How to Edit a Base Catalog

You can edit existing base catalog properties, add and delete languages, and specify the default and reporting languages for a base catalog. You can also view the dependent virtual catalogs that you created from the base catalog.

Note

You cannot edit the internal name of a catalog. You can edit the catalog name that is displayed on the Web site. If you change the reporting language, the next time the system administrator imports catalog data into the Data Warehouse, it will use the new language. This may cause some data in the Data warehouse to be in one language and other data to be in another language.

To open a catalog to edit

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

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

3. In the Catalogs pane, select the catalog you want to edit.

4. In the Task pane, click Edit Catalog Properties.

To edit the catalog base properties

1. In the <Catalog name> Catalog screen, on the Base Properties tab, do the following:

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   Catalog Name	View the catalog name that uniquely identifies the product catalog. You cannot edit this box.
   Start Date	Type the start date for the catalog. The start date does not have any effect on the Web site. However, if you exchange catalogs with a trading partner, this date lets your trading partner know the first date that the catalog is valid.
   End Date	Type the end date for the catalog. Your trading partners use the end date to determine the last date the catalog is valid. By default, the end date will be the current date plus three months.
   Variant ID	This property uniquely identifies variants in a product family. You cannot edit this box.
   Product ID	This property identifies products in the catalog. You cannot edit this box.
   Currency	Select a currency for the catalog from the drop-down list. The default is the U.S. dollar.
   Weight Measure	Type the unit of weight measure for the products in this catalog, such as kilograms (kg).

2. Click Save on the toolbar.

To edit the catalog custom properties

1. In the <Catalog name> Catalog screen, on the Custom Properties tab, do the following:

   Note

   Custom catalog properties are available only if you defined them in the catalog schema.

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   Property Name	View the custom property name. You cannot edit this box.
   Display Name	View the custom display name. You cannot edit this box.
   Value	Type a value for the custom property.

2. Click Save on the toolbar.

To edit the catalog languages

1. In the <Catalog name> Catalog screen, on the Languages tab, do the following:

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   Add	Click to select a language for the catalog.
   Remove	Click to remove the selected language(s) from the catalog.
   Default Language	Select the catalog language from the drop-down list. Note: You cannot remove the default language from the catalog.
   Reporting Language	Select the reports language from the drop-down list. Commerce Server 2009 uses the language that you specify for this catalog to populate the Data Warehouse.

2. Click Save on the toolbar.

To view the dependent catalogs

1. In the <Catalog name> Catalog screen, on the Dependent Catalogs tab, do the following:

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   Virtual Catalogs	View the virtual catalogs that you created from this base catalog. You cannot edit this box.

2. Click Save on the toolbar.

To view the catalogs that share inventory data from an inventory catalog

1. In the <Catalog name> Catalog screen, on the Inventory tab, do the following:

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   Inventory Catalog	View the inventory catalog name. You cannot edit this box.
   Other catalogs sharing this inventory data	View the list of catalogs that share inventory data from the inventory catalog. You cannot edit this box.

2. Click Save and close on the toolbar.

See Also

Other Resources

What Is a Base Catalog?

How to Create a Base Catalog

How to Edit a Base Catalog

Managing Tasks Common to All Business Management Applications