Virtual Catalogs

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11/12/2009

Virtual catalogs reference the product data in one or more base catalogs. If you add a product to a base catalog, the product can also appear in the associated virtual catalog, depending on the inclusion rules. Products in a virtual catalog are represented only once in the database, regardless of how many virtual catalogs they appear in.

There are three primary uses for virtual catalogs:

To aggregate multiple catalogs so they appear as one catalog to users
To price products in multiple currencies
To provide special pricing, or subsets of products, for specified groups of users

Virtual catalogs support price rules. That is, you can specify whether the price for the category or product is the same as the price in the base catalog, or different, for example, a percentage or set amount more or less.

Virtual Catalogs

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