What is a Master Catalog?

A Super-Catalog allows you to generate a catalog by merging several existing catalogs. The aim is to use several catalogs to create a single one. For example, this enables you to send out just one catalog to your customers, when you usually send out several.

How to make a Master Catalog?

Click on the Add Master Catalog button and you will be redirected to the page to create one.

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Choice of sub-catalogues

In the Catalogs section, you'll need to add all the catalogs you require for your super catalog.

Use the drop-down list (1) to select a catalog to add to the super catalog, then click on the + (2) to add it. The table just below contains the complete listing of all catalogs included in the super catalog.

Don't forget to select the company to which the super catalog will be linked (3).

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How to set up a Master Catalog

The General and Distributor Filter sections are completed in the same way as for a "classic" catalog.

The Date section allows you to manage the Validity Date and History Date data, in the same way as for a "classic" catalog, but with the additional option of "Inheriting from sub-catalogs".

Validity date

• Inheriting from sub-catalogs
  Validity start date = Lowest validity start date among all subcatalogues
  Validity end date = Highest validity end date among all subcatalogues

• Manual
  Enter the validity start and end dates in the two input fields.

• Auto generated
  Enter the number of years of validity, then click on the button to refresh the calculation of validity dates.

Historization

• Inheriting from sub-catalogs
  Each sub-catalog is loaded from its own historization date

• Manual
  Enter the desired historization date in the text box.
  This date will be used for loading each sub-catalog.

• Auto generated
  Enter the desired number of years, then click on the button to refresh the date calculation.
  This date will be used for loading each sub-catalog.

FAQ

FAQ - Exports - Master catalogs