lowest price available as <price>10000 </price> |
Yes | Model description |
Yes | Unit Lot phone number |
Yes | Unit Lot city |
Yes | Unit Lot State |
Yes | Unit Lot Zip |
No | Image URLs |
User interaction and design
Open Questions
Question | Answer | Date Answered |
|---|---|---|
Does Boat Trader accept Boat Engines in the export feed? | No, Boat Trader has confirmed that they only list Boats on their website, no engines. | 1/22 |
Additional Details
Out of Scope
Setup/Enable
Meyer’s RV Superstore was the first client to get the BoatTrader feed setup, you can refer to that account as an example setup. We will need to determine the lots we should include based off of the locations BoatTrader has setup in their account.
For example: Meyer’s RV Superstore - BoatTrader has two location accounts NY and PA, so we need to determine which lots within our system fit best within the accounts that BoatTrader has so we send the inventory to the correct location for BoatTrader.
Instructions (Also see User Interaction and Design Section)
Dealer needs to send us their BoatTrader rep information.
We reach out to the BoatTrader rep and ask them to setup the FTP credentials for each location they have an account for.
Add an Export Feed > Select that BoatTrader parent feed
Name the description so we know what export feed it is and which BoatTrader location
Add in which lot locations to include in the file
Setup the transport with the FTP credentials
FTP Host will always be: sftp.boatsgroup.com
Username and password will come from the BoatTrader account manager.
Terminate/Disable
Instructions
If a dealer wants to temperately pause the feed then change the feed active to False
If the dealer no longer wants us to send inventory and they do not want to tune it back on later, then delete the feed setup.
If either 1. or 2. is selected, the SKU needs to be removed from billing to ensure we stop billing for that feed.
Product Support
If the dealer says there are certain stock numbers that are not displaying on the BoatTrader website, it is most likely that one of the required fields does not have data in the field. Since BoatTrader requires it, and the dealer does not have any data in the field, there is nothing we can do about it.
Example:
No data in the length field, BoatTrader will not accept no data so they will not display the unit.
No price in either of the price fields, BoatTrader will not accept no data so they will not display the unit.
Pricing & Packaging Notes