Adding Commerce Composer objects and subfolders to a folder

You can add content pages or layouts to a folder. Using folders helps to improve the organization of your Commerce Composer objects.You cannot include objects within a folder other than the specific object type for the folder. For example, you cannot include content pages in a layout folder.

Before you begin

WebSphere Commerce Enterprise If you are using extended sites, ensure that you understand how folders work in extended sites. For more information, see Folders in extended sites.

Procedure

Open the Commerce Composer tool.
In the explorer view, expand the folder hierarchy for content pages or layouts.
Click the folder that you want to add a subfolder or Commerce Composer object within.
The contents of the folder displays in the main work area.
Tip: You can view a list of objects or a list of folders within the folder or directory. Click the Show Commerce Compser Objects List or Show Commerce Composer Object Folders List.
Use the utilities view to find the folder that you want to include as a subfolder or the Commerce Composer object that you want to include in the folder. Drag the object or folder from the utilities view into the folder.
- Content page or layout
  - A dialog displays. Choose an option:
    
    Add
    
    Adds a shared reference of the object to the parent folder. Any change to the object causes all shared references of the object to be changed as well.
    
    Copy
    
    Clones a new object in the selected parent folder. This new object contains the same properties of the original copy. Any changes to the copy do not affect the original object. When you select to copy a content page or layout, the object properties view opens for editing. Change the properties if necessary, and save your changes.
- Folder
  
  Copy
  
  This folder contains the same content pages or layouts as the original. The subfolders in the original and the objects within the subfolders are not copied. Any changes to the clone do not affect the original folder. The object properties view opens for editing. Change the properties if necessary, and save your changes.
  
  Move
  
  The folder and all of its contents are moved to the new parent.
  Note: You cannot move a subfolder to make the subfolder a top-level folder. To make a subfolder a top-level folder, you must remove the entry in the parent folder table within the properties view for the subfolder.
  
  A folder can contain multiple subfolders, but a subfolder can have only one parent folder. You cannot have multiple subfolders with the same name in a folder.
Click Save. Verify that your added content page, layout, or subfolder displays in the parent folder.