Reapplying the rule to assign catalog entries to a rule-based sales category

You can reapply the currently saved rule for a rule-based sales category at any time to update the catalog entries that are assigned to the category.

When you reapply the rule, you replace the catalog entries that are currently assigned to the category with the catalog entries that currently best match the defined rule. For more information about defining the rule for assigning catalog entries to a rule-based sales category, see Defining the rule for assigning catalog entries to a rule-based sales category.
Note: You can request that an administrator configure rule-based sales category to automatically reapply the rule after a configured interval of time elapses. By having an administrator enable this behavior, you do not need to manually reapply the rule in the Catalogs tool to keep a rule-based sales category updated. For more information about configuring the evaluationTimeInterval property, see Enabling rule-based sales categories.

Procedure

  1. Open the Catalogs tool.
  2. HCL Commerce Version 9.1.16.0 or later Open Management Center tools and from the left navigation menu, click Business Tools > Catalog > Sales Catalog.
  3. Select your store from the Select Store list
  4. From the explorer filter, select Sales Catalog Categories.
  5. Optional: Check the last time that the rule was applied to determine whether you need to reapply the rule.
    1. From the explorer view, right-click the rule-based sales category. Click Open.
      The properties view for the rule-based sales category displays.
    2. Click the Rule tab.
    3. In the Assigned catalog entries section, view the time stamp for the Last time that the rule was applied field.
  6. From the explorer view, right-click the rule-based sales category that you want to update. Click Reapply Rule.
    Note: If you want to view the catalog entries that match the rule before you reapply the rule, click Find sample catalog entries in the Search conditions for finding catalog entries to automatically assign to this category section of the properties view.
  7. Optional: Preview your rule-based sales category.
    1. From the explorer view, right-click the rule-based sales category. Click Open.
    2. Complete one of the following tasks
      • In the toolbar, click the Open Store Preview Dialog button.
      • In the upper-right corner of the main work area, click Save and Preview.
      The store preview opens in a separate window. You can now view how your category looks in your store. Ensure that you wait for the search indexing process to complete before you view your category to ensure that the category includes the updated catalog entry assignments.
    3. To close the preview, click the close button in the upper-right corner of the preview window.
  8. Reload the properties view for the rule-based sales category and view the list of catalog entries in the Assigned catalog entries table and verify that the list is updated.