Step 2: Creating the Office Machines base catalog

1. In Business Desk, in the Catalogs module, click Catalog Editor.
2. In the Catalogs screen, on the toolbar, click New, and then select New Base Catalog from the list.
3. In the Catalog Properties – New Base Catalog screen, in the Catalog Properties section, do the following:

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   Name	Type Office Machines.
   Currency	Select US Dollar – USD from the drop-down list.
   Product unique ID	Select Label from the drop-down list.
   Product variant unique ID	Select SKU from the drop-down list.

To configure the default catalog language

For the purpose of this tutorial, you will select English - United States as the default language for the Office Machines base catalog.

1. Expand the Catalog Languages section, and click Add.

2. In the Select Languages dialog box, In the Languages list, select English – United States, and then click Add.

   The language you selected appears in the Languages list in the Catalog Languages section in the Catalog Properties – New Base Catalog screen.

3. In the Catalog Languages section, in the Default Language drop-down list, select English – United States.

4. In the Catalog Languages section, in the Reporting Language drop-down list, select English – United States.

5. Click to save the Office Machines base catalog, and return to the Catalogs Screen.

   The Catalogs screen appears. Notice that Office Machines appears in the Name column of the Catalogs screen.

Now that you have created the Office Machines base catalog, proceed to Lesson 3: Creating a Virtual Catalog for the SupplierAD Site.

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