Embed Catalog Items in a Content Page

Present catalog items in a content page as part of a marketing effort.

1. Add a control.
   1. Click the content item in the tree
   2. Click Presentation > Details in the ribbon.
   3. Click Edit on the device control.
   4. Click Controls
   5. Click Add, find your rendering, set its Placeholder and click on the Select button
2. Choose one:

   Option	Description
   Set a data source on the rendering	continue to the next step
   Add an associated product field to the content item	continue to 6

3. Click your control in the device editor.
4. Click Edit on the device control.
5. Select a product and click OK.
   If you are using MVC, you can retrieve the data source in your controller using the following: RenderingContext.Current.Rendering.DataSource
   If you are using WebForms you can retrieve it in your code behind using the following ((Sublayout)Parent).DataSource
6. Close the Presentation Details dialog
   You have completed this procedure.
7. On the template for the content item:
   1. Add a new field called AssociatedProducts
   2. Set the type to Treelist (or Treelist with Search)
   3. Set the source to /sitecore/Commerce/Catalog Management/Catalogs