Catalog Properties Dialog Box

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Use the Catalog Properties dialog box to configure the options for staging catalogs. You can specify whether you want to stage virtual or dependent catalogs, the properties to stage, whether to stage the whole catalog or perform an incremental staging of data that has changed, or customize the catalog data to stage. You can select the language in which you want to export the catalog data or you can export the catalog data in all languages.

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Stage Virtual Catalogs as Virtual Catalogs

Select to stage the virtual catalogs. A virtual catalog is a catalog that references the product data in one or more base catalogs. Products are represented only in a single instance in the database, regardless of how many virtual catalogs they appear in.

Materialize Virtual Catalogs

Select to materialize the virtual catalogs that will be updated. When you materialize a virtual catalog, the virtual catalog data is stored in tables. This improves the run-time performance of the virtual catalog. It has the performance of a base catalog for all search and browse operations.

Stage Dependent Catalogs

Select to stage base catalogs. Base catalogs are referenced to build virtual catalogs.

Properties to Stage

Select to individually select or clear a catalog property to stage.

SelectAll

Click to select all properties in the list.

DeselectAll

Click to clear the selection of all properties in the list.

Languages to Stage

Select the language in which you want to export the catalog data, or you can export the catalog data in all languages.

Full

Select to stage the whole catalog.

Incremental

Select to perform an incremental stage of changed catalog data.

Expressional

Select to customize the parts of the catalog that you want to stage. When you select it, you must click Export Expressions to define the catalog export expressions.

Transactional

Select to enable data reversion for the selected catalogs if errors occur. If an error occurs during the staging of the catalog data, the transaction will be aborted and the catalog data will be reverted to the initial state automatically.

Stage Schema

Select to stage the catalog schema.

Export Expressions

Select to build an expression that defines the parts of the catalog that you want to export. This opens the Catalog Export Staging Expressions dialog box.

See Also

Other Resources

Business Data Staging Options

Developing with the Core Catalog System

How to Change the Catalog Options of a Business Data Project