(Enterprise)

Set the default catalog for an extended site

If we are using extended sites, we can set the default catalog at the asset store or extended site store level to have a default catalog for a specific extended site store.

Task info

If we are using extended sites, and plans to use the default catalog, the site can have multiple default catalogs set. We can have a default catalog for our asset store and potentially a separate default catalog for each of our extended site stores. If you set the default catalog at the asset store level that default catalog is inherited as the default catalog for the extended site stores. If you set the default catalog at the extended site store level the specified catalog is the default catalog for only the extended site store. Setting the default catalog at the extended site store, replaces any inherited asset store default catalog for the extended site store.

In the default catalog properties when you access the Default Catalog in the explorer filter, two default catalog tables display. The top table is for setting the default catalog at the asset store level. The bottom table is for setting the default catalog at the extended site store level. When working at the extended site level, the asset store default catalog table is read-only and displays the default catalog set at the asset store level. The extended site store default catalog table is for setting the default catalog for the specific extended site store we are working in.

Note: If you have access to our asset store and extended site store, we can override the asset store default catalog. Overriding the asset store default catalog provides you with the capability to set a different catalog at the asset store level.

Procedure

1. Open the Catalogs tool.

2. Select our extended site store.

3. From the explorer filter, select Default Catalog. The default catalog properties display in the main work area.

4. In the Manage Default Catalog tab, use the Find and Add function or the utilities view to find the catalog to set as the default catalog for the store.

5. Select and drag the catalog into the appropriate default catalog table for our asset or extended site store. The default catalog table for an extended site store resembles the following image:

   

6. Save our changes.

7. Preview the store with store preview to verify your setting:

   1. Click

      , or click File > Store Preview

   2. Select the store and click the Launch Store Preview button.

   3. Confirm that the catalog that displays is the store default catalog.

Related concepts
Default catalog