Editing Product List


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Launch the Catalog in the Edit Mode.
Once you have created the desired groups, you are ready to fill out the lists of products, select the corresponding images and create additional descriptions for the products.
Select the product group to be edited.
The table at the left will display the list of the existing items. If no items are available, the list will be empty. The following toolbar will appear on the top of the list:

Edit product list panel

Buttons description (from left to right):

  • Save product list (it will also be automatically saved upon exiting from the program or switching to a different product group).
  • Expand list to entire window.
  • Restore list width to default.
  • Add new line for entering a new item (or use the Ins key on the keyboard Ctrl-Ins will insert the new item as child).
  • Delete selected item or items. To select a number of items, press and hold down the Ctrl or Shift key on the keyboard.

Next, fill out the table. The records with the inaccurate data can be deleted with the corresponding button at the top of the window (or with the Del key on the keyboard).
Product items and child groups of items are equal. To avoid adding a group of items to the order as a regular item, please remove the price value from the price field:

Groups and subgroups with out prices in the catalog

( Description of Checkboxes in the Product List here )

To move an existing item from the current list to a sub-group, right-click and hold down the right mouse button and then drag the selected items to the name of the destination sub-group.
The same way items can be moved up or down one another.

Dragging a product in the list

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Import

If you have the product lists in one of the most widespread formats (e.g., MS Excel), you can quickly and easily import that data to MyBusinessCatalog Gold.

Select the product group to import the data to and then click Import
(Or select the Service -> Import Data Wizard)
The import data wizard window will appear.

Import data wizard

Follow the wizard’s instructions ( click here ).

When entering / editing of the list is over, you can sort it (by clicking on the required column’s header) or arrange it according to your own criterions. For that purpose, grab the desired item in the selection area at the left and then drag it up or down to the place you want it to be at.
When you close the product list editor window, the data will be saved automatically.

Product item/subgroup attributes.
For better descriptiveness, you can assign an icon to an individual item or a subgroup. To do that, right-click on the desired position and then select the desired icon in the “State” section of the context menu that appears.

States for product
  • New. Marks new items.
  • Not Available. Marks items that are not available but still should be included in the catalog.
  • Hide. You can work with the hidden items as with the regular ones; however, they are only displayed in the Edit mode. Your catalog's end user will not see them. Use this attribute for temporary removal of individual items from the list.
  • Folder. Decorative item for the visual description of the subgroups.
  • (none) - Clears all attributes.

Adding product descriptions and images see here