The following table describes the properties provided by custom catalogs that don’t also exist for standard catalogs:

Property and Location

Description

CatalogSpecificInformation

In the Cross-Sell tab for Products and in the Basics tab for SKUs and Configurable SKUs

Holds mappings that consist of a catalog ID and catalog specific information asset (info object), which defines custom properties. This property can display catalog-specific properties organized by catalog when you have assets that are part of more than one catalog. Use the buttons beside this property to:

- Replace the info object, by clicking the Edit button beside it to open the Select an Item dialog box. Click Find to locate all info objects of that type. Click the radio button beside your selection, and then click OK.

- Remove a list mapping by clicking the Delete button beside it.

- Add a new entry in the list by clicking Add New, entering a catalog ID in the Key text box, and clicking Next. Click Create.

ChildCatalogs

In the Basics tab for Catalog Folders

Lists catalogs nested in the catalog folder. Use the buttons beside this property to:

- Remove a nested catalog from the catalog folder by clicking the Delete button beside it. If the removed catalog had only one parent, it is now an orphan visible in the Catalog Orphans view, not Catalog view.

- Rearrange the position of a nested catalog in the catalog folder by changing the number beside it. To preview the new order, click Reorder.

- Move an existing catalog into the catalog folder by clicking Add Existing to open the Select an Item Dialog box. Navigate to the catalog, click the radio button beside it, and then click OK.

- Create a catalog that will be nested in the catalog folder by clicking Add New. The Details pane displays with empty catalog properties that you should fill in as described in Creating Catalogs

ChildFolders

In the Basics tab for Catalog folder

Lists catalog folders nested in the selected catalog folder. Use the buttons beside this property to:

- Remove a child folder by clicking the Delete button beside it.

- Rearrange the position of a nested folder in the catalog folder by changing the number beside it. To preview the new order, click Reorder.

- Move an existing catalog folder into the selected one by clicking Add Existing to open the Select an Item Dialog box. Navigate to the catalog folder, click the radio button beside it, and then click OK.

- Create a catalog folder that will be nested in the selected catalog folder by clicking Add New. The Details pane displays with empty catalog folder properties that you should fill in as described in Creating Catalog Folders.

FixedChild
Categories

In the Basics tab for Categories

Lists the categories nested in the selected category. Use the buttons beside this property to:

- Replace one nested category with another by clicking the Edit button to open the Select an Item dialog box. Navigate to the category replacement, click the radio button beside it, and then click OK.

- Rearrange the position of a category in the selected category by changing the number beside it. To preview the new order, click Reorder.

- Remove a nested category from the selected one by clicking the Delete button beside it. If the removed category had only one parent, it is now an orphan visible in the Catalog Orphans view, not Catalog view.

- Move an existing category into the selected category by clicking Add Existing to open the Select an Item Dialog box. Navigate to the category, click the radio button beside it, and then click OK.

- Create a category that will be nested in the selected category by clicking Add New. The Details pane displays with empty category properties that you should fill in as described in Creating Categories.

FixedChildProducts

In the Products tab for Categories

See Fixed Child Categories for a description, substituting product for category as the type of asset you are replacing, rearranging, removing, moving, or creating.

FixedRelated
Categories

In the Basics tab for Categories

Lists a static grouping of categories related to the selected category. All fixed child categories must exist in the same catalog as the selected category. Use the buttons beside this property to:

- Replace one category with another by clicking the Edit button to open the Select an Item dialog box. Navigate to the category replacement, click the radio button beside it, and then click OK.

- Rearrange the position of a category in the group by changing the number beside it. To preview the new order, click Reorder.

- Remove a category from the group by clicking the Delete button beside it. If the removed category had only one parent, the removed category is now an orphan visible in the Catalog Orphans view, not Catalog view.

- Move a category into the selected category by clicking Add Existing to open the Select an Item Dialog box. Navigate to the category, click the radio button beside it, and then click OK.

- Create a category that will be part of this related categories group, by clicking Add New. The Details pane displays with empty category properties that you should fill in as described in Creating Categories.

FixedRelatedProducts

In the Cross-Sell tab for Product

Lists a static grouping of product related to the selected category. Use the buttons beside this property to:

- Replace one product with another by locating a product in the list and clicking the Edit button beside it in order to open the Select an Item dialog box. Navigate to the replacement product, click the radio button beside it, and then click OK.

- Rearrange the position of a product in the group by changing the number beside it. To preview the new order, click Reorder.

- Remove an existing product from the group by clicking the Delete button beside it.

- Move a product into the group by clicking Add Existing to open the Select an Item Dialog box. Navigate to the product, click the radio button beside it, and then click OK.

- Create a product that will be part of the related product group by clicking Add New. The Details pane displays with empty product properties that you should fill in as described in Creating Products.

ManagementDisplayName

In the Basics tab for Products

Holds the name used for the product in the Navigation pane of ATG Merchandising. The name you provide here will not be visible on your Web site. If you do not provide a Management Display Name, one will be generated for you.

ParentCategoriesforCatalog

In the Basics tab for Products

Lists all parent categories for the selected product. Use the buttons beside this property to:

- Replace one parent category with another by locating the category in the list, and then clicking the Edit button beside it in order to open the Select an Item dialog box. Navigate to the replacement category, click the radio button beside it, and then click OK. Update the key as needed.

- Remove the selected product from a category by click the Delete button beside the category. If the product doesn’t have other parents, it is now an orphan visible in Catalog Orphans view, not Catalog view.

- Add a category parent by clicking Add Existing to open the Select an Item Dialog box. Navigate to the category, click the radio button beside it, and then click OK. In the Key column, enter a label that identifies the usage.

- Create a category that will be a parent to the selected product by clicking Add New. In the Key text box, enter ID for the category that will contain the selected product, and then click Next. The Details pane displays empty category properties that you should fill in as described in Creating Categories.

ReplacementProducts

In the Basics tab for SKUs and Configurable SKUs

Lists products that may be advertised to visitors when the selected product is out of stock. Use the buttons beside this property to:

- Replace one product with another by clicking the Edit button beside a product in order to open the Select an Item dialog box. Navigate to the product replacement, click the radio button beside it, and then click OK.

- Rearrange the position of a product in the list by changing the number beside it. To preview the new order, click Reorder.

- Remove a product from the list by clicking the Delete button beside it.

- Add a product to the list by clicking Add Existing to open the Select an Item dialog box. Navigate to the product, click the radio button beside it, and then click OK.

- Create a new product that will be added to the replacement list by clicking Add New. The Details pane displays with empty product properties that you should fill in as described in Creating Products.

RootCategories

In the Basics tab for Catalogs

Lists categories that are direct children of the catalog. A category nested two levels below the catalog, for example, wouldn’t display in this list. Use the buttons beside this property to:

- Replace one category with another by clicking the Edit button to open the Select an Item dialog box. Navigate to the replacement category, click the radio button beside it, and then click OK.

- Remove a category from the catalog by clicking the Delete button beside it. If the removed category had only one parent, it is now an orphan visible in the Catalog Orphans view, not Catalog view.

- Move a category into the selected catalog by clicking Add Existing to open the Select an Item Dialog box. Navigate to the category, click the radio button beside it, and then click OK.

- Create a category that will be a child of the selected catalog by clicking Add New. The Details pane displays with empty category properties that you should fill in as described in Creating Categories.

SubCatalogs

In the Basics tab for Categories

Lists the names of catalogs nested anywhere in the selected category, such as direct children and nested descendants. Use the buttons beside this property to:

- Replace one catalog with another by locating the catalog in the list, and then clicking the Edit button beside it in order to open the Select an Item dialog box. Navigate to the replacement catalog, click the radio button beside it, and then click OK. If the catalog being replaced doesn’t have other parents, it is now an orphan visible in Catalog Orphans view, not Catalog view.

- Rearrange the position of a category nested in a catalog by changing the number beside it. To preview the new order, click Reorder.

- Remove a catalog from the selected category by clicking the Delete button beside the catalog you want to remove. If the removed catalog had only one parent, it is now an orphan visible in the Catalog Orphans view, not Catalog view.

- Move a catalog into the category by clicking Add Existing to open the Select an Item Dialog box. Navigate to the catalog, click the radio button beside it, and then click OK.

- Create a catalog that will be a child of the category by clicking Add New. The Details pane displays with empty catalog properties that you should fill in as described in Creating Catalogs.

Sub-Catalogsat Root

In the Basics tab for Catalogs

Lists the names of catalogs that are direct children of the selected catalog. A catalog nested two levels below the catalog, for example, wouldn’t display in this list. Use the buttons beside this property to:

- Replace one catalog with another by clicking the Edit button to open the Select an Item dialog box. Navigate to the catalog replacement, click the radio button beside it, and then click OK. If the catalog being replaced doesn’t have other parents, it is now an orphan visible in Catalog Orphans view, not Catalog view.

- Remove a catalog nested in the selected one by clicking the Delete button. If the removed catalog had only one parent, it is now an orphan visible in the Catalog Orphans view, not Catalog view.

- Move a catalog into the selected catalog by clicking Add Existing to open the Select an Item Dialog box. Navigate to the catalog, click the radio button beside it, and then click OK.

- Create a catalog that will be a child of the selected catalog by clicking Add New. The Details pane displays with empty catalog properties that you should fill in as described in Creating Catalogs.

 
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