Use this page to manage the ensembles defined in the site's catalog. You can add, delete, and edit ensembles. On this page you will find information that will help you to:
change an ensemble's workflow status
view the changes made to an ensemble
create a new order and add an ensemble to it
customize an ensemble for a locale (international sites only)
Select the "Find an Ensemble" tab.
Enter a search term in the "Search Term" text box. This can be a keyword, an ensemble name, a product style number, or a category ID.
Use the "Search By" dropdown list-box to the search method to use.
Select "Find". A list of all the matches will appear below.
Find the ensemble you wish to activate.
Check the "Activate" check box to the right of the ensemble name.
Note: In order for an ensemble to display on the store front, the ensemble must also exist in an active category.
Find the ensemble you wish to deactivate.
Uncheck the "Activate" check box to the right of the ensemble name.
Find the ensemble(s) whose images you want to view.
Hover your mouse over the "Thumbnails" icon for each ensemble. The thumbnail will be displayed in a pop-up window.
To view thumbnails for all the ensembles at once, select the "Show Thumbnails" check box. The thumbnails will be displayed in the "Thumbnails" column.
Find the ensemble you wish to delete.
Select the "Delete" icon to the right of the ensemble name.
Find the ensemble whose status you wish to change.
Select the "Ensemble Name" or the "Edit" icon to the right of the ensemble name. A new page appears with tabs for "Record Summary", "Attributes", "Images", "Metadata", "Related Items", "Products", and "Categories". A "Locales" tab will also be available if the site is an international site.
At the top of the page is a workflow status section that describes the current status of the ensemble. You may only change the status of a staged version of the ensemble.
Select the drop-down list box to expand it and see the statuses that you have permission to set the ensemble to.
Select the desired status.
If the ensemble is being scheduled for release to the website, the date and time when the ensemble will be available may be entered in the "Release Date" fields.
Select "Save".
Find the ensemble you wish to edit.
Select the "Ensemble Name" or the "Edit" icon to the right of the ensemble name. A new page appears with tabs for "Record Summary", "Attributes", "Images", "Metadata", "Related Items", "Products", and "Categories". A "Locales" tab will also be available if the site is an international site.
Select "Attach Comment". A new window will appear.
In the window, enter your comment.
Select "Save & Close". The window will close.
The comment will appear in the "Record Summary" tab for the ensemble.
Select "Back to Find Ensembles" to return to the previous page.
Find the ensemble you wish to review.
Select the "Ensemble Name" or the "Edit" icon to the right of the ensemble name. A new page appears with tabs for "Record Summary", "Attributes", "Images", "Metadata", "Related Items", "Products", and "Categories". A "Locales" tab will also be available if the site is an international site.
The "Record Summary" tab contains information on all the changes made to the ensemble.
Use the "Audit Trail & User Comments" list box to view a list of the users who have made changes to the ensemble.
Use the "Staged Changes: Variations from Master Record" list box to view a list of the changes that have been made to the ensemble. Select "Edit" to the left of any change to move to the tab the change was made in.
Reports that are available are listed in the "Run Report" drop-down list box. To run a report, select the report and then select "Go".
Select the "Create an Ensemble" tab.
Enter a name for the ensemble.
Select "Create Ensemble". A new page appears with tabs for "Record Summary", "Attributes", "Images", "Metadata", "Related Items", "Products", and "Categories". A "Locales" tab will also be available if the site is an international site.
At the top of the page is a workflow status box that displays the current status of the ensemble. New ensembles are given a status of "New". Ensembles with a status of "New", however, cannot be edited. The status must be changed in order to add additional information about the ensemble.
Select the workflow status drop-down list box.
Select the "Work in Progress (WIP)" status. The status area will redraw and expand.
Select the "Save" button to save the new status.
Select the "Attributes" tab and fill in the attributes for the ensemble. Many of the fields on this tab are self-explanatory. Information is provided below for selected fields:
Select or deselect the "Active" checkbox to make the ensemble active or inactive. Inactive ensembles do not appear on the website.
HTML tags can be used in the ensemble name if desired.
Change the start and end date and time for the ensemble as desired. If the start date is left blank, the ensemble will start immediately. If the end date is left blank, the ensemble will run indefinitely and will need to be deactivated by hand at a later date.
An "Ensemble Template" is used to customize the way an ensemble will appear on the website. Select the ensemble template to be used for this ensemble. If a template is not selected, the ensemble will appear according to the template defined for the category it appears in, or according to the default rules for the website.
Select "Save Attributes" to save your changes.
Select the "Images" tab and fill in the images for the ensemble.
Select the "Add Image" button to browse to the image to be added. The image browser will appear and fill in the tab. Use the folder tree on the left hand side of the image browser to locate the folder the image is in. Once the image has been located, double-click it to add it to the ensemble. The image browser will dismiss and the selected image will appear in the "Current Ensemble Images" section of the tab. Repeat this step for each image for the ensemble.
Alternative names are used by assistive screen readers and search engine spiders to identify the ensemble. To change the alternate name chosen for the ensemble, enter a new alternative name in the "ALT name" field. Select "Update" to save the change. Select "Restore Original" to restore the alternate name to the original alternative name created for the ensemble.
In the "Current Ensemble Images" section, select "Primary Image" for the primary image for the Ensemble. This will be the main image displayed on the website.
Deselect "Active" for any image that should not appear on the website.
Select the "Metadata" tab and enter the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) terms along with site search terms for the ensemble. SEO terms are the terms that will be made available to internet search engines for the ensemble. Site search terms are the terms that the ensemble will be considered a match for when a user conducts a search using them. Select "Save Metadata" to save your changes.
Select the "Related Items" tab and select the related items for the ensemble. Related items are the items that will appear on the ensemble details page for this ensemble.
Select the type of relationship you want to work with in the "Category" drop-down.
Select the products and/or ensembles that should be related to the ensemble with the "Add Product" and "Add Ensemble" buttons.
Order the products you added by clicking and dragging them in the list. The order in the list indicates the order that they should appear in on the ensemble detail page. While there is a limit to the number of related items that will appear on the ensembles detail page, items farther down on the list may appear if some of the top items are out of stock.
Select the "Active" checkbox to make the item active, deselect the "Active" checkbox to make the item inactive. Only active items will appear on the ensemble details page.
Select the "Products" tab and fill in the products that are part of the ensemble.
Select the "Add Product" button to add a product to the ensemble. A new window will appear and you will be able to search for products in that window. To add a product in that window to the ensemble, select the "Select" box for the product. The product will be added to the list of products on the "Products" tab. The product will also be removed from the list showing in the new window. Close the window when you have selected all the products that are in the ensemble.
Select the "Active" checkbox to activate each item in the ensemble.
To order the items in the ensemble, select and drag each product in the list. The order of the products will be reflected in the order the products are shown in on the ensemble details page.
Select the "Categories" tab to add the ensemble to a category.
Select "Add Category" to choose the category the ensemble will appear in. A new window will pop-up.
Use the controls in the new window to navigate to the category.
Select the category. The category will appear in the "Categories" tab, along with a message stating the ensemble has been added to the category.
Continue selecting categories until all the categories the ensemble should appear in have been chosen.
Close the category selecting window.
In the "Categories" tab, activate each category the ensmble should begin appearing in.
If the site is an international site, select the "Locales" tab to customize attributes of the ensemble for each available locale.
Select the edit icon of a locale in the "Ensemble Attributes" list to modify the ensemble's name, description, template, image ALT name, meta description, meta keywords, or site search keywords for the locale. See Ensemble Attributes by Locale for additional information. Repeat this step for each locale.
Select the edit icon of a locale in the "Ensemble Price Attributes" list to modify the Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price of the ensemble for the locale. See Ensemble Price by Locale for additional information. Repeat this step for each locale.
If you have sufficient privileges, you can modify the workflow status of the ensemble at the top of the page and indicate that the changes for the ensemble are complete. Set the status to the desired status. Ensembles must be set to "Approved" before they will be scheduled to appear on the site
Select "Back to Find Ensembles" to return to the previous page.
Find the ensemble you wish to edit.
Select the "Ensemble Name" or the "Edit" icon to the right of the ensemble name. A new page appears with tabs for "Record Summary", "Attributes", "Images", "Metadata", "Related Items", "Products", and "Categories".
Select the "Attributes" tab to modify the attributes for the ensemble. Select "Save Attributes" to save your changes.
Select the "Images" tab to modify the images or alternate name for the ensemble.
Select the "Metadata" tab to modify the metadata and site search terms for the ensemble. Metadata are the terms that will be made available to internet search engines for the ensemble. Site search terms are the terms that the ensemble will be considered a match for when a user conducts a search using those terms on the site. Select "Save" to save your changes.
Select the "Related Items" tab to modify the related items for the ensemble. Related items are the items that will appear on the ensemble details page for this ensemble.
Select the type of relationship you want to work with in the "Category" drop-down.
Add products and/or ensembles that should be related to the ensemble with the "Add Product" and "Add Ensemble" buttons.
Change the order of the products by clicking and dragging them in the list. The order in the list indicates the order that they should appear in on the ensemble detail page. While there is a limit to the number of related items that will appear on the ensembles detail page, items farther down on the list may appear if some of the top items are out of stock.
Select the "Active" checkbox to make the item active, deselect the "Active" checkbox to make the item inactive. Only active items will appear on the ensemble details page.
Select the "Products" tab to modify the products for the ensemble.
Select the "Add Product" button to add a product to the ensemble. A new window will appear and you will be able to search for products in that window. To add a product in that window to the ensemble, select the "Select" box for the product. The product will be added to the list of products on the "Products" tab. The product will also be removed from the list showing in the new window. Close the window when you have selected all the products that you want added to the ensemble.
Select the "Active" checkbox to activate an item in the ensemble. Deselect the "Active" checkbox to deactivate an item in the ensemble.
To change the order of the items in the ensemble, select and drag each product in the list. The order of the products will be reflected in the order the products are shown in on the ensemble details page.
Select the "Remove" icon to remove a product from the ensemble.
Select the "Categories" tab to modify the categories the ensemble is appearing in.
Select "Delete" next to any category the ensemble should no longer appear in.
Select "Add Category" to add the ensemble to a category.
If the site is an international site, select the "Locales" tab to modify attributes of the ensemble for one or more locales.
Select the edit icon of a locale in the "Ensemble Attributes" list to modify the ensemble's name, description, template, image ALT name, meta description, meta keywords, or site search keywords for the locale. See Ensemble Attributes by Locale for additional information. Repeat this step for each locale.
Select the edit icon of a locale in the "Ensemble Price Attributes" list to modify the Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price of the ensemble for the locale. See Ensemble Price by Locale for additional information. Repeat this step for each locale.
Select the workflow status drop-down list box at the top of the page to change the workflow status.
Select "Back to Find Ensembles" to return to the previous page.
Find the ensemble you wish to preview.
Select the "Ensemble Name" or the "Edit" icon to the right of the ensemble name. A new page appears with tabs for "Record Summary", "Attributes", "Images", "Metadata", "Related Items", "Products", and "Categories". A "Locales" tab will also be available if the site is an international site.
Select the "Preview" button. A new instance of your browser will be brought up with a preview of the ensemble in it.
Close the browser instance when done previewing.
Select "Back to Find Ensembles" to return to the previous page.
Find the ensemble you wish to add to an order.
Select the "View" icon to the right of the ensemble. A dialog box will appear.
For each product in the ensemble that will be added to the order, enter the quantity of the product to be purchased in the "Quantity" text field.
Select "Add to Cart".
A confirmation box will appear asking if a new order should be started and the product(s) added to the order. Select "Yes".
The Site Manager screen will refresh and the Customer Service->New Order screen will be displayed. The selected product(s) will appear in the order.
Find the ensemble you wish to customize.
Select the "Ensemble Name" or the "Edit" icon to the right of the ensemble name. A new page appears with tabs for "Record Summary", "Attributes", "Images", "Metadata", "Related Items", "Products", and "Categories". A "Locales" tab will also be available if the site is an international site.
Select the "Locales" tab.
To customize an ensemble's name, description, template, image ALT name, meta description, meta keywords, or site search keywords, select the edit icon of a locale in the "Ensemble Attributes" list. The page will refresh and you will the items that you can modify. Make the necessary modifications, then select "Save Updates". See Ensemble Attributes by Locale for additional information. Repeat this step for each locale.
To customize an ensemble's Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price, select the edit icon of a locale in the "Ensemble Price Attributes" list. Make the necessary modifications, then select "Save Updates". See Ensemble Price by Locale for additional information. Repeat this step for each locale.