Does your business change its stock levels or prices daily? If so, this means keeping your Flipbook update as well, to maintain consistency between your digital catalog and your online store.
However, having to manually log in and update your Enrichment Automation configuration daily sounds like time that could be spent more wisely on growing your business. Luckily, iPaper’s auto update feature automates the update process for you!
📖 This guide explains:
How does auto-update work?
Auto-update is a feature available on any account with Enrichment Automation. It works by automatically updating the Flipbook with the last used Enrichment Automation configuration, once daily between 05:00-06:00 CET as default, or by a specific time set by you.
This means that if your Flipbook prices are provided to your Enrichment Automation via a dynamic data source, for example a feed, that is drawing live data directly from your product information database (PIM) or from your webshop. Product prices will be automatically updated in your Flipbook when auto-update runs.
How to enable auto-update on your Flipbook
In iPaper, right-click on your Flipbook from the Flipbook overview pane.
Select Enable auto update from the drop-down menu.
A green message, like the one below, will confirm your auto update in the top, right-hand corner.
That’s it! Your Flipbook will now automatically update, once a day. You can also get an overview of any and all of your Flipbooks when auto update enabled from the Flipbook overview pane. If auto update is enabled, you’ll see a black Auto updating tag.
This sets the Auto update at the default time of 05:00-06:00 CET.
If that time isn’t ideal for you, read on to learn how to set a specific time for the Auto update.
How to select a specific time for auto update
If the default Auto update time of 05:00-06:00 CET isn’t ideal for you – perhaps because your feed updates at another time or you’re not on Central European Time – then you can set a specific time for the Auto update:
Go to the specific flipbook you want to set a specific Auto update time for.
Navigate to ‘Settings’.
Click the ‘Auto update’ tab.
Set the time to your desired slot, preferably 1-2 hours after your feed has been updated.
Please note that the time is time-zone specific, which is controlled by the settings under ‘Region’.
Best practice: Set the time for auto update 1-2 hours after the updating of your feed. This way, you don’t risk missing an update to your flipbook and, if your feed updates during night time, this shouldn’t impact the performance of your flipbook.
You’re all set
That’s it! Your Flipbook will now automatically update, once a day, either at the default time or the specific time set by you.
You can also get an overview of any and all of your Flipbooks when auto update enabled from the Flipbook overview pane. If auto update is enabled, you’ll see a black Auto updating tag.
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