How to set up a Kruidvat channel

Kruidvat is a drugstore in Belgium and the Netherlands.

In this article, you'll learn how to set up a Kruidvat channel to create, update and manage your Kruidvat listings in Channable.

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Before you start

Good to know

• Category-specific attributes are only available in Dutch.

• Kruidvat expects product information to be provided in Dutch.

• Some attributes may be mandatory even if they don't seem relevant for your specific situation (e.g. an attribute for adding a Spanish title when you’re only selling in Germany). You can leave these attributes unmapped.

You'll need

• A Mirakl Connect account

• A Kruidvat connection in your Mirakl account

• A project in Channable with your imported products

• Products with EAN codes

1

Connect to Kruidvat via Mirakl

1. Go to Channels.

2. In the search bar, search for and select Kruidvat.

3. Fill in your channel settings:

   1. For Name, give your channel a name. This is for your reference only, and won't be sent to Kruidvat.

   2. For Unique ID per item, select a field containing your products' EAN codes (this is often "ean").

   3. For Language, choose the language your product data is in.

   4. For Use master rule group, you can set a rule group if you already have one to apply to your channel.

4. Click Save.

2

Create product listings

This step has three main parts: Categorize your products, set up rules, and build your listings.

1

Categorize your products

To set up your product data, assign categories to your products.

• AI product categorization: Automatically assigns product categories through our algorithm.

• Manual Categorization: Manually assign product categories with custom rules. You can create detailed filters to map each product to the correct category.

• Uncategorized Items: Products that still need to be reviewed and categorized

Learn more about categorizing for marketplaces

2

Set up rules

Rules help you quickly optimize your product data for the marketplace you want to sell on.

• Rule templates: Commonly used rules you can adjust for your use case.

• Rules setup: Set up rules to refine your product data. This can include filtering, modifying, or enhancing data fields to meet marketplace requirements.

Read more about using rules for marketplaces

3

Build your listings

The Build step is where you configure your product listings to match marketplace requirements. It’s an essential step for getting your products live and avoiding errors.

Mandatory and optional fields

• Mandatory fields: Required to list your products on this marketplace

• Recommended: Recommended to avoid errors and improve performance

Shared attributes

• Shared attributes are common fields that apply across your products, such as EAN, prices, and titles.

• Use static or dynamic Values

  • Static values: Fixed values that don’t change (e.g. brand name, manufacturer)

  • Dynamic values: Fields that automatically change based on the linked data (e.g. stock, prices)

Category-specific attributes

• Fields that specifically apply to the category for your products (e.g. size for clothing or dimensions for furniture).

• Fill in attributes that are specific to the selected category.

Learn more about the Build step for marketplaces

4

Check the quality of your set up

The Quality step provides feedback on your channel before you activate it. It highlights mandatory and optional errors to ensure your product data meets requirements to list on the marketplace.

• Solve errors, prioritizing mandatory errors first.

Actions

• View items: See products with specific issues.

• View in build: Redirects to the Build step to map missing information.

• Set categories: Directs to the Categories step to categorize items.

• Show source: Available for ID fields. Directs to the Settings step.

Learn more about the Quality step for marketplaces

5

Preview before activating

The Preview step displays the attributes you mapped in the Build step, helping you check if everything is configured correctly by providing an overview of your products and potential errors.

Filtering:

• Filter by error: Click the All dropdown and select if you would like to filter to display only products with errors, or products with a specific error.

• Filter by category: Click the All categories dropdown and select the category you want to filter by.

Before you continue:

• Review Shared attributes: Ensure all mandatory shared attributes are filled.

• Review Category-specific attributes: Ensure all mandatory category-specific attributes are filled.

• Check for errors: Correct any red-marked fields.

Learn more about the Preview step for marketplaces

3

Best practices for Mirakl marketplaces

Adding multiple attribute values

• Separate multiple values in an attribute with a pipe symbol "|" for proper detection and processing.

Seller's Product ID for single/simple products

• There are two attributes called SellerArticleId and SellerProductId. SellerProductId is the Parent ID, while SellerArticleId refers to variant items.

• For single products, both SellerArticleId and SellerProductId must be filled with the same value.

For more information on Mirakl Marketplace errors, how-to's, and best practices, check out our dedicated guide.

4

Additional requirements for Kruidvat

Lead time to ship

You need to provide the average time (in days) between receiving an order and shipping it.

1. In [your Kruidvat channel], go to the Build step.

2. In the Item section, select the dropdown next to Lead time to ship and select the time in days it takes for you to ship an order (Static values > [time in days]).

3. Click Save.

5

Connect to Kruidvat via Mirakl

To send your listings, you need to connect your channel to your seller account account.

Important: Nothing will change in your account yet - any existing listings stay exactly the same until you activate.

1. In [your Kruidvat channel], go to the Settings step.

2. At Linked seller account, click Select seller account.

3. Select an existing account, or add a new account.

   1. If adding a new seller account:

      1. For Label: Name your seller account connection.

      2. Click Connect with Kruidvat. We'll redirect you to Mirakl to log in with your credentials and accept permissions.

After successfully logging in, your connection will be ready and you will land back in the Settings step.

6

Activate your channel

Once your product listings are ready, you need to send them to Kruidvat:

1. In the Settings step of [your Kruidvat channel], click Activate API.

2. Click Save.

3. Click Run now to send your product listings to Kruidvat.

7

Review and fix listing errors

Go to the Result step and click on the Feedback tab. This page displays all possible processing errors your product data has at a given moment.

Resolving errors:

1. In Description, click on the error name. This takes you to an overview of the products with that error.

2. In ID, click the ID number and scroll. You should see a red highlighted callout in the section where the error occurred. Hover over the callout for more information.

If the error is a mapping error, click View in build to be directed to the attribute you need to map/re-map, which is highlighted in blue.

For more information about the attribute and its accepted values, hover over the info icon.

Resolve the error and run your channel again.

Common Errors and Solutions

mirakl_unknown_error_code

This error signifies a group of errors that typically occur when Mirakl can’t identify a product’s EAN in the Mirakl database. This means the product is either new to Mirakl, or missing attributes it needs to be recognized as a product.

Solution:

1. Check your categories: In the Categories step, check that your product categories are correctly matched. If they're not, take a moment to map them accurately.

2. Check your mapping: In the Build step, check your mapped fields and correct anything that looks incorrectly mapped. You can use rules to create and populate new fields.

Once you’ve checked both your categories and mapped attributes, click Run now to run your channel again.