You can create the catalog for storing information about
items. For example, you can create a catalog of books for storing
information about the books.
Before you begin
Ensure that you get the information about the type of catalog
that you can create from the solution architect.
Procedure
Create a catalog by using any of the following methods:
user interface, Java™ API, or
script API. You need to specify the catalog name and the spec name
when you create the catalog.
| Option |
Description |
|---|
| User interface |
- Click Product Manager > Catalogs > New Catalog.
- Click the new catalog icon.
- Provide the required details for creating the catalog.
- Click Save.
|
| Java API |
The following sample Java API
code creates a catalog.Context ctx = PIMContextFactory.getContext(USERNAME, PASSWORD, COMPANY_NAME);
HierarchyManager hierarchyManager = ctx.getHierarchyManager();
Hierarchy hierarchy = hierarchyManager.getHierarchy("BasicAPICategoryTree");
SpecManager specManager = ctx.getSpecManager();
PrimarySpec spec = (PrimarySpec)specManager.getSpec("BasicAPISpec");
Catalog catalog = m_catalogMgr.createCatalog(spec, "TestCatalog", hierarchy);
catalog.save();
|
| Script API |
The following sample script API creates a catalog.var CTG_NAME = "My Catalog";
var CTG_SPEC_NAME = "My Primary Spec";
var HIER_NAME = "My Hier";
var DISPLAY_NODE_NAME = "str2";
var ctgSpec = getSpecByName(CTG_SPEC_NAME);
var hier = getCategoryTreeByName(HIER_NAME);
var dispAttrNode = ctgSpec.getNodeByPath(CTG_SPEC_NAME + "/" + DISPLAY_NODE_NAME);
var hmOptArgs=[];
hmOptArgs["displayAttribute"] = dispAttrNode;
var ctg = new Catalog(ctgSpec,CTG_NAME,hier,hmOptArgs);
ctg.saveCatalog();
out.println("Created the ctg: " + ctg.getCtgName());
|
The catalog is created. Users can view it in the
Catalog
Console.
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