How to verify Office catalog updates

Method to update your catalog content 

You may update your catalogs by using the catalog center located in the Office Applications. 

1. From the Help menu, select Update Catalog. 

If updates are found, the catalog center will appear showing you which catalogs have available updates. 

If no updates are found, the following message will appear, indicating you are fully up to date. 

Methods to verify your catalog update 

1. Pricing: If your manufacturer uses price zones, you may verify the Price Effective date on in Worksheet by opening a specific catalog on the Content tree and looking at the Price Effective next to Zone 1. You may also drag a single part from that catalog into a worksheet file and turn on the PZ Description column. View > Columns > Customize Columns then check the box for PZ Description and click OK. 
   Note: Not all manufacturers use Price Zones or Price Effective dates in 2020 products. If the field is empty that particular manufacturer most likely does not use that field.
   
    

2. General Catalog Updates: You can check if a particular catalog is up-to-date by opening the Catalog Center, and then checking if that manufacturer appears in the "Installed & Up-to-Date" section of the Catalog Center. 
   
   Example:  Checking if AIS is up to date and when it was last updated. 

   Looking at the below screen shot we can see AIS is listed in the Installed and up-to-date section. This means it is updated to the latest version we have available to release at this time. You can also hold over the blue i circle, and this will display a popup showing the date of when the update you have installed was released.