Catalogs

Use this page to manage the catalog(s) defined for the site. You may add, edit, and delete catalogs.

To create a catalog:

1.     Enter the name of the new catalog in the text box in the "Create a Catalog" tab box.

2.     Select "Create Catalog". A new page will appear with tabs for "Attributes" and "Root Categories".

3.     On the "Attributes" tab, select the "Active" checkbox to make the catalog active.

4.     Select the "Root Categories" tab to add root categories to the catalog.

o    Select "Add a Root Category". A new window will appear. Find the category you are interested in or select "View All Categories" to view all the categories. Select the "Select" checkbox for a category that you want to have as a root category. The category will disapper from the list and appear on the "Root Categories" tab. Close the window when you are done adding categories.

o    Click and drag the categories to order them in the way they should appear on the website.

o    Select the "Active" checkbox to activate the categories. Inactive categories will not appear on the website.

5.     Select "Back to Catalog List" to return to the previous page.

To edit a catalog:

1.     Select the "Catalog Name" of the catalog you wish to edit, or select the "Edit" icon to the right of the catalog name. A new page appears with tabs for "Attributes" and "Root Categories".

2.     Select the "Attributes" tab to modify the attributes of the catalog.  Select "Update Catalog Info" to save your changes.

3.     Select the "Root Categories" tab to modify the root categories of the catalog.

o    To add a root category, select "Add a Root Category". A new window will appear. Find the category you are interested in or select "View All Categories" to view all the categories. Select the "Select" checkbox for a category that you want to have as a root category. The category will disapper from the list and appear on the "Root Categories" tab. Close the window when you are done adding categories.

o    To reorder the categories, click and drag them into the order they should appear on the website.

o    To activate a category, select the "Active" checkbox. To deactivate a category, deselect the "Active" checkbox. Inactive categories will not appear on the website.

4.     Select "Back to Catalog List" to return to the previous page.

To delete a catalog:

1.     Find the catalog you wish to delete.

2.     Select the "Delete" icon to the right of the catalog name.

To set the default catalog:

1.     Find the catalog you wish to have as the default catalog.

2.     Check the "Default" checkbox to the right of the catalog name. Note that only one catalog at at time can be the default catalog, so any catalog previously set as default will no longer be.

To activate a catalog:

1.     Find the catalog you wish to activate.

2.     Check the "Active" checkbox to the right of the catalog name.

To deactivate a catalog:

1.     Find the catalog you wish to deactivate.

2.     Uncheck the "Active" checkbox to the right of the catalog name.

In this section

Attributes

Root Categories

See also

Products

Ensembles

Categories

Refinements

Global Product Updates

Product Types

Attribute Groups

Workflow Management

Automated Categories