Work with sales catalogs
The Category Manager manages the category hierarchy by creating, modifying, and deleting categories in the master and sales catalogs.
- Create sales catalogs
You might want to add a sales catalog to your store to promote a seasonal line, such as winter clothing.- Change sales catalogs
You might want to change information about your sales catalog. For example, you might want to change the description if the summer sales catalog is now on clearance.- Deleting sales catalogs
You might want to delete a sales catalog if it was created for a one-time event. For example, you could create a sales catalog to sell merchandise for the 2008 Olympics and then delete it once the Olympics are over. Deleting a sales catalog does not delete the products. You can only delete the catalog if there are no categories below it.- Linking categories between catalogs
If you are creating or updating a sales catalog, you might want to link a category between the master catalog and your sales catalog. For example, a Winter Coats category in the master catalog could be linked with the Coats category in the Winter sales catalog. Linking helps to keep categories consistent. For example, when you add a product to the original category, the categories that are linked to the original category will also see the product that was added. Linking a category creates a reference to that category in the catalog to which it was linked. All subcategories and catalog entries in the category are also linked.- Deleting linked categories
You might want to delete a linked category if the category is no longer needed in the sales catalog. For example, you may want to delete the Holiday category if you no longer want to sell seasonal Holiday items in your sales catalog. When you delete a link, the category still exists. Only the link is deleted.- View associated assets
You can view assets that are associated with a sales catalog, category, or catalog entry in the Catalogs tool.- View attachment details
You can view existing attachments that are associated with a sales catalog, category, or catalog entry and the list of files or URLs it contains, all within the Catalogs tool.- Finding and associating assets
You can find and associate assets such as files, URLs or existing attachments to categories, sales catalogs, and catalog entries, all within the Catalogs tool. This enables you to complete activities without switching tools.- Deleting associated assets
You can delete associated assets from sales catalogs, categories, and catalog entries in the Catalogs tool.
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