Creating extended sites store sales catalog categories
You can extend the display structure of a sales
catalog owned by the catalog asset store. To extend this display structure,
you create an extended site store sales category inside the sales
catalog. For example, if you want to add a winter clothing category
to a seasonal clothing sales catalog in the asset store. If you do
not want the category to be displayed in any other extended sites
stores that use the same sales catalog, then you can create a sales
category exclusive to the extended site store.
Procedure
- Open the Catalogs tool.
Select an extended sites store from the Store list.
Open Management Center tools and from the left
navigation menu, click .
- From the explorer filter, select Sales Catalog Categories.
- On the explorer tree, right-click on a catalog asset store sales category; then click New Sales Category to create a subcategory, or from the File menu click .
- Click the Manage Category tab.
- Optional:
Expand the Object Properties section.
This section is read-only and provides information if your company uses the following features:
Extended sites business model- Workspaces
Property Description Associated store The store that the asset belongs to: - If workspaces are enabled
- If your store is an extended sites store
Change Made In The name of workspace, task group, or task, where the object is changed. Workspace The name of the workspace that the task is associated with. This field is read-only. Task Group The name of the task group that the task is associated with. This field is read-only. Description A description of the task. This field is read-only. - Expand General Category Information.
Complete the following information:
Property Description Code The language independent category identifier. Name The name of the category. This field can be edited in multiple languages. Short description Type a brief description of the category. Long description Type a detailed description, if applicable. You can enter HTML code in this field. If you choose to specify HTML code, you should receive this source code from your developers. Before you paste HTML code into the field, you must select Source in the editor toolbar. For more information about rich text editors, see Rich text editor (CKEditor).
Keyword Type one or more keywords, which are separated by a comma and a space that describe the contents of the Web page. Some Internet search engines use these keywords to determine whether your page satisfies a search query. This field can be edited in multiple languages. Parent category (master catalog) The category to which an object such as a category, product, or SKU belongs, or the catalog to which a top category belongs. - Expand the Display section. Complete
the following fields:
Property Description Display to customers Select this check box to indicate that customers can view this category in the storefront. Thumbnail All image files must be placed in the store's defined image directory. Determining the correct image directory and whether you need an absolute or relative path depends on your store's configuration. For example, the HCL Commerce starter store images use a relative path that points to the default installation directory under the store name. Use of a relative path is most common. Use of an absolute path is dependent on your initial configuration. Ask a store developer with Site Administrator authority for the correct image directory if you are unsure. This field can be edited in multiple languages. Full image Type the path to the full-size image and the name of the image, such as images/shirt.jpg. The path can be either a full path, or a relative path from your store directory. - Click Save; then click Close.