Playground

The Playground is a simulation environment that previews and simulates how the search experience will appear for different shoppers, products, and domains.

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Accessing the Playground

1. Open the left navigation menu
2. Click on Search
3. Click on the Playground tab

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Simulating Search

Follow these steps to preview how a search experience will appear:

1. Enter a search term in the search bar
2. Select the applicable domain scope
3. Click Generate Preview

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Merchandising Rules

Merchandising rules can be tested directly in the Playground to see how they impact product ranking before going live.

Rule Types

There are two types of search rules:

• Global Rules: Apply across all search experiences regardless of the search term entered.
• Search Term Rules: Apply only when a shopper searches for a specific keyword or phrase.

Both rule types can be managed directly within the Playground or via the Rules tab in the main navigation. Existing active rules will populate automatically when the preview loads.

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Previewing Rules in the Playground

There are two ways to preview rules in the Playground:

Method A: Using the Rule Builder

1. Click the ADD RULE button to configure a new merchandising rule. Click "Add rule" to update the preview.
2. It may take up to 30 seconds for the preview to update.
3. Once the preview updates, it shows the new sequence of products based on the applied rule.

Method B: Visual Pinning (Drag-and-Drop)

1. Click and hold a product tile within the preview, then drag it to the desired position.
2. This automatically generates a pinning rule for that product location.

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Saving Rule Changes

There are two options to save rules created in the Playground:

• Update Global Rules: Click UPDATE GLOBAL RULES to navigate to the Global Rules management screen, to review and confirm the changes.
• Save Search Term Rules: Click the + button next to any search term rule created in the Playground to open the creation flow with the rule settings pre-populated.