Importing a Catalog

You use the Catalog Editor module to work with categories and catalogs. You can create, modify, and delete categories and catalogs. You can also use the Catalog Editor to import catalogs. You can import a catalog from an Extensible Markup Language (XML) file or a comma-separated value (CSV) file.

In this lab, you will import an XML catalog file.

To copy the XML catalog file to the Catalogs folder

1. Copy the Hardwarefull.xml file in the \Tutorial folder at the root of the CDROM to the <drive:>\Inetpub\wwwroot\SupplierADBizDesk\Catalogs folder.

To import an XML catalog file

1. In Catalogs, click Catalog Editor.
   
   
2. In the Catalog Editor screen, click on the toolbar, and then select Import XML from the drop-down list.
   
   
3. In the Import XML Catalog dialog box, do the following:

   Use this	To do this
   Filename	Type <drive:>\Inetpub\wwwroot\SupplierADBizDesk\Catalogs\Hardwarefull.xml.
   Delete any existing catalog data	Verify that this box is not checked.

   
   
4. Click OK.

The Hardware catalog has been imported and is available on the SupplierAD site.

Note

• The catalog does not yet appear in the Name box in the Catalog Editor.

  Use the Catalog Editor module to refresh and publish a catalog on your Web site. You will have to refresh and publish your catalog whenever you make any changes in order to ensure that the changes are reflected on your Web site.

To refresh and publish the catalog

1. In Catalogs, click Catalog Editor.
   
   
2. In the Catalog Editor screen, click on the toolbar.

The catalog is updated and published on the Web site.