Public Catalog for TMS Administrators
The Public Catalog is a comprehensive list of products in your organization. Products and their sections that have been added to your directory can be added directly to your Public Catalog by those who have the Manage Public Catalog permission.
The Public Catalog is earmarked by the icon below in the TMS:
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.
- Find the column for "Public Visibility"
- Note the color of the icon in the column. Grey indicates a product that is not public. Green indicates a product that is public.
- To mark a product public, click the icon.
When the icon is green, it means that product is immediately available on the Public Catalog.
Making Sections Public
- Products that have sections will have an expand/collapse arrow on the right side. Expand a product that has sections.
- Note the color of the icons for sections. Grey indicates a section that is not public. Green indicates a section that is public.
- To mark a section public, click the icon.
When the icon is green, it means that section is immediately available on the Public Catalog.
Sharing the Public Catalog
- In the top right corner of the Public Catalog management page, click the button called "Settings".
- In the field labeled "Link", you will find the Public Catalog hyperlink.
- Copy the link.
- Share the link via email, adding the link to your website, and embedding the link into your own sites.
- Preview the way the Public Catalog will appear to others by selecting the "Preview" button in the top right corner.
This link does not need to be copied and pasted repeatedly. This means that as you make changes in the TMS to products and sections that are public, the Public Catalog will automatically receive those changes and you do not need to update the link anywhere you have shared it.
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.
- Select the "Settings" button on the Public Catalog management page.
- At the bottom of the page, you will see a file upload field.
- Choose a logo from your files.
Logo changes are immediate in our system and will take effect instantly.
Identifying Public Products and Sections
Most users will not have access to the Public Catalog management page. These users will still be informed of what products and sections have been made public.
When an 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 sections that are public, they will see another public notice.
Editing Public Products
Any user who has the permission for Manage Products can edit any product at any time, including public products.
Editing Public Sections
Any user who has the permission for Manage Sections can edit any sections at any time, including public sections.