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CATALOG MANAGEMENT IN E-COMMERCE SYSTEMS*
Dongkyu Kim1, Sang-goo Lee2, Jonghoon Chun3, Sangwook Park1, Jaeyoung Oh3
1 2 3
CoreLogiX, Inc. Sch. of Computer Sci. & Eng. Dept. of Computer Eng.
SNU RIACT 138-414 Seoul National University Myongji University
Kwanakgu Shillimdong Kwanakgu Shillimdong Yongin Namdong San 38-2
Seoul, Korea Seoul, Korea Kyongkido, Korea
Attribute Products
Common attribute set,
Analysis
dependent attribute set,
product group
Vocabulary Electronic appliances
Definition
Attributes assigned to
Classification Hierarchy
Classification
Hierarchy Computers Washers
Analysis washers =
Product attribute set
normalized by vocabularies Product
products
+ electronic appliances
Attribute Telephones + washers
Assignment
Classification hierarchy
Product group Physical
product attribute DB Design
0101
0103
03-A 03-B Class Code Engine (CCE) is responsible for managing
0102
the various classification schemes used in the application.
CCE is an essential component supplying services to the
other components such as Builder and Modeler since most
components use one classification scheme or the other in
carrying out their functions. For example, when defining a
product group (class) in the Modeler, the user would
Class 0102 is mapped to
locate the appropriate parent class in one of the
(Class 03-A ^ Attr1=a) U (Class 03-B ^ Attr2=b)
classification schemes and inherit the attributes. Users
may import, extract, merge, update, or newly build
multiple classification schemes and define mappings
Figure 5: Correspondence mapping with qualification using our semantic classification model discussed in
section 3. A typical CCE session is shown in figure 7.
Merging, extracting, and version management are
complicated operations requiring well-defined semantics
4. IMPLEMENTATION and algorithms [10].
eCliX is currently being used in building a Central e- [5] J. Jung, et al, EE-Cat: Extended electronic catalog for
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being defined. Metadata for the catalogs are defined for
25,000 product classes currently in service. eCliX is also [6] World Customs Organization, Harmonized System
being installed in a vertical B2B pilot project for the explanatory Notes, http://www.wcoomd.org, 2002.
ceramic industry.
[7] World Intellectual Property Organization,
Classification treaties, http://www.wipo.org, 2002.
5. CONCLUSIONS
[8] ECCMA, Conversion crosswalk table: CPV to
We have presented two aspects of modeling and design of UNSPSC, http://www.eccma.org, 2000.
product information. The diversity of product types
complicates the database design in that the schema must [9] CoreLogiX, Inc., eCliX product overview,
support diverse schema. We have proposed a schema http://www.corelogix.co.kr, 2001.
model that supports diverse product types in an effective
and efficient manner. A related and important issue in the [10] D. Kim, et al, Catalog integration for electronic
design is product classification. We have introduced a commerce through category-hierarchy merging technique,
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semantics of a classification scheme. The model allows us Engineering, Engineering E-Commerce/E-Business
to specify more precisely the mappings between Systems (RIDE-2EC '2002), Los Angeles, CA, 2002.
classification schemes. eCliX is a commercial catalog
management system which has been built on these ideas. [11] S. Park, et al, MCI: Mass catalog indexing for
It allowed us to validate the proposed model and methods searching large-scale catalog databases, Technical Report,
in a commercial setting. CoreLogiX Inc., Seoul, Korea, 2002.