Scenario 2: Creating a catalog filter based on categories
This scenario shows you how to create a catalog filter based on categories. When a category is included in a catalog filter, all the catalog entries and child categories under this category are also included. When a category is excluded in a catalog filter, all the catalog entries and child categories under this category are also excluded.
In this scenario, you create a catalog filter that includes all the catalog entries in the following categories: "Hot Communications", "Hot Computers and Peripherals", "Hot Entertainment", "Used Communications". The catalog filter excludes "Used Computers and Peripherals", and "Used Entertainment".
Planning the catalog filter
| Category | Filter Type |
|---|---|
| Hot Communications | Include |
| Hot Computers and Peripherals | Include |
| Hot Entertainment | Include |
| Used Communications | Include |
| Used Computers and Peripherals | Exclude |
| Used Entertainment | Exclude |
Creating the catalog filter
- Open the Catalog Filter and Pricing tool.
- From the toolbar, click the arrow or the right side of
Create new button; then select Catalog
Filter. The properties view displays. - In the General Information section, specify a name and description for the catalog filter.
- Add the categories to the catalog filter.
- Expand the Filter by Categories, Attributes, and Properties section.
- To include the Hot Communication category using the Categories
tree view.
- Right-click the Hot Communications category, then click Include.
- Repeat the previous step to add the other categories to the catalog filter.
- To exclude categories:
- Right-click the Used Computers and Peripherals category, then click Exclude.
- Right-click the Used Entertainment category, then click Exclude.
- Click Save and Close.
What to do next
You can assign the catalog filter to store's default contract. For example, you can assign this catalog filter to the Madisons store default contract to entitle the guest customers to the specific categories.