Once you have all the products enabled that you would like to add to your website, you'll need to setup the new Web product catalog. You can set up any number of product catalogs, but by default the products to be offered on the website will get pulled from the default product catalog, which is the catalog denoted with a blue checkmark icon. This catalog may or may not be named Default.
Clicking on the "+" sign next to the catalog shows some of the categories that have been automatically added. Every product that is setup in a catalog must be assigned to a particular category within the catalog.
**Note: You cannot assign products to a catalog without assigning them to a category first. To setup a catalog, you will need to first create the catalog, then create a category, and then select to add products within a category.
To add additional categories to the Default catalog:
1. Right-click on the default catalog and select "Create Category".
2. Type in a name for the new category, and press Enter.
3. Continue to add Categories within the Catalog until you've created all the category options you would like available on the website.
Creating a product category
Adding Products to the Default Web Catalog
Once all of your desired categories have been added, you'll need to add your web products to the default catalog.
1. Click the "+" sign next to the default catalog to expand the listing, if it is not already expanded.
2. Right-click on a desired category (for example, "Standard") and choose Add Products.
3. A window will open displaying all products available to add to this category. Only products that have been enabled will be available to be added into the category.
Adding products to a web category
4. Check the boxes for the desired products and click OK.
Once you have selected the products to add, you can change the price, description, fulfillment options etc. by double-clicking on a product to open it for editing.
Adding products to a web category
When you have finished editing the product, click on Save Changes on the left panel to return to the catalog screen.
Creating Additional Product Catalogs
You can create additional product catalogs to push remote pricing updates to the kiosks or to start setting up for a planned product offering change. This feature is often utilized by labs to change the products/pricing listed on the website for special promotions and then reverted back to the original information by simply changing which catalog is set as the default.
Adding a New Catalog and Creating Categories:
- Start by accessing Store Management > Product Catalog and select Create New Catalog from the left-hand panel under the Catalog listing.
- Choose the appropriate name to identify this catalog using a short, specific name and press Enter.
- Right-click on the new catalog and add a new category, as detailed above.
- Continue to add Categories within the Catalog until you've created all the category options you would like available.