The dealer version of Catalog Express allows you to export your Catalog Express data directly to Cap catalog files. This allows you to use your catalog in Office as a B2B (Business-to-Business) catalog.
The main two Cap catalog file types created will be a *.CAT and *.SYL file. There may also be a *.CAP file if there were any multimedia files in the project.
You need to take those files and place them in a folder named B2B. The B2B folder should only store Cap Catalog files you create from catalog express.
A good practice is to store the B2B folder in the same location as your standard Office catalog content. The default installation location for Office Catalogs is in the C:\ProgramData\Cap\Content folder.
Once your exported files are in the B2B folder, follow the steps below to link the catalog for use in Worksheet, Cap, and/or Cap Complete.
- Open Worksheet.
- Go to the Tools menu and select Preferences.
- Click the Content button along the left edge of the preferences window.
- Click the Add New Manufacturer button as indicated in the below image.
- For the Manufacturer Code: Type B2B and then click the OK Button.
- You will then be prompted to enter a Manufacturer Name. This can be anything of your choosing. In this example, I will type "Catalog Express Catalogs" and then press OK.
- A "Browse For Folder" dialog will now appear. Navigate to and select your B2B folder and press the OK Button.
- Now click the "Add New Catalog" content button in the lower portion of the content dialog as indicated in the below image.
- An Open Dialog named "Select one or more catalogs to add" will appear. This will show any *.CAT files located in your B2B content folder. Select one or more .CAT files and then press the Open button.
- The catalogs you selected should now appear in the lower section of the content window.
- Click the Apply button at the bottom of the preferences window.
- A notice will appear alerting you that the program will need to be restarted before these changes will take effect. Click Ok.
- Click the Close button on the Preferences window.
- Exit and restart the Worksheet application.
Your B2B catalog should now be available to use from your Content Explorer. Tip: Updating the B2B Catalog.
Once you have established your B2B manufacturer and catalog using the steps above, updating it to a newer version of the catalog simply requires you overwrite the .CAT and .SYL files in the B2B folder with the new version you export from Catalog Express. Just make sure all Office Applications are closed. Then copy and paste the new versions of your .CAT and .SYL files into the B2B folder and tell it to overwrite the existing ones. You can then just reopen your 2020 Office program and immediately begin using the new version. Tip: Adding Additional B2B Catalogs
Just like an actual manufacturer can have several different catalogs, your B2B Manufacturer can contain several unique catalogs. Simply copy any additional catalogs you create from Catalog Express into your existing B2B folder. To then link those new catalogs into the program you will open the Preferences and highlight your B2B manufacturer in the list and then begin at Step 9 in the instructions above to open an additional catalog.