Troubleshooting: Date fields not displayed in the Management Center

Not all date fields are displayed when working in the Catalogs tool publishing section. Typically, fields that are hidden are by default are those that are for informational purposes, and can be enabled by a site administrator. The following date fields are hidden by default:

Availability date

Add the year, month, and day that the catalog entry is available to customers for purchase. Click the calendar icon to select a date. This is an informational field.

Last date to order

Add the final year, month, and day that the catalog entry is available for order. Click the calendar icon to select a date. This is the latest date that a customer can order the catalog entry. For example, a manufacturer can discontinue a product, but because stock still exists, it is still available for order for one month.

End of service date

Add the year, month, and day when the catalog entry is no longer in service. For example, this date can be the date that a software manufacturer stops providing upgrades for a version of their product. Click the calendar icon to select a date. This is an informational field.

Discontinued date

Add the year, month, and day when the catalog entry is discontinued. For example, it can be the date that the manufacturer stops producing the product, or the date the store stops selling the product. Click the calendar icon to select a date. IBM recommends that this field is used consistently to avoid confusion. This is an informational field.

Solution

To resolve this problem, ask a site administrator to update the CatalogPropertyPane.xml file and uncomment the fields that you require. The fields are represented by properties in the file and are documented in-line.

Related tasks
Creating SKUs

Related reference
Default and hidden fields