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In KIBO, the catalog structure is a flexible and powerful way to manage products across various channels. The core concept involves a Master, or Parent Catalog which houses all products, and Child Catalogs that inherit from them. You can have multiple parent catalogs, and this hierarchical structure allows for great flexibility. For a global business, child catalogs can be used for localization, restricting products to a specific geographic region or offering localized descriptions and pricing. They can also be used to create brand-based catalogs, where each brand has its own child catalog tied to a single parent catalog. Furthermore, child catalogs are essential for managing products for specific selling channels, like a marketplace such as Amazon or eBay, giving you control over which products are exposed to each channel. This is all connected to the concept of a site in KIBO, an abstract representation of a selling channel to which a specific catalog is tied. In kibo, the catalog structure is a flexible and Powerful way to manage products across various channels. The core concept involves a master or parent catalog, which houses all products, and child catalogs, that inherit from them. You can have multiple parent catalogs and this hierarchical structure allows for great flexibility. For a global business. Child catalogs can be used for localization. Restricting products to a specific geographic region or offering localized descriptions and pricing. They can also be used to create brand based catalogs, where each brand has its own child catalog. Tied to a single parent catalog. Furthermore, child catalogs are essential for managing products, for specific selling channels. Like a Marketplace such as Amazon or Ebay giving you control over which products are exposed to each Channel. This is all connected to the concept of a site in kibo and Abstract representation of a selling channel to which a specific catalog is tied. In this video, I’m going to demonstrate how to create a new catalog. In the left-hand menu, click on the system tab, then click structure, then click on catalogs. In this video, I’m going to demonstrate how to create a new catalog. In the left-hand menu, click on the system tab, then click structure, then click on catalogs. This opens up the catalogs menu where we see all of the existing catalogs that we have, listed. We’ve got 1 parent catalog with several child catalogs underneath it and then a second parent catalog This opens up the catalogs menu where we see all of the existing catalogs that we have, listed. We’ve got 1 parent catalog with several child catalogs underneath it and then a second parent catalog with no child catalogs, and all of them have corresponding IDs. We’ve also got columns for currencies, default locales, with no child catalogs, and all of them have corresponding IDs. We’ve also got columns for currencies, default locales, and catalog status. and catalog status. On the far right, there’s an ellipses. When clicked, we have the ability to edit the catalogs, or delete them. On the far right, there’s an ellipses. When clicked, we have the ability to edit the catalogs, or delete them. If we click edit on this parent catalog, we can see how it was set up. If we click edit on this parent catalog, we can see how it was set up. When it was created, it was given the Mystic Parent Catalog name. We can edit that name at any time. When it was created, it was given the Mystic Parent Catalog name. We can edit that name at any time. There is a default Locale code set. All products are created and managed at the Parent Catalog level, and this is the locale they are defaulted to.  This can be overridden by the Supported Locales identified below. All child catalogs inherent products from the parent catalog, and are able to override information from the parent catalog, such as pricing and categorization. There’s a default Locale code set. All products are created and managed at the parent catalog level. And this is the Locale, they are defaulted to This can be overridden by the supported locales identified below. All child catalogs inherent products from the parent catalog and are able to override information from the parent catalog such as pricing and categorization. Supported locales allow users to create and manage product information for different regions at the parent catalog level, such as product descriptions and SEO in another language. Child catalogs could then be created in different currencies which would allow for overriding the default pricing at the parent level, allowing for regionally-specific product information and pricing, all controlled at a single level. Supported locales allow users to create and manage product information for different regions at the parent. Catalog level such as product descriptions and SEO in another language. Child catalogs could then be created in different currencies which would allow for overriding. The default pricing at the parent level, allowing for regionally specific product information and pricing all controlled at a single level. More supported locales can be added, if needed. More supported locales can be added, if needed. And then, lastly, the supported override locales. If there are 2 or more child catalogs within the same parent catalog that are the same locale, for example 2 English US locales, users can leverage the override to specify the product and SEO content settings for each child catalog. They are identified by using the locale, in this example “EN”, followed by their Catalog ID. And then, lastly, the supported override locales. If there are 2 or more child catalogs within the same parent catalog that are the same locale, for example 2 English US locales, users can leverage the override to specify the product and SEO content settings for each child catalog. They are identified by using the locale, in this example “EN”, followed by their Catalog ID. Let’s create a new catalog. Let’s create a new catalog. To do that, we’ll click the “Create New Catalog” button up on the top right. To do that, we’ll click the “Create New Catalog” button up on the top right. From here, we can create a parent catalog or a child catalog. We’re going to create a child catalog, and to do that, we select catalog. Then we choose the existing parent catalog that we want that this will live under. Let’s use the Mystic Parent Catalog. From here, we can create a parent catalog or a child catalog. We’re going to create a child catalog, and to do that, we select catalog. Then we choose the existing parent catalog that we want that this will live under. Let’s use the Mystic Parent Catalog. We’ll give this a name. We’ll call it “New Child Catalog”. We’ll give this a name. We’ll call it “New Child Catalog”. And then a default Locale. Let’s give it something different. We don’t have the full list we saw earlier - here, we’re limited to the list that was identified on the Mystic parent catalog. Let’s do French Canadian, and then set the currency code to the Canadian dollars. And then a default Locale. Let’s give it something different. We don’t have the full list we saw earlier - here, we’re limited to the list that was identified on the Mystic parent catalog. Let’s do French Canadian, and then set the currency code to the Canadian dollars. Now that we’ve filled out all of the fields, we’ll hit save, and then the new child catalog will pop up under our parent catalog with a new ID, set in Canadian dollars, locale is French Canadian, and it’s active. Now that we’ve filled out all of the fields, we’ll hit save, and then the new child catalog will pop up under our parent catalog with a new ID, set in Canadian dollars, locale is French Canadian, and it’s active.

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