Accessing the Catalog Definition Designer

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You use the Catalog Definition Designer to view, create, or modify catalog schema and category and product definitions. You can access the Catalog Definition Designer by using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET.

To access the Catalog Definition Designer from Visual Studio .NET

  • On the Project menu, point to Commerce Server Project, and then click Catalog Definition Designer.

The Catalog Definition Designer opens.

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  • When you use Business Desk in Visual Studio .NET, and you want import an XML catalog file that is on your local computer or a remote client, you must do one of the following:
    • Move the local file to the server, and then import the XML file on the server.
    • Run the Business Desk outside of Visual Studio. NET, and import the XML catalog file.
    • Change your security settings in Internet Explorer to enable or prompt for running unsafe components, and then import the XML catalog file from local computer. This option is not recommended because it compromises the security of your computer.

See Also

Creating a Catalog Definition

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