You may configure multiple product catalogs, but by default the products to be offered on the website will be polled from the default product catalog. The default catalog is denoted with a blue check mark icon, and it may or may not be named Default. For additional information on assigning catalogs to your Photo Finale website, please see the section on Application Settings in Chapter 3.
Adding a new catalog. This may be done in Lab 50 or myLab.
- In either Lab 50 or myLab, go to Store Management > Product Catalog and select Create a New Catalog
- Enter a name to identify this catalog, then press Enter.
- Right-click on the new catalog, and select to create a new category, then enter a name for the category.
- Continue to add Categories within the Catalog until you've created all of the category options you would like available for product groupings on your website.
**Note: You cannot add products to a catalog without first adding them to a category. 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. This may be done in Lab 50 or myLab.
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 of the category options you would like available on the website.
Adding products to the default catalog. This may be done in Lab 50 or myLab.
Once all of your desired categories have been added, you'll need to add your web products to the default catalog.
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You can create additional product catalogs to push remote pricing updates to your 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.
Catalog options
To view options available for customizing the default catalog, right-click on the catalog you wish to edit. The menu options are as follows:
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