Finding and Viewing Catalog Schema

You use the Catalog Designer module to find and view property definitions, category definitions, and product definitions.

To find a property definition

To view a list of property definitions

To view a list of category definitions

To view a list of product definitions

To find a property definition

  1. In Catalogs, click Catalog Designer.

  2. In the Catalog Designer: Category Definitions screen, click View on the toolbar, and then select Property Definitions from the drop-down list.

  3. In the Catalog Designer: Property Definitions screen, click Find to display the Find box.

  4. In the Look for box, select the property definition characteristics from the drop-down list and do the following:

    Use this To do this
    Name Type the name (or part of the name) of the property.
    Type Select the property type from the drop-down list.
    Assigned to All Product Types Select Yes or No from the drop-down list. Selecting Yes indicates to search only those properties that are common to all product types.
    All Definitions Search all existing definitions.

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  - If you select **All Definitions**, the **Search only the list below box** option is made unavailable, all the filters are removed, and all the definitions are verified.
  1. Click Find Now.

    The results of your search appear in a list box below the Find box.

To view a list of property definitions

  1. In Catalogs, click Catalog Designer.

  2. In the Catalog Designer: Category Definitions screen, click View on the toolbar, and then select Property Definitions to display the Catalog Designer: Property Definitions screen.

    This screen displays a list of all the property definitions (in alphabetical order) and their data type in your catalog.

To view a list of category definitions

  • In Catalogs, click Catalog Designer to display the Catalog Designer: Category Definitions screen.

    This screen displays a list of all the category definitions in your catalog.

To view a list of product definitions

  1. In Catalogs, click Catalog Designer.

  2. In the Catalog Designer: Category Definitions screen, click View on the toolbar, and then select Product Definitions to display the Catalog Designer: Product Definitions screen.

    This screen displays a list of all the product definitions in your catalog.


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