Which types of catalog data are required for Adobe Target Recommendations? (Select two)

Question

Options

• AProduct categories
• BCustomer profiles
• CStock availability
• DProduct dimensions

• A
  74% (17)
• B
  9% (2)
• D
  17% (4)

Explanation

Adobe Target Recommendations requires catalog data that directly supports the recommendation engine's ability to display and filter relevant items to users. Product categories (A) are essential because they define the taxonomy that drives inclusion/exclusion rules, category affinity, and "people who viewed this category also viewed" algorithms. Stock availability (C) is required to prevent recommending out-of-stock items, ensuring only purchasable products surface to users - a core functional requirement of any recommendation system.

Why B is wrong: Customer profiles belong to the visitor/audience data layer (Experience Cloud Profiles), not the product catalog. They influence who sees recommendations, not what gets recommended.

Why D is wrong: Product dimensions (size, weight, etc.) are optional enrichment attributes useful for filtering, but they are not required catalog fields for Recommendations to function.

Memory tip: Think of a store shelf - you need to know what section something is in (category) and whether it's on the shelf (stock availability) before you can recommend it. Everything else - who the customer is or how big the item is - is supplementary.

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