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Publish a Catalog Item

Introduction

Catalog items have the ability to be individually published without having to rebuild the entire catalog.

We call this feature the Catalog Item Publish Queue

All you need to do is click publish and choose a time to automatically release the Catalog Item at that

time.

Background Info

Catalog Items have 5 availability statuses

  1. Live (Currently Live)
  2. Live Pending (New changes going live)
  3. Pending (Going live for the first time)
  4. Unpublished (A Draft or newly created Catalog Item)
  5. My PC Only (Was live but is not for sale anymore)

All Times are displayed in Central Time

Catalog Items must be “Available” and have a Release Date in the Past

Editing a the Sellable Products attached to a Catalog Item will automatically add the Catalog Item to the

be published.

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How to Publish a Single Catalog Item

Step 1: Create or Update a Catalog Item and SAVE CHANGES

  • A green confirmation message is shown in the top right based on what was updated.
  • The availability status of this catalog item is currently “Live”

Step 2: PUBLISH the Catalog Item

  • A modal will appear when this button is clicked

  • Choose a When to Publish option.

  • The available options are

  1. On Set Date (You choose the date but the time is hardcoded to midnight Central

Time)

  1. On Catalog Item Release Date (This is editable in the catalog item editor)
  2. Now (Publish immediately, allow a couple minutes to process)

  • Click SUBMIT

  • The Availability Status will update

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How to Publish an Album

  • Navigate to a certain Album
  • Click Publish
  • Set when to publish in the modal
  • Each of the Catalog Items in this Album will be published at a certain time
  • Albums without Catalog Items won’t be published
  • Ie: Empty albums wont appear on the site
  • The album street date must be empty or be in the past to be released

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How to View a Catalog Item Publish Queue Log

  • Go to Catalog Manager > Catalog Item Publish Log > View Log

  • This displays all the times when a Catalog Item will be published

  • You can filter by Catalog Item ID