Site Customizing

You can create a catalog from either custom items or existing vendor catalogs. You can create as many custom catalogs as needed. Click refresh_icon.gif to update the page.

  1. Click Site Customizing and select Catalog Management.

  2. The Manage Custom Catalogs page opens. You can:

    Click edit_icon.gif to edit an existing catalog name. Enter the new name over the exiting name and click save_icon.gif.

    Click small_red_x.gif to delete an existing catalog. At the Delete This Catalog prompt, click OK.

    Click add_new_admin_user.gif Add New Catalog Name. Click the Catalog Name box and enter a new name for the catalog. The catalog name appears on the shopper’s Product Detail page. When finished, click insert_a_location.gif.

    Click blue_i_icon.gif to add a subcategory and/or item to the custom catalog. The Manage Custom Catalog Categories page opens. To add a subcategory:

  1. Right-click the catalog and select Add Category. The New Category text appears. This is the subcategory that displays on the shopper’s Home page when the shopper is assigned this catalog.

  2. Right-click the New Category text, select Edit. Enter the custom category name to use, Writing Instruments, for example.

  1. After you enter the name, you can add custom items to a subcategory in a custom catalog using the following instructions:

  1. Click the category name to highlight it and click Edit Category Item.

  2. The Manage Custom Catalog Items page opens. Click the Get Items For Current Site XXX option. (The XXX’s are replaced with your site name.)

  3. Click Get Item at the bottom of the page. A list of custom items that have been added to Item Management display on the right side of the page.

  4. If necessary, click plus_button.gif to expand the manufacturer list of items.

  5. When the items appear, click the corresponding check box to select the items to add to this current subcategory.

  6. Click Add Item at the top of the list.

  7. When finished adding custom items to the current subcategory, scroll to the top of the page and click Continue.

  1. You can also create custom catalogs from existing vendor catalogs using the following instructions:

  1. Right-click the catalog and select Add Category. The New Category text opens.

  2. Right-click the New Category text, select Edit. Enter the custom category name.

  3. Click the category name to highlight it and click Edit Category Item.

  4. The Manage Custom Catalog Items page opens. Click the Get Items From Wholesaler option.

  5. Click the down arrow in the Choose a Wholesaler box and select the wholesaler to use.

    To view all items from this wholesaler, click the corresponding Get All option. Go to Step 4.f.

     To select the wholesaler catalog, click the Get By Catalog and its Category option. Click the down arrow in the Choose a Catalog box and select the catalog. Click blue_i_icon.gif. The categories and sub categories for the catalog display. Click plus_button.gif to expand the list of items. Continue to click plus_button.gif until the item list is fully expanded.

  1. Click Get Item at the bottom of the page.

  2. Expand the manufacturer list of items and click the corresponding check box to select the items to add to this current subcategory.

  3. Click Add Item at the top of the list.

  4. When finished adding custom items to the current subcategory, scroll to the top of the page and click Continue.

Note: To create a custom catalog from both custom items and existing vendor catalogs, use a combination of these instructions. You can repeat the process until all custom catalogs have been created.