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Define the catalogues

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IBS NetStore provides the following two preloaded catalogues, which are already connected on application level, but not active:

  • MainCatalogue (MAIN_CAT) = This catalogue is shown on the left-hand navigator and contains an expandable tree structure where you can view categories and any associating items if desired.
  • HomePageCatalogue (HOME_CAT) = This catalogue is shown on the Start page and typically contains just the items. You can, however, build and connect a catalogue with categories and items.

Tip: You can create/connect different main and home page catalogues that will be valid for your application as well as per user and/or user group, when they sign on.

There are also specific settings that should be changed once your catalogue structure is built. See About setting up and managing your site. These give you the possibility to improve performance. They include:

  • CachedCatalogueTrees = Caches the entire tree structure for the catalogue.
  • CacheCatalogues = Default is YES. Leave as if you want to cache all the catalogue instances.
  • CacheCatalogueCategories = Default is NO. Change to YES if you want to cache all Categories in a Catalogue.

The following is an example of how a main catalogue and home page catalogue can look:

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  1. Click Catalogue.
  2. Click New.
  3. You access the New catalogue window:

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    Complete the following information:

    Catalogue
    Enter the name of the catalogue.
    Description
    Enter the description.
    Internal name
    Unless manually entered, the internal name is automatically set to the same as the description, but with upper case letters.
    Valid from date
    Optional entry. Enter the date from which this catalogue is valid.
    Valid to date
    Optional entry. Enter the date to which this catalogue is valid.
    Active
    The default is a check in this box, which means the catalogue will be public as soon as you indicate, via Settings, the type of catalogue it should be connected to (i.e. MAIN_CAT or HOME_CAT).
    Visible root
    If you check this box, the actual catalogue description will be displayed in the structure. If this box is unchecked, the first level underneath will be shown. For example, if the top-ten products are underneath, the user will see these. If there is a hierarchy of ten categories underneath, the user will see the first category.
    Visible details
    Check this box if you want any connected items to be visible in the tree structure on the left-hand navigator.
    Style prefix
    The style attributes (font, size, etc.) used for catalogues are defined in the preloaded CSS style sheet (IBSDefaultStyle.css) under section Catalogue Tree Frame. If want to change these predefined styles, it is recommended that you copy the applicable style in the style sheet, assign the newly copied style a prefix and then make your changes. In this field, you would then enter the prefix portion of the newly changed style.
    Example: The original style you want to change is Cattree. You copy the style and assign a new prefix (XXCattree). In this field you would enter XX.
    Attention codes
    Select the applicable attention code, to be assigned to this catalogue, from the drop down list.
    Presentation code
    Select the applicable way in which the catalogue should be presented on the site, choosing from:
    • Advanced tree view = The entire structure will be visible when expanded. See the fields under Advanced tree view attributes for more options.
    • Simple tree view = Only one level at a time will be expanded when the user navigates through the structure.

    Advanced tree view attributes

    Expand tree
    Check this option if the tree should be expanded or collapsed when the user first logs on to the site.
    Open image
    The preloaded Minus.gif file is the default. If you want to use another image to indicate an open tree structure, enter the applicable image name.
    Detail image
    The preloaded Arrow.gif file is the default. If you want to use another image to indicate the details (i.e. items) of the tree structure, enter the applicable image name.
    Closed image
    The preloaded Plus.gif file is the default. If you want to use another image to indicate a collapsed tree structure, enter the applicable image name.
    Number of indent spaces
    Enter the number of spaces in which the details of the catalogues should be indented.

Click OK. Exit the routine.

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