Catalog Groups are logical groupings of the items in your Product Catalog. They are used to distinguish between features and rate plans. Catalog Groups can also be used to group catalog items for reporting purposes.
Note
If you want to use Catalog Groups for reporting purposes, custom development may be required to integrate this functionality into your reports.
To view the Catalog Group(s) that is assigned to a particular catalog item:
Under Applications > Product Management, select Product Catalog. The Product Catalog window is displayed.
Right-click the desired catalog item and select Catalog Groups.
Note
The Catalog Groups menu option is not available for product folders.
The Catalog Groups associated with this product are displayed.
Note
The name of the selected catalog item is displayed in the title bar. For example, the title bar in the figure below says "Catalog Groups - Wireless". "Wireless" is the name of the selected catalog item.
The Catalog Groups window displays the following information for each Catalog Group that is currently assigned to the selected catalog item:
Catalog Group ID
Unique ID the system assigned to the Catalog Group when it was added to the system.
Display Name
Descriptive name entered for the Catalog Group when it was added to the system.
Notes:
A Product belonging to a "plan" group and is marked as "IsPOS", is created in POS as a "Rate Plan". A Product that belongs to a "features" group and is marked as "IsPOS" is created in POS as a "Feature".
An item belonging to the NLAD group, determines that its associated service should be enrolled in or de-enrolled from NLAD (National Lifeline Accountability Database). When the item is assigned to a customer, the NLAD forms are displayed in POS Make Sale. (See also: NLAD Integration)
Click Close to return to the Product Catalog window.
Adding a Catalog Group
To add a Catalog Group to a catalog item:
Either click the New button on the Catalog Groups window or right-click anywhere within the Catalog Groups window and select New. The Add Catalog Group window is displayed.
Select the desired Catalog Group from the drop-down list.
Click Add to add the selected Catalog Group to the catalog item. The Add Catalog Group window is closed and the Catalog Groups window is updated to include the Catalog Group you just added.
Note
If the selected Catalog Group is already assigned to the catalog item, a warning is displayed.
Click OK to return to the Add Catalog Group window and select another Catalog Group.
Removing a Catalog Group
To remove a Catalog Group from a catalog item:
Either click on the desired Catalog Group, then click the Remove button on the Catalog Groups window
OR
Right-click on the desired Catalog Group and select Remove.
The following confirmation window is displayed.
Click Yes to remove the Catalog Group from the catalog item. The confirmation window is closed and the Catalog Group is deleted from the Catalog Groups window.