Catalog management

Use this section to configure IBM® Sterling™ Business Center for managing catalog.

Managing the selling catalog
An active selling catalog represents a category hierarchy that is used by customers. Selling catalogs help customers navigate to and narrow down specific items. There can only be one active selling catalog at a given time for a catalog organization or a subcatalog organization.
Create a category in IBM Sterling Business Center
You can create a category to provide your catalog with a means to organize all the items into different hierarchical and searchable groupings. After creating a category for a catalog, you can create subcategories, add items, provided services, and assign attributes to the category.
Modify catalog details
You can modify the short description and long description pertaining to a catalog.
Modify category details
You can modify the short description and long description of a category.
Modify the sequence of categories and child categories
You can modify the sequence of categories and child categories to group them logically. The sequence of the categories and child categories determines the sequence in which the items are displayed in the organization's web site.
Managing item and service assignments for a category
Managing the item and service assignment for the category, involves, assigning an Item to a Category, assigning a Provided Service to a Category, moving an Item from One Category to Another Category, moving a Provided Service from One Category to Another Category, removing an Item from a Category, and removing a Provided Service from a Category.
Assign an item to a category
You can assign different hierarchical and searchable groupings to all the items in a category. The items in the category inherit the attributes assigned to that category.
Assign a provided service to a category
You can assign a provided service to a category from the Catalog Management screen.
Move an item from one category to another category
You can move an item from one category to another category if the item belongs to another category from the Catalog Management screen.
Move a provided service from one category to another category
You can move a provided service from one category to another category if the provided service belongs to another category from the Catalog Management screen.
Remove an item from a category
When an item is removed from a category, the item is no longer defined by the attributes assigned to the category.
Remove a provided service from a category
You can remove a provided service from a category if you do not want the provided service in that category.
Assign multiple values to an attribute in a category
You can assign multiple values to an attribute in a category to diversify that attribute.
Managing an asset for a category
Managing assets for the category involves, adding an Asset to a Category, modifying Asset Details in a Category, deleting an Asset from a Category, and localizing the Fields in Sterling Business Center.
Add an asset to a category
Assets are electronic media objects that you associate with items, categories, attributes, and attribute values. Asset types include images, video, audio, and text files.
Modify asset details in a category
You can choose to modify the short description and description of an asset. You can also modify the location of the server, asset type, and the name of the file in which the asset is created.
Delete an asset from a category
You can delete an asset from a category if you do not want any of the electronic media objects to be associated with the category.
Managing an attribute for a category
Managing attributes for the category involves, Assigning an Attribute to a Category, assigning a Value to an Attribute in a Category, assigning Multiple Values to an Attribute in a Category, assigning a Usage to an Attribute in a Category, and removing an Attribute from a Category.
Assign a value to an attribute in a category
You can specify values for each item attribute in a category only if it belongs to a master catalog. For example, for the Television category, you can assign Size, Type, and so on as item attributes. You can also assign multiple values to an attribute, such as for a Size attribute the values can be 21 inches and 32 inches.
Assign a usage to an attribute in a category
You can assign a usage to an attribute to specify about how the attribute will be used in a category. For example, you can specify the usage searchable attributes for an attribute to specify that this attribute is used for searches.
Remove an attribute from a category
You can remove an attribute from a category if you do not want items in the category defined by this attribute.
Associate a keyword to a category
Keywords act as alternative identifiers for a category. Keywords are a list of strings that can be used by a customer using the Web channel application when searching for a category. For example, a keyword for a Televisions category can be TV.
Dissociate a keyword from a category
You can dissociate a keyword from a category if you do not want the keyword to act as an alternative identifier for the category. If you have associated multiple keywords to a category, you can dissociate specific keywords and retain the required keywords.
Delete a category in IBM Sterling Business Center
You can delete a category only if you have deleted the subcategories, items and, assigned attributes from the category. However, you cannot delete a category if it is in the Published status.
Managing the master catalog
A master catalog is a comprehensive list of items belonging to an organization. It is created by default when a catalog organization is created. A master catalog can also be used as an active selling catalog. An active selling catalog represents a category hierarchy that is used by customers.
Define master catalog details
A master catalog is a comprehensive list of items belonging to an organization. It is created by default when a catalog organization is created. A master catalog can also be used as an active selling catalog. An active selling catalog represents a category hierarchy that is used by customers.
Managing an asset for a catalog
Managing assets for a catalog involves, adding an Asset to a Catalog, modifying Asset Details in a Catalog, deleting an Asset from a Catalog, and, localizing the Fields in Sterling Business Center.
Add an asset to a catalog
Assets are electronic media objects that you associate with items, categories, attributes, and attribute values. Asset types include images, video, audio, and text files.
Modify asset details in a catalog
You can choose to modify the short description and description of an asset. You can also modify the location of the server, asset type, and the name of the file in which the asset is created.
Delete an asset from a catalog
You can delete an asset from a catalog if you do not want any of the electronic media objects to be associated with the catalog.
Delete a catalog in IBM Sterling Business Center
You can delete a catalog only after you have deleted all the categories in that catalog. However, you cannot delete a master catalog and an active selling catalog.
Authorize a subcatalog organization to manage a catalog
Subcatalog organizations are enterprises that refer to the catalog organization as their own catalog organization. The catalog organization authorizes subcatalog organizations to manage the categories within the master catalog, and define seller entitlements that grant or restrict other organizations' access to the categories within the master catalog.
Authorize a subcatalog organization to manage a category
Subcatalog organizations are enterprises that refer to the catalog organization as their own catalog organization. The catalog organization authorizes subcatalog organizations to manage the categories within the master catalog, and define seller entitlements that grant or restrict other organizations' access to the categories within the master catalog.
Defining a key word for a category
Defining a key word for a category involves, associating and disassociating a Keyword to a Category.
Managing catalogs
A catalog is a hierarchy of items belonging to an organization. Managing catalogs involves, viewing Catalog Details, setting a Catalog as an Active Selling Catalog, creating a Catalog in IBM Sterling Business Center, managing the Master Catalog, and managing the Selling Catalog.
Viewing the catalog details
Viewing the Catalog Details involves, modifying Catalog Details, localizing the Fields in IBM Sterling Business Center, and deleting a Catalog in Sterling Business Center
Set a catalog as an active selling catalog
An active selling catalog represents a category hierarchy that is used by customers. Selling catalogs help customers navigate to and narrow down specific items. There can only be one active selling catalog at a given time for a catalog organization or a subcatalog organization.
Create a catalog in IBM Sterling Business Center
A catalog is a hierarchy of items belonging to an organization. You can create multiple catalogs if you require different groupings for the items.
Viewing the category details
Viewing the Category Details involves, modifying Category Details, assigning an Item to a Category, moving an Item from One Category to Another Category, removing an Item from a Category, localizing the Fields in IBM Sterling Business Center, and deleting a Category in Sterling Business Center.