How to Edit Virtual Catalogs

This topic describes how to edit a virtual catalog. You can edit the existing virtual catalog properties, add and delete languages, and specify the default and reporting languages for the virtual catalog.

Note

You cannot edit the internal name of a virtual 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 being in one language and other data being in another language.

To open the <Virtual Catalog Name> screen

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 that you want to edit.

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

To edit the virtual catalog properties

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

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   Catalog Name	View the catalog name that uniquely identifies the 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	View the property uniquely identifies the variants in the product family. You cannot edit this box.
   Product ID	View the property that identifies the 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 and close on the toolbar.

To edit the virtual catalog custom properties

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

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

2. Click Save and close on the toolbar.

To edit the virtual catalog languages

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

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   Add	Click to add a language for the catalog.
   Remove	Click to remove the selected language(s) from the catalog.
   Default Language	Select the language that will appear when you open the catalog to view or edit it from the drop-down list. Note: You cannot remove the default language from the catalog.
   Reporting Language	Select the language that will appear in reports 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 and close on the toolbar.

To view the dependent catalogs

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

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

2. Click Save and close on the toolbar.

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

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

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   Inventory Catalog	View the inventory catalog. You cannot edit this box.
   Other catalogs sharing this inventory data	View a 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 Virtual Catalog?

How to Create a Virtual Catalog

Managing Tasks Common to All Business Management Applications

Managing Virtual Catalogs