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Fusion 5.9
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    Setup and configurationA Merchandiser's Blueprint to Commerce Studio

    This article is designed for Product Merchandisers responsible for configuring Commerce Studio to support effective search and product discovery. It outlines basic setup tasks and best practices for using Commerce Studio.

    As a Merchandiser, your responsibilities may include setting up the Commerce Studio instance and configuring essential components such as page templates, product cards, and typeahead.

    Create and configure new instances of Commerce Studio

    Setting up Commerce Studio requires information found in Fusion. Work with your search engineer or Lucidworks representative if you need help configuring these fields.

    1. Sign in to Lucidworks Platform.

    2. On the Lucidworks Platform welcome screen, click Commerce Studio and click Create New.

    Create Commerce Studio Instance

    1. In the Add Configuration Information screen, enter values in the following fields:

      1. In the Name field, enter a unique name for the Commerce Studio instance.

      2. In the Region field, select a geographic region. This cannot be changed after the instance is created.

      3. In the Fusion to Connect field, select the Fusion integration instance to use in this Commerce Studio instance.

      4. Optional: In the Signal Store field, select the option for the location where the Commerce Studio signals are stored. This value is only required if you want to use Lucidworks Analytics.

      5. In the Fusion Application field, enter the name of the Lucidworks Platform application you created that connects to your Fusion instance.

    2. Click Next to confirm settings, and then Next to create the instance.

    Create pages to group and curate search result sets and facets together

    Pages let you customize the layout and appearance of Commerce Studio to more closely reflect your ecommerce store. To get started working with pages, navigate to the Pages screen.

    1. Click Create New Page and enter a Name for the page. If desired, enter an optional Description to identify the page and then click Next.

    2. Click Add New Sections and select an option from the menu:

      • Facets

      • Recommendations

      • Result List

    This example adds Facets, but the same fields are required if you add Recommendations or Result List.

    Create facet

    1. In the Name field, enter a name for the section.

    2. In the Query Profile field, enter the existing Fusion query profile name that points your search application to the specified static endpoint.

    To view the steps for a specific page section, click the title tab.

    1. Click the Facets Field tab and then click Add Facets.

    Here is an example adding a product color facet.

    Create facet

    1. In the Facet Field, enter the field name and a Facet Type of a single Field or enter a Range that adds the range to the lower boundary.

    2. Click Advanced to specify what the facet displays such as single or multiple selection, sort order, what is included in the response and what is boosted, buried, or suppressed. You can also set multiple response value.

    3. Complete one of the following:

      • If you want to add another section, click Add New Sections, select the type of section (Recommendations or Result List), and use the steps outlined for that type to create that section.

      • If you have added all of the page’s sections, click Next. If you want to change the order of the sections, click and hold the section to move, and drag it to the correct place. Click Create New Page.

    Customize product card configurations for visual merchandising

    Configure item card settings in Commerce Studio to show details like product names and product images, as well as useful metrics.

    1. On the Visual Editor page, click Results List > Change Item Card Display to configure item cards.

    2. Configure field settings, such as images and names.

    3. Configure Inline Analytics to display metrics such as Add to Cart (ATC), Revenue Per Visit (RPV), and Conversion Rate (CVR).

    Configure typeahead section for visual merchandising

    To improve the customer experience and make it easier for users to locate the product they are looking for, you can enable typeahead. Typeahead delivers real-time suggestions when running queries in Commerce Studio. You configure typeahead settings on the Pages screen.

    1. Click Typeahead Settings > Create Typeahead.

    2. In the Query Profile field, enter the existing Fusion query profile name that points your search application to the specified static endpoint.

    3. Click the Layout and Item Fields > Add Field.

    Create Commerce Studio Instance

    1. In the Field Name, enter the field name from your site that is searched to match customer search terms.

    2. Select a Field Style of price, url of the data, or generic text.

    3. Click Create.

    Next steps

    With your setup complete, the next step is to ensure that queries retrieve the most relevant results for your users. A well-optimized query structure helps improve accuracy and relevance, directly impacting the shopping experience. The next article introduces techniques to refine your search queries and adapt them to meet specific business goals. By focusing on this area, you’ll enhance how users interact with your search and browse experiences.