ProductCatalog3 Class (PIA)
Use this object to alter catalogs and to modify catalog contents. The ProductCatalog3 object is the primary object for working with catalogs in the Product Catalog System.
Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| AddLanguages | Adds support for an additional language. |
| AddPriceRule | Adds a price rule to a virtual catalog for a specific product or category. |
| AddSpecificationSearchClause | Adds a search constraint to the search context when performing a specification search of this catalog. |
| AddVirtualCatalogRule | Adds an inclusion or exclusion rule for a specific product, category, variant, or catalog to the current catalog. |
| BeginSpecificationSearch | Initiates a specification search of this catalog. |
| CreateCategory | Creates a new category based on the specified category definition. |
| CreateCustomCatalog | This method is obsolete. |
| CreateProduct | Creates a new product based on the specified product definition. |
| DeleteCategory | Deletes a category from this catalog. |
| DeleteCustomCatalog | This method is obsolete. |
| DeleteProduct | Deletes a product from this catalog. |
| GenerateCustomCatalog | This method is obsolete. |
| GetCatalogAttributes | Returns the attributes of this catalog. The returned recordset is disconnected and updateable. |
| GetCategory | Returns the specified category. |
| GetCategoryCustomPrice | This method is obsolete. |
| GetCustomCatalogAttributes | This method is obsolete. |
| GetDependentCatalogs | Returns a recordset with a single field containing all of the virtual catalogs that are dependent on this catalog. |
| GetLanguages | Returns a recordset with a single field containing all of the supported languages. |
| GetPriceRules | Returns a recordset containing the specified price rules. |
| GetProduct | Returns the specified product. |
| GetProductVariant | Returns a recordset with a single row containing all of the properties for the specified product variant. |
| GetSpecificationSearchClauses | Returns a recordset with a single field containing all of the search clauses for a specification search. |
| GetVirtualCatalogRules | Returns a recordset containing the specified virtual catalog rules. |
| GuaranteedSpecificationSearch | Performs a specification search in which search constraints are removed until a match is found. |
| PerformSpecificationSearch | Performs a specification search of this catalog using the specified search context. |
| Purge | Removes deleted products from the catalog table. |
| RebuildVirtualCatalog | Rebuilds virtual catalogs. |
| RegenerateFreeTextSearchIndex | Updates the free-text search index for this catalog. |
| RemoveLanguage | Removes the specified language from this catalog. |
| RemovePriceRule | Removes the specified price rule. |
| RemoveSpecificationSearchClause | Removes the last search constraint from the specified search context. |
| RemoveVirtualCatalogRule | Removes the specified virtual catalog rule. |
| SetCatalogAttributes | Sets attributes for this catalog. |
| SetCategoryCustomPrice | This method is obsolete. |
| SetCustomCatalogAttributes | This method is obsolete. |
Properties
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BaseCatalogName | String | This property is obsolete. Contains the name of the catalog. |
| CatalogName | String | Contains the name of this catalog.
This property is read-only. |
| IdentifyingProductProperty | String | Contains the name of the column used to uniquely identify products and product families.
This property is read-only. |
| IdentifyingVariantProperty | String | Contains the name of the column used to uniquely identify product variants.
This property is read-only. |
| Language | BSTR | Contains the active language.
This property is read/write. |
| RootCategories | ADODB26Lib._Recordset | Returns a recordset containing the names of categories that are the root categories for this catalog.
This property is read-only. |
| RootProducts | ADODB26Lib._Recordset | Returns a recordset containing the products that are part of this catalog, but are not contained in any category.
This property is read-only. |
| SearchableCategories | ADODB26Lib._Recordset | Returns a recordset with a single field that contains the names of the categories that are defined as searchable.
This property is read-only. |
Requirements
Namespace: Microsoft.CommerceServer.Interop.Catalog
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003
Assembly: cataloglib (in cataloglib.dll)
Remarks
The ProductCatalog3 object is a dependent object. Obtain a pointer to the IProductCatalog3 interface by calling one of the following methods:
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Note
- There is limit on the number of ProductCatalog3 objects upon which you can search. Full-text search breaks when searching more than 256 ProductCatalog3 objects. This is a limitation of SQL Server 2000.
Many of the ProductCatalog3 methods use a RecordSet object to return data. For more information, see CatalogProduct Recordset.
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