How to Add Exclude Rules to a Virtual Catalog

This topic describes how to add exclude rules to a virtual catalog item. For example, you can add an exclude rule to exclude products, product variants, categories or a whole catalog from a virtual catalog.

To add an exclude rule

1. Click Start, point to Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 , and then click Catalog Manager.

2. In Catalog Manager, in the Views pane, click Catalogs.

3. In the Catalogs pane, select the virtual catalog to which you want to add the exclude rule, and then in the Task pane, click Add an Existing Item.

4. On the Welcome to the Add an Existing Virtual Catalog Item Wizard page, click Next.

5. On the Item Selection page, do the following:

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   Select Items	Click Browse to open the Product Picker dialog box. You use the Product Picker dialog box to find the product, product variant, or category you want to add to the virtual catalog.
   Select a Catalog	Select the name of the catalog you want to add. When you select a catalog, the rule applies to the whole catalog. The catalog name appears in the Select Item box.

6. On the Rule Properties page, do the following:

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   Rule Type	Select Exclude from the drop-down list.
   Pricing Rule Type	If you select the Exclude rule type, this is a non-editable box.
   Price Amount	If you select the Exclude rule type, this is a non-editable box.

7. Click Create.

8. On the Completing the Add Existing Virtual Catalog Item Wizard page, click Finish.

   Note

   Verify that the Rebuild Virtual Catalog check box is selected. To make the exclude rule available to the virtual catalog, you must rebuild the virtual catalog.

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Managing Virtual Catalogs

Managing Tasks Common to All Business Management Applications