Configuring the Catalog service

The Catalog service provides item catalog data in the IBM® Sterling Intelligent Promising configuration platform.

Before you begin

Ensure that you are familiar with the following concepts:

Item: The catalog items are available in a store or online. These items are used to track inventory. For more information, see Item.
Category and item attribute assignment category: Categories are used in sourcing or safety stock rules. For more information, see Category and item attribute assignment category.
Assigning items to a category: You can assign specific items to categories. For more information, see Assigning items to a category.
Item classification: Item classification is used in promising sourcing rules. For more information, see Item classification.
Bundle components: Bundle components include items that are combined as a bundle product. For more information, see Bundle components.

Configure items to define the physical items to use in your inventory for tracking purposes by using the Upsert Items API.
You can also ingest catalog item with the help of .csv files. For more information, see Transferring catalog item data.
Configure categories to group items in your inventory by using the Upsert Category API.
Configure item categories to assign an item to a category by using the Upsert Item Categories API.
Configure item classifications to classify items into groups by using the Upsert Items Classification API.
Configure item instructions to associate instructions with an item by using the Upsert item instructions API.
Configure individual component items and a bundle parent to associate with the component items by using the Upsert Items API.