Feature overview
This table summarizes the differences and similarities between Predictive Merchandiser (PM) and Commerce Studio (CS):| Feature | PM | CS | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real-time dynamic preview | In Commerce Studio’s visual editor, search results are updated instantly while you create and manage rules and query rewrites. | ||
| Instant point-and-click rule creation | In Commerce Studio’s visual editor, you can hover over any item and click to create a new rule for it. No need to start a new task first; just point and click. | ||
| Drag-and-drop rule creation | In Commerce Studio’s visual editor, you can drag and drop items to instantly create rules about their ordering. | ||
| Integrated analytics | Commerce Studio displays metrics inline in the editor to show you which products are performing or underperforming so you can take action with rules and rewrites. | ||
| Conditions Manager | Commerce Studio’s Conditions Manager lets you compare multiple queries and set specific conditions for your rules, such as a time range or tags. | ||
| Ranking Insights | Commerce Studio’s Ranking Insights feature shows you all of the ranking method and any rewrites that affect a query’s results so you can adjust them as needed to achieve your goals. | ||
| Execute panel | Commerce Studio’s Execute panel displays all the of the rules associated with the given conditions (such as query, dates, and so on) right in the visual editor, allowing you to view, add, and/or edit rules as needed. | ||
| Rules editor | In Commerce Studio, you can use either the Rules UI or the editor. | ||
| Query rewrites editor | Like Predictive Merchandiser, Commerce Studio provides a simple interface for query rewrites. | ||
| Customer interface simulation | Whereas Predictive Merchandiser uses templates and zones, Commerce Studio uses pages and sections that you can customize to simulate the pages on your customer-facing website. | ||
| Integration with Fusion | Both products support integrating with Fusion. |
Intro to Commerce Studio for Predictive Merchandiser clients
Click below for a quick tour of Commerce Studio’s visual editor that shows you how it improves on Predictive Merchandiser’s user experience with smoother, integrated controls:Query rewrites
All types of query rewrites are supported in both Predictive Merchandiser and Commerce Studio. When you migrate to Commerce Studio, all of your query rewrites are migrated too. The names of the query rewrite types differ slightly between the two products, as shown in this table:| Predictive Merchandiser rewrites | Commerce Studio rewrites |
|---|---|
| Head/Tail | Underperforming Queries |
| Misspelling | Misspelling Detections |
| Phrase | Phrase Detections |
| Synonym | Synonym Detections |
| Remove Words | Word Removal |
Rule publication
Like query rewrites, all of your existing rules are migrated when you migrate from Predictive Merchandiser to Commerce Studio. The possible values for a rule’s publication status differ slightly between Predictive Merchandiser and Commerce Studio. This table shows the equivalent rule statuses between the two products:| Predictive Merchandiser rule status | Commerce Studio rule status |
|---|---|
| Published + Disabled | Draft |
| Published + Enabled | Published |
| Unpublished + Disabled | Draft |
| Unpublished + Enabled | n/a |