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This topic explains the differences and similarities between Commerce Studio and Predictive Merchandiser to make migrating from Predictive Merchandiser to Commerce Studio easy.Both Predictive Merchandiser and Commerce Studio enable merchandisers, marketers, and product teams to manipulate search results for maximum impact.
Commerce Studio has enhancements that make it easier and more efficient to use, optimizing your team’s workflow.Contact Lucidworks for information about migrating from Predictive Merchandiser to Commerce Studio.
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 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 Editor, you can hold the pointer 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 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 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 preview settings that you can customize for each search profile to simulate the pages on your customer-facing website.
Intro to Commerce Studio for Predictive Merchandiser clients
Click below for a quick tour of Commerce Studio’s Editor that shows you how it improves on Predictive Merchandiser’s user experience with smoother, integrated controls:
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:
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:
