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Understang ATG Commerce Product Catalog

Catalog Elements

Catalogs- Catalog is a collection of repository items (categories, products, media, etc.) that provides the organizational framework for commerce site.
Properties of Catalog:
displayName: Name of catalog. It's required field.
rootCategories: Root categories of catalog.


Categories- Categories organize products into a hierarchy that provides a navigational framework for Websites. Categories can be parents to products or other categories.
Properties of Category:
displayName: Name of Category. It's required field.

childCategories: List of all categories that are children of this category.

childProducts: List of all products that are children of this category.

Products – A product is a navigational end-point in the catalog.
Properties of Product:
displayName: Name of Product. It's required field.
childSKUs: List of child SKUs of this product.


SKUs - A product is a navigational end-point in the catalog. However, customers do not actually purchase the product; they purchase a SKU (stock keeping unit). A product can have several different SKUs associated with it, representing varieties, sizes, and colors.
Properties of SKU:
displayName: Name of SKU. It's required field.



Example of Nested Categories                                               


Sample Catalog:

Block View of Catalog: