Step 6: Add Products to a Catalog

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The final step in implementing the catalog is to add products. In this step you add products to the new catalog and refresh the Product Catalog System.

To add products to the catalog

To refresh and publish the catalog

To add products to the catalog

  1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, and then click Microsoft Visual Studio .NET.
  2. In the Microsoft Development Environment [design] – Start Page screen, click Open Project.
  3. In the Open Project dialog box, select the NorthwindTraders project, and then click Open.
  4. In the NorthwindTraders – Microsoft Visual C# .NET [design] – Default.aspx window, click Project on the toolbar, point to Commerce Server Project, and then select Business Desk.
  5. In Catalogs, click Catalog Editor.
  6. In the Catalogs screen, select the ResidentialSiding catalog, and then click Open on the toolbar.
  7. In the Catalog Content - <Residential Siding> screen, in the Products section, click New.
  8. In the New Product dialog box, select the product definition for ResidentialSiding, and then click OK.
  9. In the Catalog Editor - ResidentialSiding (English - United States) - new (ResidentialSiding) screen, in the Product Properties section, do the following:
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    ProductBaseName Type WeatherOne.
    Name Type WeatherOne.
    Description Type 400-foot section.
    SideMaintenanceFree Select Yes from the drop-down list.
    SideWarrantyLengthYears Type 10.
    SideType Select Vinyl from the drop-down list.
    Default Price Type 999.95.
  10. In the Product Variants section, click New, and then do the following:
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    SKU Type 1111.
    SidingColor Select White from the drop-down list.
  11. Click Done.
  12. In the Product Variants section, click New, and then do the following:
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    SKU Type 1112.
    SidingColor Select Brown from the drop-down list.
  13. Click Done.
  14. In the Assigned Categories section, select both IsMaintenanceFree and Vinyl from the Available categories list, and then click Add.
  15. Click Save and create new on the toolbar.
  16. In the New Product dialog box, select the product ResidentialSiding definition, and then click OK.
  17. In the Catalog Editor - ResidentialSiding (English - United States) - new (ResidentialSiding) screen, in the Product Properties section, do the following:
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    ProductBaseName Type TopChoice.
    Name Type TopChoice.
    Description Type 400-foot section.
    SideMaintenanceFree Select Yes from the drop-down list.
    SideWarrantyLengthYears Type 15.
    SideType Select Vinyl from the drop-down list.
    Default Price Type 1099.95.
  18. In the Product Variants section, click New, and then do the following:
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    SKU Type 2113.
    SidingColor Select Red from the drop-down list.
  19. Click Done.
  20. In the Product Variants section, click New, and then do the following:
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    SKU Type 2114.
    SidingColor Select Blue from the drop-down list.
  21. Click Done.
  22. In the Assigned Categories section, select both IsMaintenanceFree and Vinyl from the Available categories list, and then click Add.
  23. Click Save and create new on the toolbar.
  24. In the Catalog Editor - ResidentialSiding (English - United States) - new (ResidentialSiding) screen, in the Product Properties section, do the following:
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    ProductBaseName Type WeatherMaster.
    Name Type WeatherMaster.
    Description Type 400-foot section.
    SideMaintenanceFree Select No from the drop-down list.
    SideWarrantyLengthYears Type 5.
    SideType Select Aluminum from the drop-down list.
    Default Price Type 799.95.
  25. In the Product Variants section, click New, and then do the following:
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    SKU Type 3111.
    SidingColor Select White from the drop-down list.
  26. Click Done.
  27. In the Product Variants section, click New, and then do the following:
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    SKU Type 3112.
    SidingColor Select Brown from the drop-down list.
  28. Click Done.
  29. In the Product Variants section, click New, and then do the following:
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    SKU Type 3113.
    SidingColor Select Red from the drop-down list.
  30. Click Done.
  31. In the Product Variants section, click New, and then do the following:
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    SKU Type 3114.
    SidingColor Select Blue from the drop-down list.
  32. Click Done.
  33. In the Assigned Categories section, select both IsMaintenanceNotFree and Aluminum from the Available categories list, and then click Add.
  34. Click Save and create new on the toolbar.
  35. In the New Product dialog box, select the product ResidentialSiding definition, and then click OK.
  36. In the Catalog Editor - ResidentialSiding (English - United States) - new (ResidentialSiding) screen, in the Product Properties section, do the following:
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    ProductBaseName Type WeatherMaster2.
    Name Type WeatherMaster2.
    Description Type 400-foot section.
    SideMaintenanceFree Select Yes from the drop-down list.
    SideWarrantyLengthYears Type 30.
    SideType Select Cedar from the drop-down list.
    Default Price Type 1599.95.
  37. In the Product Variants section, click New, and then do the following:
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    SKU Type 4112.
    SidingColor Select Brown from the drop-down list.
  38. Click Done.
  39. In the Assigned Categories section, select both IsMaintenanceFree and Cedar from the Available categories list, and then click Add.
  40. Click Save and create new on the toolbar.
  41. In the New Product dialog box, select the product ResidentialSiding definition, and then click OK.
  42. In the Catalog Editor - ResidentialSiding (English - United States) - new (ResidentialSiding) screen, in the Product Properties section, do the following:
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    ProductBaseName Type PrimeFace.
    Name Type PrimeFace.
    Description Type 400-foot section.
    SideMaintenanceFree Select No from the drop-down list.
    SideWarrantyLengthYears Type 5.
    SideType Select Wood-Laminate from the drop-down list.
    Default Price Type 599.95.
  43. In the Product Variants section, click New, and then do the following:
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    SKU Type 5222.
    SidingColor Select Brown from the drop-down list.
  44. Click Done.
  45. In the Assigned Categories section, select both IsMaintenanceNotFree and Wood-Laminate from the Available categories list, and then click Add.
  46. To save the product variant and return to the Catalog Editor screen click Save and go back on the toolbar.

After you have implemented a fully functioning catalog with property, product, and category definitions, and with products, you must refresh and publish the catalog using the Catalog Editor module.

To refresh and publish the catalog

  1. In Catalogs, click CatalogEditor.
  2. In the Catalogs screen, select the ResidentialSiding catalog, and then click Refresh on the toolbar.

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