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The information contained in this section applies to IBM WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.9 and Feautre Pack 8. The documentation also applies to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions.
Operating
IBM Management Center for WebSphere Commerce
The IBM Management Center for WebSphere Commerce, or Management Center, is a suite of tools to support store management, merchandising, and marketing tasks for business users (Sellers, Marketing Managers, Product Managers, Catalog Managers, and others).
Catalogs tool
Use the Catalogs tool in Management Center to manage catalogs, categories, catalog entries, merchandising associations, product attributes, and attachments in your store. The Catalogs tool lets business users create, and manage online catalogs. Catalogs provide a way of organizing the products that you want to sell. You define catalog data in groups of categories and products. Catalog data contains descriptions and pricing information for products and services.
Working with kits
The Category Manager or Product Manager can organize kits in the catalog hierarchy, and create and change kits to determine the best way to sell them in the store.
Changing static kits and prebuilt kits
You can change a kit if any of the components of the kit change.
Changing merchandising associations for a kit
If you change the components of a kit, you can also change to the merchandising associations. You can change the name, association type, quantity, and sequence.

Changing merchandising associations for a kit

If you change the components of a kit, you can also change to the merchandising associations. You can change the name, association type, quantity, and sequence.

Procedure

Open the Catalogs tool.
From the explorer tree, select a catalog.
Find the kit you want to change.
In the list view or explorer tree, right-click the kit; then click Open.
The Kit Properties view displays.
Click the Merchandising Associations tab.

Change the Merchandising Associations Information. Complete the following information:

Property	Description
Code	The kit unique identifier. This number cannot be changed.
Name	The name of the kit. This value cannot be changed.
Association	The type of merchandising association: accessory, replacement, up-sell, or cross-sell.
Quantity	The number of SKUs within the selected catalog entry.
Sequence	The order in which the object is displayed. Numbers are displayed in ascending order.
Type	An icon that represents the asset type. This field is read-only.
Store Name	The name of the extended sites store.

To add a merchandising association, see Adding a new merchandising association.
To delete a merchandising association, see Deleting a merchandising association.
Click Save; then click Close.