Step 2: Choose the products
The first step in the process is to choose the products that you want to include in the shared catalog. The product selection page features the category tree on the left, and a synchronized product grid on the right. If you click a category in the tree, the products in the category appear in the grid.
Only categories with selected products appear in the top navigation when the shared catalog is viewed from the storefront. By default, only the first three category levels are included in the storefront navigation, not including the root category.
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Use the Store chooser to set the scope of the configuration.
The scope of the configuration can be set only before the shared catalog is saved for the first time. If you later edit the product selection, the Store chooser is not available.
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In the category tree, do any of the following:
- To include all products, click Select all or select the checkbox of the parent category.
- To include specific categories of products, select the checkbox of each category that you want to include.
- To include or exclude an individual product, select or deselect the checkbox of product.
The notation below each category in the tree shows the number of products from the category that are currently included in the shared catalog. The notation below the root category shows the total number of products from all categories that are currently selected for the shared catalog.
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To view category products in the grid, click the name of the category in the tree. When a category is selected, the following occurs:
- The toggle in the first column of the grid is set to the green On position for each selected product.
- If a product is assigned to multiple categories and is not selected in one of them, it remains available through the other categories, and also when using catalog search.
- The system automatically sets Category Permissions to
Allow
for the selected products.
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If necessary, use the filters and other grid controls to find the products that you want to include in the shared catalog.
You can individually select or omit individual products by clicking the toggle in the first column.
If you select a category that has no products, but is linked to CMS content or an external link, it is displayed in the top navigation on the storefront.
The category settings that you make are not permanently recorded in the database until the configuration is saved. However, they are saved temporarily as you work on the structure and pricing.
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Click Next.