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Public Catalog for TMS Administrators

The Public Catalog is a comprehensive list of products in your organization. Products and their resources from your directory can be added shared in your Public Catalog to achieve public transparency, tech support for families, and legal compliance.

To edit the Public Catalog, you must have the Manage Public Catalog permission.

Accessing the Public Catalog Editing Pages

To access the Public Catalog management page, click on the Administration button at the bottom of the left nav

You will see a series of cards to choose from. Select the Public Catalog card.

Once you have selected this card, you will see a list of all products in your directory. 

 

Making Products Public

  1. Find the column for "Public Visibility"
  2. Grey (outlined) indicates a product that is not publicGreen (shaded in) indicates a product that is public.
  3. To mark a product public, click the icon. To unpublish a product as visible, click the globe icon again.

 

Making Resources Public

You may want to publish specific product resources like tech support contacts, FAQ, DPA files, or other content. You must first build the resources on the product profile page. Products with resources can be identified on the public catalog management page by the dropdown arrow to the right of the product.

To publish a resource:

  1. Expand a product that has resources.
  2. Note the color of the globe icons. Grey indicates a resource that is not public. Green indicates a resource that is public.
  3. To mark a section public, click the icon. To unpublish it, click the icon again.

 

Sharing the Public Catalog

  1. In the top right corner of the Public Catalog management page, click the button called "Settings".
  2. In the field labeled "Link", you will find the Public Catalog hyperlink.
  3. Copy the link using the blue copy icon to the right of the link. 
  4. Paste the link in your desired location or use the URL in an iframe code to embed.

 

Preview the Public Catalog

Preview the way the Public Catalog will appear to others by selecting the "Preview" button in the top right corner. To exit Preview mode, use your web browser's back button.

 

Adding Branding to the Public Catalog 

You may add your own organization logo to this Public Catalog. This will display at the top of the Public Catalog page for all users. 

  1. Select the "Settings" button on the Public Catalog management page.
  2. At the bottom of the page, you will see a file upload field. Click the blue pencil icon to upload a file.
  3. Click Choose File and choose the desired image from the file explorer on your device.
  4. You may see a progress bar depending on the file size. You will know the image has updated on your public catalog when the image preview above the file name updates.

Image Specifications: This file upload supports standard image file types as well as GIFs. There are no specified dimension requirements for this logo. If you upload a square logo (such as a circle seal for your district), it will appear centered at the top of the catalog. Alternatively, if you create and upload a custom horizontal header (i.e. in Canva via a header template), it will span the width of the public catalog.

 

Identifying Public Products and Sections

Most users will not have access to the Public Catalog management page. However, these users will still be informed of what products and sections have been made public.

When a user selects a product from the Product Catalog that is public, they will see a public notice on the page.

When a user is looking at Resources that are public, they will see another public notice.

 

Editing Public Products & Resources

Products and their resources can only be edited from the Directory or Product Profile. They cannot be edited directly from the Public Catalog management screens. Any user who has the permission for Manage Products can edit any product at any time, including public products. Any user who has the permission for Manage Resources can edit any resources at any time, including public resources