Creating extended sites store sales catalog categories

We can extend the display structure of a sales catalog owned by the catalog asset store. To extend this display structure, you create an extended site store sales category inside the sales catalog. For example, if we want to add a winter clothing category to a seasonal clothing sales catalog in the asset store. If you do not want the category to be displayed in any other extended sites stores that use the same sales catalog, then we can create a sales category exclusive to the extended site store.


Procedure

  1. Open the Catalogs tool. Select an extended sites store from the Store list.

  2. From the explorer filter, select Sales Catalog Categories.

  3. On the explorer tree, right-click on a catalog asset store sales category; then click New Sales Category to create a subcategory, or from the File menu click File > New > Sales Category.

  4. Click the Manage Category tab.

  5. Optional: Expand the Object Properties section. This section is read-only and provides information if your company uses the following features:

    • Extended sites business model

    • Workspaces

    Associated store The store that the asset belongs to:

    • If workspaces are enabled

    • If the store is an extended sites store

    Change Made In The name of workspace, task group, or task, where the object is changed.
    Property Description
    Workspace The name of the workspace that the task is associated with. This field is read-only.
    Task Group The name of the task group that the task is associated with. This field is read-only.
    Description A description of the task. This field is read-only.

  6. Expand General Category Information. Complete the following information:

    Code The language independent category identifier. Name The name of the category. This field can be edited in multiple languages. Short description Type a brief description of the category. Long description

    Type a detailed description, if applicable. We can enter HTML code in this field. If you choose to specify HTML code, you should receive this source code from your developers. Before you paste HTML code into the field, we must select Source in the editor toolbar. For more information about rich text editors, see Rich text editor (CKEditor).

    Keyword Type one or more keywords, which are separated by a comma and a space that describe the contents of the Web page. Some Internet search engines use these keywords to determine whether your page satisfies a search query. This field can be edited in multiple languages. Parent category (master catalog) The category to which an object such as a category, product, or SKU belongs, or the catalog to which a top category belongs.
    Property Description

  7. Expand the Display section. Complete the following fields:

    Display to customers Select this check box to indicate that customers can view this category in the storefront. Thumbnail All image files must be placed in the store's defined image directory. Determining the correct image directory and whether you need an absolute or relative path depends on the store's configuration. For example, the WebSphere Commerce starter store images use a relative path that points to the default installation directory under the store name. Use of a relative path is most common. Use of an absolute path is dependent on the initial configuration. Ask a store developer with Site Administrator authority for the correct image directory if we are unsure. Or, if we are using Watson Content Hub, all image files must be stored as an asset in Watson Content Hub. This field can be edited in multiple languages. Full image Type the path to the full-size image and the name of the image, such as images/shirt.jpg. The path can be either a full path, or a relative path from the store directory. Or, if we are using Watson Content Hub, the full path to the full-size image stored in Watson Content Hub. To select a full-size image, click the Edit icon. Then find and select the full-size image that we want to use. The find dialog searches for images in Watson Content Hub and saves the full path in the full image field. If a full-size has already been assigned from the Content tab, the path and image is displayed as read-only, and instead must be updated from the Content tab.
    Property Description

  8. Click Save; then click Close.


What to do next

Add catalog entries into your new sales category. See:


Related concepts
Sales catalogs
Categories
Catalogs tool


Related tasks
Manage sales catalogs