The Catalog System lets you create, manage, import, and export online catalogs by using
the Catalog API. This section describes how to use the Catalog API for these tasks.
Associate an Existing Catalog to a SitecoreSite
Identify Sitecore Commerce 8.0 powered by Commerce Server and Commerce Server 11.2 catalogs to expose in Sitecore, making them available as website content.
Create a Catalog
Create a new catalog based on the Commerce Catalog template.
Create a Custom Relationship
You can add your own custom relationship types that can be used when making product and category relationships This will provide users with a closed vocabulary of supported relationship types..
Add Fields to a Catalog Item Type
Dynamic properties allow you to extend the generated catalog item templates like you would any other Sitecore item template. When you edit this new property on a Catalog, Category, or Product, that property is serialized into new field in Sitecore Commerce 8.0 powered by Commerce Server and Commerce Server 11.2 called ExternalSettings.
Add Fields to a Unique Catalog Item
Dynamic properties allow you to add a new field to a specific Commerce Catalog product, category, or variant definition. When you edit this new property on a Catalog, Category, or Product, that property is serialized into new field in Sitecore Commerce 8.0 powered by Commerce Server and Commerce Server 11.2 called ExternalSettings.