1) How can i get the item specifics for ebay motors ? i m using ebay motors category id(6001) in getattributecs call but it is returning only attribute set for 'Return Policy'.but when i do getitem of any item(e.g. 4613348766) under this category(eBay Motors:Passenger Vehicles:Acura:Other), i m getting another attibute set (1137) which is having different attibutes. i m not able to get attributes or characteristics for 1137 attribute set id.
2) I m developing application that is related to cars. so when i add any car under any category of ebay motors and it's subcategories, which attribute set should i use to add attributes such as Year,Sub Model,color,engine size,mileage,interior color,transmission in short automobile item specifics.
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Re: AddItem under ebay motors with item specifics
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Feb 20, 2006 8:02 AM
ok, well 1137 is going to be the attribute set you want, that's 'passanger vehicles'. I believe the return policy is always returned regardless of what category you call GetAttributesCS from. Make sure that the category you're using to call GetAttributesCS is a 'leaf' category (this is a value returned in GetCategories). If it is, it should return the 1137 for you. If you call it from a non-leaf category i'm not sure what it will return.
you can find a list of attributes within the XML returned from GetAttributesCS (which is what i would use since it's probably updated more than the documentation). Otherwise there's a list of attributes in the documentation here.
hope this helps, if this is your first time with Item Specifics, good luck :). There's plenty of info in the documentation as well as on the forums here.
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Re: AddItem under ebay motors with item specifics
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Apr 10, 2006 5:48 AM
We are having multiple challenges migrating to the unified schema: 1. Same issue when attempting to obtain CS 1137 and others for Motors Categories - using GetAttributesCS call No usable sample to show correct CALL syntax
2. Item Specifics rendering using syi_attributes.xsl We can find no tutorial or example of how to render CS1137 using this file.
3. the Old Developer Docs included SAMPLE XML Request & Reply files - the New shows only enumeration data which is useless.
4. using the ItemSpecifics Example found at: Example 61-5 Sample AddItem Request with Item Specifics (Event Ticket) is Different than what eBayMotors Item SpecificsListing would look like; since Motors is different it should have EXAMPLES.
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Re: AddItem under ebay motors with item specifics
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Apr 10, 2006 6:36 AM
Using the Example 61-5 as provided generates an error: <AddItemResponse xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents"> <Timestamp>2006-04-10T13:33:16.859Z</Timestamp> <Ack>Failure</Ack> <CorrelationID>16F7A1329B7511D98BDEF66BAD1E3F3A</CorrelationID> - <Errors> <ShortMessage>Attribute Set Id "1" does not match category.</ShortMessage> <LongMessage>Your Item Specifics (No VCS for primary category. No VCS for secondary category. Attribute System Version 2899. ) do not match the category you selected. Please upload the latest Item Specifics from eBay to continue listing.</LongMessage> <ErrorCode>5112</ErrorCode> rendering the EXAMPLE useless.
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Re: AddItem under ebay motors with item specifics
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Apr 10, 2006 8:14 AM
>1. Same issue when attempting to obtain CS 1137 and >others for Motors Categories - using GetAttributesCS call
>No usable sample to show correct CALL syntax
i believe that there is a sample call right here in the documentation. Aside from what was said above... keep in mind... when making these calls your Site ID in your header, as well as your request should ALWAYS be site 100 when dealing with eBay Motors.
>2. Item Specifics rendering using syi_attributes.xsl
>We can find no tutorial or example of how to render >CS1137 using this file.
here is a 'tutorial' on how to use the XSL stylesheet. Especially look at example 19-7... as the stylesheet won't do anything unless you specify a SelectedAttributes->AttributeSetID node.
>3. the Old Developer Docs included SAMPLE XML Request &
>Reply files - the New shows only enumeration data which
>is useless.
Not quite sure what request you're referring to here.
>4. using the ItemSpecifics Example found at: Example 61-5
>Sample AddItem Request with Item Specifics (Event Ticket)
>is Different than what eBayMotors Item SpecificsListing
>would look like; since Motors is different it should have
>EXAMPLES.
There still should be plenty of examples on the forums here if you look around. here is one of my posts with a rather thourogh example of item specifics regarding eBay motors. NOTE: That category does not support attrubute set 2318 (Return Policy). So it should be valid without the AttributeSetID node of 2318. Also note the header Site ID - 100, CategorySiteId - 100 and SiteId - 100.
Hope this helps to get you started. Your best bet (at least what i've found) is to go through all the documentation regarding item specifics and how to use the XML/XSL if you're using them to render your form.
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Re: AddItem under ebay motors with item specifics
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