CatalogManager Object

Use this object to work with the entire Product Catalog System. The methods and properties of this object effect all catalogs contained in the Product Catalog System.

ProgID:	Commerce.CatalogManager (Externally creatable)
COM Class Name:	CatalogManager
COM Interface Name:	ICatalogManager
Interface ID Constant:	IID_ICatalogManager
Header File:	Catalog.h, mspu_guids.h
Type Library Name:	Microsoft Commerce 2000 Catalog Type Library
DLL Name:	Catalog.dll
Threading Model:	Both

In C++, use the ICatalogManager interface to access the properties and methods of the CatalogManager object.

Because this object is primarily intended for use within ASP script, access from C++ will not be common.

The properties of the CatalogManager object are shown in the following table.

Property	Type	Description
Catalogs	_Recordset	Returns a recordset containing a record for each catalog contained in the Product Catalog System, including their properties. This property is read-only.
CategoryDefinitions	_Recordset	Returns a recordset containing the names of all of the category definitions that currently exist in the Product Catalog System. This property is read-only.
CustomCatalogs	_Recordset	Returns a recordset containing a record for each custom catalog. These records include the custom catalog names and the names of the catalogs they are based on. This property is read-only.
ProductDefinitions	_Recordset	Returns a recordset containing the names of all the product definitions that currently exist in the Product Catalog System. This property is read-only.
Properties	_Recordset	Returns a recordset containing the name of each property that currently exists in the Product Catalog System. This property is read-only.

The methods of the CatalogManager object are shown in the following table.

Method	Description
AddDefinitionProperty	Adds a property to a definition.
AddDefinitionVariantProperty	Adds a variant property to a definition.
AddPropertyValue	Adds a value to the list of defined values for this property. Only applies to enumerations.
CreateCatalog	Creates a new catalog.
CreateCategoryDefinition	Creates a new category definition.
CreateProductDefinition	Creates a new product definition.
CreateProperty	Creates a new property.
DeleteCatalog	Deletes a catalog.
DeleteDefinition	Deletes a product or category definition
DeleteProperty	Deletes a property.
ExportCSV	Exports catalog data as a comma-separated value format file.
ExportXML	Exports catalog data as an Extensible Markup Language (XML) format file.
FreeTextSearch	Performs a free-text search of catalogs.
GetCatalog	Returns the specified catalog object.
GetDefinitionProperties	Returns the properties of a specified definition.
GetPropertyAttributes	Returns all the attributes of a specified property.
GetPropertyValues	Returns a list of appropriate values for an enumeration property.
ImportCSV	Imports a comma-separated value format file as catalog data.
ImportXML	Imports an XML format file as catalog data.
Initialize	Initializes the CatalogManager object.
Query	Performs queries against product, variant, and category data in one or more catalogs.
RemoveDefinitionProperty	Removes the specified property or variant property from a definition.
RemovePropertyValue	Removes a defined value from an enumeration property.
RenameDefinition	Renames a definition.
RenameProperty	Renames a property.
SetDefinitionProperties	Use this method to change the properties of a category or product definition.
SetPropertyAttributes	Changes the attributes of a property.

Remarks

Some methods of the CatalogManager object cannot be called in a transacted object. They are the CreateCatalog, DeleteCatalog, GenerateCustomCatalog, ImportCSV, ImportXML, and RegenerateFreeTextSearchIndex methods. These methods involve the creation, deletion, or updating of free text indexes. SQL Server does not allow these operations in a transaction.

Binding to the CatalogManager in a COM+ component that has either the Required or Requires New property set generates a run time error.

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