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Roadmap for Creating Catalogs

A catalog is a collection of items arranged in a logical hierarchy of categories. A schematic showing the relationships between a catalog, categories, and products is shown in Figure 3.

• Categories can contain content items and other categories (called subcategories).
• Each category can belong to only one catalog and one parent category.
• Products can be associated with multiple categories.

  Figure 3. Catalog Hierarchy

To create and manage catalogs, perform the following steps:

• Setting up the catalog. For more information, see Process of Setting Up Catalogs.
• Setting up its categories. For more information, see Process of Setting Up Categories.
• Building the catalog hierarchy. For more information, see Building Catalog Hierarchies.

NOTE:  You can also display compatibility messages in catalogs if you enable pre-pick compatibility. For more information, see the topic about pre-pick compatibility in Siebel Product Administration Guide.