Catalog

Owned by Charlotte Armstrong
Last updated: May 21, 2024 by Katie McElroy
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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:

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

You can enter a Description of the Catalog.

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.

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.

 

Required fields

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

  1. Select a Catalog.

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

  1. Enter a Description of content.

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.

  1. Select Save at the bottom of the page.

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:

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

Delete (site managers only)