A product is a navigational end-point in the catalog. This section describes the properties you are required to fill in when you are creating a product. It also describes two non-required properties that you should consider setting now:
Decide where your product will reside initially: in a part of the catalog hierarchy visible in Catalog view or as an orphan visible in Catalog Orphans view. If you don’t specify a location, your product will be an orphan.
Supply a name to the
Management Display Nameproperty that will represent the product in the ATG Merchandising Navigation pane only. If you do not provide aManagement Display Name, a system generated name will be used. (Custom Catalogs only)
A comprehensive list of product properties is provided in Appendix A, : Asset Properties.
To create a new product:
In Catalog view or Catalog Orphans view of the Browse tab, click the Create New button, and from the dropdown that displays, click Product. To learn how to access these views, see Locating Assets.
Specify the product’s location in the hierarchy by adding, replacing, or removing a parent using the Select Parent and Clear buttons on the top right of the Details pane. A parent is preselected if you see an asset name beside Select Parent.
Add or replace a parent by clicking Select Parent and, once the Select an Item dialog box opens, clicking the radio button beside your preferred parent. Click OK.
Remove a parent by clicking Clear beside SelectParent.
Enter a name for the product in the Name text box (Required).
If you are using Custom Catalogs, provide a name in the Management Display Name text box that will represent the product in the Navigation pane.
Click Create.
The product displays in the Navigation pane. The Details pane contains four tabs:
The Basics tab holds general information about the product and its parent.
The Media tab holds tools for associating images to the product.
The SKUs tab holds tools for working with SKUs associated with the product.
The Info tab holds view-only metadata, such as the product ID and creation date.
