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What is a Catalog?

A catalog is a list of items. It can have a list of different categories and a list within each of those categories displayed in an alphabetical or another systematic order.

Create a Catalog

  1. From the administration bar, select Workbench, then My Dashboard.

  1. Navigate to the Content types box and select the Add catalog button under the drop-down menu beside Catalog item

  2. In the Name field, type the Catalog name using sentence case.

  3. Select Save at the bottom of the page.

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Optional fields

Optional information can be added to a Catalog found under the Edit tab of a Catalog:

 Term lock

If the Term lock checkbox if checked, a term cannot be edited or deleted for the Catalog.

 Description

You can enter a Description of the Catalog.

 Tabs to display

You can select any applicable Tabs to display for the Catalog.

Note: In order to add details relating to a tab (e.g. Audience) the tab must be selected in this list.

 Relations

You can select the Relations tab and choose a Parent term


Create a Catalog item

Note: a Catalog must be created first, then populated with Catalog items.

  1. From the administration bar, select Workbench then My Dashboard.

  1. In the Content types box, select the Add button beside Catalog item.

The content types box, highlighting the Add button beside Catalog item.


Required fields

  1. In the Name field, type the Catalog item name using sentence case.

The name field in Create Catalog item
  1. Select a Catalog.

Note: Multiple catalogs are intentionally not allowed to be populated with the same item.

  1. Enter a Description of content.

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Note: A Description of content must be brief and concise description of the item’s content. No more than one or two sentences are recommended.
The Description of content is the information blurb which appears when the Catalog item is shared or searched.

  1. Select Draft from the Revision state field.

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  1. Select Save at the bottom of the page.

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Note: To add content to your Catalog item, this can be done via the Layout tab. You can review Block types: Content to view Block options.


Optional fields

Optional information can be added to Catalog items found under the Edit tab of a Catalog item:

 Item summary

The Item summary functions as a short summary of what the Catalog item is about when previewing the item in a Catalog.

 Associated image

The Associated image functions as a thumbnail when sharing a Catalog item in social networks and other services.

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  1. Locate Associated image under Meta tag information for social media sharing/search/etc.

  2. Select Add media.

  3. Add an image or select an image previously uploaded to your site. To add an image:

    1. Select Browse... in the Add file box and choose an image from your files.

    2. Fill in the mandatory Name field (it will default to the original file name) and Alternative text field (guidelines can be found on the Brand page) field. You have the option of entering a caption to be displayed with the image in the Caption field.

  4. Select Save.

  5. If not already selected, select the image by checking its box from the image gallery.

  6. Select Insert selected.

 Media settings

Media settings can be accessed through the Media drop down.

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 Menu settings

The Menu settings drop down allows you to change whether the Catalog item appears in the menu and how it appears:

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Checking Place in site hierarchy box enables you configure how your Catalog item appears in the menu.

  • Checking the Add menu link box will add your Catalog item to the main menu.

  • The Menu link title field allows you to edit the Catalog item title in the main menu.

Note: The title in the Menu link title field can be different from your Catalog item Name.

  • The Description field allows you to add a description that will show when hovering over the menu link.

  • The Parent link drop down allows you to choose where in the menu your item occurs.

Note: By default, the Parent link is set to Main navigation.

  • The Weight field allows you to choose the order that your menu items are displayed.

Note: Lower weights display before higher weights.

 Scheduling options

Scheduling options allows you to select a date and time to change the Revision state of your Catalog item.

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Publish on allows you to select a date that the page will publish.

Unpublish on allows you to select a date that the page will unpublish.

Publish/unpublished states

 URL redirects

URL redirects allows you to add a URL redirect to your Catalog item.

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 URL alias

The Catalog item automatically generates a URL based on the item Name and its place in the site hierarchy. It is best practice to select Generate automatic URL alias for uniformity across your site. To create a custom alias:

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  1. Unselect the Generate automatic URL alias box.

  2. Manually enter a new URL alias.

Note: Do not add a trailing backslash (/) to the alias. Replace any spaces with a dash (-). When entering a custom URL make sure it is still reflective of the content that it will be displaying.

 Authoring information

Authoring information allows you to change the author information for the Catalog item. Authoring information defaults to the user who created the page and when the item was created originally.

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  • Filling out the Authored by field allows you to select a user to be displayed as the page author.

  • The Authored on allows you to manually sets the date and time the page was created.

 Promotion options

Promotion options allows you to edit how the Catalog item is promoted.

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  • Promoted to front page allows your page to be promoted to the front page.

 Page display options

Page display options allow you to optionally turn off site menus and titles for your Catalog item.

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Note: this option should not be used for accessibility reasons.

 Revision log

The Revision log message is an option to comment on the update and changes to the Catalog item. This message will appear in the entry when viewing the Revisions tab of the Catalog item.

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Delete (site managers only)

 Delete a Catalog

The Delete tab is only visible to site managers. The Delete tab permanently deletes a Catalog item and all associated content.

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Note: all links to this page will break.

To delete a Catalog item:

  1. Select the Delete tab.

  2. Select the Delete button.


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