Selecting Products for eCatalogs

There are two methods of selecting the products that should be part of an eCatalog:

  • Use the contents of the price list itself, which is achieved by selecting the 'Act as selection list' on the price list. Refer to the Creating a Price List topic for more information.

  • Link a collection to your eCatalog.

In the workbench, collections can be created in two ways:

  1. Using the Advanced Search tab, perform a search, and create a collection of the results. This creates a dynamic product selection for the catalog that can later be refreshed.
  2. Using an import file, create a collection of the contents. This creates a static product selection for the catalog. If you later want to alter the product selection, you will have to delete this file-created collection and create a new one.

For information on how to create a collection using either method, refer to the Creating Collections topic in the Getting Started documentation.

Note: It is strongly recommended to use a dynamic collection created from a search, since this collection can be refreshed every time the eCatalog is exported.

This topic explains how to add collections to eCatalogs.

Add a Dynamic Collection to an eCatalog Through Advanced Search

To add a dynamic collection to an eCatalog created from a search:

  1. On the Advanced Search tab, search to locate the products that you want to be part of the eCatalog.
  2. When the search is complete, click the 'Save as Collection' button .

  1. In the 'Save as Collection in Background Process' dialog, browse or search for the eCatalog that you want to add the collection to.

  1. For the 'Collection Name' parameter, add a Name for the new collection (IDs are autogenerated).
  2. A background process launches. When complete, the collection is added to the eCatalog.

Add a Static Collection to an eCatalog Through a File

To add a static collection to an eCatalog created from a file:

  1. Right-click on your eCatalog and select 'Create Collection from File'.

  1. In the 'Create Collection From File' dialog, locate the file to be imported.

  1. For the Collection Name parameter, add a Name for the new collection (IDs are autogenerated).
  2. For the File Contains parameter, select if the import file contains IDs of products, classifications, or assets.
  3. Click OK to start a background process which will create the new collection.