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Connect your Hygraph project to Akeneo

Akeneo is a composable SaaS-based solution that allows organizations to improve Product Experience through product information management and product data intelligence.

#What you can do with the Hygraph-Akeneo integration

With this app you can orchestrate, activate, and optimize product experiences across all owned and unowned channels, including eCommerce, mobile, print, social, points of sale, and beyond.

#Prerequisites to use this integration

  • You must have a Hygraph account. If you don't have one, you can create one here.
  • You must have a Hygraph project with at least one model.
  • You must have an Akeneo account. If you don't have one yet, you can start a free trial here or request a demo here.
  • You must have your Akeneo PIM ready. Your PIM is the URL of your Akeneo account. You can copy it from the browser directly; it should look similar to this https://<YOUR-PROJECT-NAME>.cloud.akeneo.com/.
  • You must create connection settings for your Hygraph project. To do this, go to Connect > Connection settings in your Akeneo dashboard, and click Create. You'll need to provide a Label and a Code to identify the app, then use the Flow type dropdown to select Data source.
    • This takes you to your Akeneo credentials: the Client ID, Secret, Username, and Password. Akeneo will show you your Secret and Password credentials only once, so make sure you save them somewhere.

#Install the Akeneo app

Click here to install the Akeneo App on Hygraph, then follow these steps:

  1. Use the dropdowns to select which project and environment you want to install the app in, then click Install app.

  2. The permissions pop-up will display. Clicking Authorize app finishes the installation and takes you to the app configuration screen.

  3. Next, you need to configure the app. To do that, you first need to fill in your PIM and the Client ID, Client Secret, Username, and Password. We explained how to get this information in the prerequisites section.

  4. Click Save config settings to finish the configuration process. A pop-up notification in the bottom right corner of the screen will indicate that the changes have been saved.

#Add the Akeneo field to your model

  1. Navigate to the Schema builder.
  2. Select the model that you want to add the Akeneo field to.
  3. Select the Akeneo field from the Add fields right sidebar.
  4. Complete the Display name field, and the API ID will be auto-filled by the system. Optionally, you can also add a Description.
  5. This screen also allows you to control different properties of your Akeneo field: you can allow multiple values, or you can localize the field, by selecting the checkboxes in the Field options section.
  6. Click Add.

#Use Akeneo in your Hygraph project

  1. Navigate to the Content editor.
  2. Select the view that you configured the Akeneo for.
  3. Click + Add entry to create a new entry or, alternatively, edit an existing entry by clicking on the pencil icon.
  4. Locate the Akeneo section of the screen and click on Add Akeneo asset. This opens a new screen where you can select and export assets into your Hygraph content entry. This screen contains a number of input and dropdown filters; click here to learn how to use the Akeneo filters in the Hygraph UI.
  5. Select the asset(s) you want, and then click Export. If you configured your Akeneo field to allow multiple assets, you will be able to select several assets here. As you select assets, the rows will turn a darker shade of gray to indicate that you selected them.
  6. After selecting the asset(s) you want and returning to the content entry, your selection will display on the list. Akeneo - Images in content entryAkeneo - Images in content entry You can optionally use the six dots icon to drag and drop the assets on the list to organize them in the order you want.
  7. Finally, click Save or Save & Publish, as needed.

#How to use Akeneo filters

How to use Akeneo filtersHow to use Akeneo filters

Akeneo filters have two types of inputs:

  • Standard inputs: To use them, you need to enter complete search strings - partial strings are not supported by the Akeneo API.
  • Dropdown selects: When you select the dropdown, the app begins fetching all categories and families from the catalog structure. You can then select specific categories or families to refine results displayed on the table.

You can select conditions for both standard and dropdown filters.

#Resources