Catalog management for Matrix Incorporated

Catalogs are hierarchies of items that are organized into groups or categories for different purposes. Matrix Incorporated is a catalog organization, which means Matrix Incorporated maintains the master catalog and items that are defined.

Matrix Retail and Matrix Business do not have a master catalog of their own. Therefore, they inherit the items that are defined for Matrix Incorporated.

This topic describes various items such as regular items, bundle items, configurable items, and items with variations that are provided as part of the reference implementation for the Matrix Incorporated enterprise. Regular items are the basic products of a catalog that can be used for various product associations.

The following table describes some of the regular items that are provided as part of the reference implementation data:

Bundle item is a package that consists of products, services, and/or other bundles. A bundle item comprises a bundle parent item and bundle components.

The following table describes some of the bundle items that are provided as part of the reference implementation data:

The following table describes the component items that are bundled with the Alpha-Omega Entertainment System:

An item with variations is a grouping of items that have similar characteristics and are displayed as a single item. The following table describes an item with variations that is provided as part of the reference implementation data.

The following table describes variations that are provided for the Alpha Refrigerator:

In this example, the attributes that define the variations for the Alpha Refrigerator are door handle, orientation, and color.

Delivery service items are heavy or fragile. You cannot transport such items by regular carriers, and might require special handling. The following table describes the delivery service items that are provided as part of the reference implementation data.