Adding a Product to a Catalog

You add new products to existing catalogs using the Catalog Editor module. When you add products to a catalog, you can dynamically change the editing language for a product or category.

To add a new product to a catalog

1. Verify you have already created a product definition, created a base catalog, and added one or more categories. If you have not yet done so, see Adding a Catalog Product Definition, Creating a Base Catalog, and Adding a Category to a Catalog.

2. If you want the product to include product variants, verify that the product definition on which the product is based has been defined to include product variants. For information about editing product definitions, see Editing a Catalog Product Definition.

3. In Catalogs, click Catalog Editor.

4. In the Catalogs screen, select the catalog to which you want to add a new product, and then click on the toolbar.

5. In the Catalog Content - <Catalog Name> screen, in the Products section, click New.

6. In the New Product dialog box, select the product definition you want to use for this product, and then click OK.

   Note

   • The product definitions available depend on the product definitions you have added to the catalog definition. For more information, see Adding a Catalog Product Definition.

7. If this is a multilingual catalog, at the top of Catalog Editor – <Catalog Name> - new (category) screen, select the language you want to use for the multilingual properties, which have a next to them.

8. In the Catalog Editor - <Catalog Name> new (product) screen, in the Product Properties section, enter the information for the available properties. The following boxes are required:

   Use this	To do this
   Name	Type the name of the product as it will appear on your Web site. This name is used in catalog reports.
   Description	Type the description of the product as it will appear on your Web site.

9. In the Product Variants section, click New, and then type the information for the available properties. When finished, click Done.

   Note

   • You can add product variants only if the product definition has been defined to include them. To edit the product definition so it includes product variants, see Editing a Catalog Product Definition.

10. In the Assigned Categories section, do the following:

    Use this	To do this
    Available Categories	Select the category you want to assign the product to, and then click Add. If you want to remove an assigned category, click Remove.
    Assigned Categories	Select the assigned category, and then click Edit if you want to edit the category. If you want to create a new category, click New.
    Primary parent category	Select the category to be the primary parent category, and then click Set. The primary parent category is used to determine the canonical path to that product or category, or to apply category-level pricing rules to the product.

11. In the Product Family Relationships section, click New, type a name for the relationship (for example, accessory), and then click the ellipsis button […] to display the Product Picker dialog box.

12. In the Product Picker dialog box, select the category or product you want in the relationship, and then click OK. To find the categories or products you want, you can browse or perform a keyword search.

    Note

    • In the Product Picker dialog box, Commerce Server truncates product names longer than 30 characters. If you have multiple products with the same first 30 characters, they will appear as duplicates.

13. In the Product Family Relationships section, click Accept. Click New to continue adding more relationships.

14. To save the product and return to the Catalogs screen, click on the toolbar.

15. To publish the new product on your Web site, click on the toolbar.

The updated catalog is published on your Web site.

See Also

About Catalogs

Creating Category and Product Relationships

Customizing Shipping Methods

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