The Catalog customization tool (CMC) is an extension that allows you adjust catalogs to your independent requirements. The extension is activated by contacting Compusoft support.
Once the extension is activated, with the help of this article you will be ready to download and install catalogs, set up prices, change the print name for the catalogs and further customizations for existing catalogs.
Download the Catalog customization extension
At Project level:
- Click on Register in the Menu bar and select Download catalogs / updates.
- In the Choose what to download window, click the Reset button.
- Select the Extensions file and tick the box on the left.
Note! Do not include any catalogs in this download selection.
- Click Download
The download progress will be visible in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.
- After the Extension Download is finished, restart Winner.
The installation of the extensions will start automatically.
Catalog customization - download and install catalogs
At Project level:
- Click on Additional modules in the Menu bar and select Catalog customization
- In the Catalog customization window, click the Download button on the right hand side.
- In the Choose what to download window, select your catalogs as required and click Download.
- Click OK to continue.
The download progress will be visible in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.
- After the download is finished, click the button Install downloaded to install the catalogs into the customizations database.
- Dependent on the catalog a catalog information screen may appear, once you have read it click Close.
- The catalogs will now feature in the Catalog customization list.
Catalog customization - making adjustments
After the installation you are able to proceed with the price settings and also add certain adaptions to the catalog.
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Quick process - Select your catalog from the list and click the Quick process button on the right. In the first screen you can set up your price settings and click OK, which opens a second screen. In the second screen you can change the catalog printout name. This option is only available if you have not set up anything in the selected catalog.
- Customization properties - You can double click the selected catalog.
- In the Catalog customizations window, select the New drop-down and choose between different Adjustments. In this example, we will create a new adjustment for the prices in Condition customization.
- In the Customization properties window, enter a meaningful name, for example Conditions 001.
- Click OK.
- In the Catalog information window, you can now store your purchasing conditions.
- Once adjusted to your requirements, click OK
The adjustments will now be listed in the Catalog customizations window.
- Import - You can set core assortments or blocks manually from a file into the catalog.
- In the Catalog customizations window, click the Import drop-down on the right hand side.
- Select either core selection or block customization.
- Select your locally saved file for importing and click Open.
- Publishing - All customizations you create require a release.
- In the Catalog customizations window, mark one or more adjustments. Hold the Shift key while selecting multiple adjustments.
- Click on the Ready for publishing button.
Catalog customization - Publish All
- In the main Catalog customization window click on the Publish All button.
A notification Pop-up appears as soon as all adjustments have been published.
- Click Close.
- Choose whether to export now in the confirmation window.
- The catalogs published are now automatically installed in your system, provided no other user has Winner Design open.
You can also manually load the catalogs by clicking Register in the Menu bar and selecting Download Catalogs/Updates.
For a step by step digital guide on catalog customization and other CMC components, see article
CMC: Catalog Maintenance Component.