CatalogManager3 Methods (PIA)

Methods

Method Description
AddCatalogAttribute Adds an attribute to a catalog.
AddDefinitionProperty Adds a property to a definition.
AddDefinitionVariantProperty Adds a variant property to a definition.
AddPropertyAttribute Adds an attribute to a property.
AddPropertyValue Adds a value to the list of defined values for this property. Only applies to enumerations.
CreateCatalog Creates a new catalog.
CreateCategoryDefinition Creates a new category definition.
CreateProductDefinition Creates a new product definition.
CreateProperty Creates a new property.
DeleteCatalog Deletes a catalog.
DeleteDefinition Deletes a product or category definition.
DeleteProperty Deletes a property.
DeltaExportXML Use this method to export updated catalog data to an Extensible Markup Language (XML) file.
ExportCSV Exports catalog data as a comma-separated values (CVS) format file.
ExportXML Exports catalog data as an Extensible Markup Language (XML) format file.
FreeTextSearch Performs a free-text search of catalogs.
GetAttributes Returns the catalog or property attributes in the Product Catalog System.
GetCatalog Returns the specified catalog object.
GetDefinitionProperties Returns the properties of a specified product or category definition.
GetPropertyAttributes Returns all the attributes of a specified property.
GetPropertyValues Returns a list of appropriate values for an enumeration property.
ImportCSV Imports a comma-separated values (CVS) format file as catalog data.
ImportXML Imports an XML format file as catalog data.
Initialize Initializes the CatalogManager object.
Query Performs queries against product, variant, and category data in one or more catalogs.
RebuildAllVirtualCatalogs Rebuilds all virtual catalogs.
RemoveCatalogAttribute Removes the specified attribute from a catalog.
RemoveDefinitionProperty Removes the specified property or variant property from a definition.
RemovePropertyAttribute Removes the specified attribute from a property.
RemovePropertyValue Removes a defined value from an enumeration property.
RenameDefinition Renames a definition.
RenameProperty Renames a property.
Search Performs language-specific searches in one or more catalogs.
SetDefinitionProperties Use this method to change the properties of a category or product definition.
SetJoinTable Joins an external table to a table in the Product Catalog System.
SetPropertyAttributes Changes the attributes of a property.
ValidateXML Validates an XML-formatted file against the catalog definition.

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