Create a new product in an extended sites store

In this lesson, you will play the role of Logan, a Category/Product manager. Logan is responsible for updating the asset store master catalog and adding new products to the catalog in extended sites stores. In this task, you will learn how to add a new product, an Entertainment\on board computing audio system, to the catalog in the extended sites store.

About this task

To create a new product in an extended sites store:

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Management Center as the user Logan at the following URL:

    https:// host_name:8000/lobtools

    Note: Where host_name is, that is the host name of your WebSphere Commerce Server machine.
  2. Open the Catalogs tool from the top left corner.
  3. From the Store list on the top right corner of the page, select the Sample B2B Store to view the catalog. This catalog is the one that customers will see in the Sample B2B Storefront, including the master catalog from the asset store (Extended Sites Catalog Asset Store).
  4. Right-click the Create New buttonCreate New button. From the Create New list, select Product.
  5. Inside the Manage Product tab displayed in the "Product Properties" view, expand Object Properties. View the store that your new product will be associated with. This read-only section only appears when you are working in an extended sites store and will display the name of the extended site (Sample B2B Store).
  6. Expand the General Product Information section and complete the following information:
    OptionDescription
    Code A000010048
    Name MP3 player
    Short Description MP3 player
    Long Description The best deal around for an MP3 player. Comes with a full function remote and three year warranty.
    Manufacturer Stacatto Inc.
    Manufacturer Part Number Stacatto - 1093
    Parent Category (Master Catalog) Audio Systems (type Audio Systems in the box and click Find and Add to find parent category from the asset store master catalog and add it to Master Catalog for our product).
  7. Expand the Publishing section and select the For Purchase check box. This option indicates that customers can include this new product in their shopping carts and order it.
  8. Expand the Display section and complete the following information:
    OptionDescription
    Display to Customer Ensure this check box is selected to indicate that customers can view this product in the storefront.
    Thumbnail images/im-kdc-c469fm-kusa-50.jpg
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  9. Expand the Pricing section and complete the following information:
    OptionDescription
    List Price Place your mouse over the USD field, click to add the list price of 459.99
    Offer Price Click Create new button to create a new offer price. In the Minimum Quantity field, type 1; in the USD field, type 449.99.
  10. Click Save and Close.

Results

Your new product has now been added to the extended sites Sample B2B Store.

What to do next

To verify that your new product was successfully added:
  1. In the explorer view, expand the Extended Sites Catalog Asset Store catalog.
  2. Select the Entertainment\On board computing > Audio Systems category.
  3. Verify that the new product appears in the Catalog Entries list view.
Tip: The Type and Store columns in the Catalog Entries list view will help you to differentiate between the extended sites store and the asset store. For example, if the product is contained in the asset store, the product icon in the Type column displays a small white arrow Asset store indicator and the store listed in the Store column will be the asset store (Extended Sites Catalog Asset Store). If the product is contained in the extended sites store, the product icon in the Type column does not display a small white arrow and the store listed in the Store column is the extended sites store (Sample B2B Store).