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Editing a Catalog Item

Follow the steps below to edit a catalog item.

Access Catalog Items

Click on the Catalog then Catalog Items tab.

The edit icon becomes available when you create a new catalog item. Click the edit icon for the catalog item that will be modified to show the Edit dialog box.

	Name	Description
1	Display Name	This is the name of the product and this value will be searched against whenever a user performs a keyword search.
2	Catalog Identifier	The catalog identifier serves as a means of enabling you to use a non user friendly term field. While not displayed as prominently as the "Display Name," the catalog identifier allows users to maintain a unifying identifier across multiple systems. This makes the process easier for end users that are using applications. Example: Let's say "Company A" displays a product across multiple channels (print, social, web, etc.) but "Company A" still wants to provide the end user with a single identifier across all channels. The catalog identifier is designed to serve such a purpose, ie: a catalog identifier of DN555483 may not be user friendly, but it is a number that would remain consistent across all channels.
3	Enable Catalog Item	If the value is set to "YES," the catalog item is made available to search on and order. If the value is set to "No," the catalog item will remain hidden from non administrative users until the catalog item is re-enabled.
4	Price	The per piece cost of this catalog item.
5	Price Per Page	Only applicable to "Personalized" catalog items. The price per page will be multiplied by the number of pages in the final document to calculate to a final price. Why use this? Personalized or variable catalog items can have a page count that changes as the users add or remove pages. For example, an Administrator may configure a personalized item to allow the end user (orderer) to be able to add pages to the document. In such a case, the Administrator does not know what the final page count will so leveraging the price per page makes the most sense. Note: Price per Page will override the "price" if it is provided.
6	Keywords	A list of keywords separated by commas, offers a third means of matching catalog items against user searches. ContentWelder will match a catalog item against any catalog item whose keywords contain the user entered search term. Note: All searches perform case insensitive searches against keywords. Example: Catalog Item A is setup with keywords "beach, summer, fun, holiday party". A user logs in and searches for "Holiday". "Catalog Item A" is returned in the search results since "holiday" is specified as one of the keywords. Keywords are displayed on the Product Information page as follows. With this, you can refer your users to other products related to the current catalog item by ensuring you are consistent with keywords. Example: Let's say you have a group of catalog items, all related to a topic like a summer event. By using the keyword "summer", your end users will see this keyword and be able to click on it, thereby allowing them to easily find related products.
7	Exclude from Best Selling	If the Yes option is selected, this catalog item will never be displayed with other best selling products. If the No option is selected, this catalog item will be displayed with other best selling products. Why would I want to exclude an item "best selling" You may want to discourage the use of a particular catalog item, despite it's popularity. You may have products in your catalog that are so widely used or even mandatory that your company's employees know how to find. and you don't want these to overshadow other products in the system. For example, if 3 ring binders are ordered, or golf balls in sufficient enough quantity as to make them the highest selling, but these products aren't core to your business, you may choose to exclude these from the best selling list. Can users search for products excluded from "best selling list"? Yes
8	Requires Mailing List	Check this box if you want users to assign a Mailing List to this catalog item during the order process. Doing so will send the user to the Mailing list selection screen as the first step after clicking "Order Print/Web". The user will be need to add a Mailing List prior to moving forward. Why would I want to use this? If the catalog item is meant as a direct mail piece, then this option should be checked.
9	Prompt for Mailing List	Check this box if you want to prompt the user to add a list without making it required during the order process. Unlike the "requires mailing list, the user will be able to skip choosing a mailing list step to proceed. Doing so will send the user to the mailing list selection screen as the first step after clicking "Add Print/Web". Why would I want to use this? In the case of a personalized catalog item, it may have been setup to leverage recipient information without it being mandatory.
10	Save	Click the Save button to save your changes and close the dialog box.

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