Access and permissions in the Catalog
The Catalog is shared by the whole organisation: there is no business-unit restriction. If the module is on and your role has the permission, you can do the task.
Permissions
| Task | Permission | Without it |
|---|---|---|
| See categories | catalog.category.view | No Categories button |
| Create a category | catalog.category.create | No Create category button |
| Edit a category | catalog.category.update | No pencil icon |
| Delete a category | catalog.category.delete | No bin icon |
| See products | catalog.product.view | No Products button |
| Create a product | catalog.product.create | No Create product button |
| Edit a product, and add, edit or remove its variants | catalog.product.update | No pencil, Add Variant or variant icons |
| Delete a product | catalog.product.delete | No bin icon |
| See master data lists | master-data.view | No Master data page |
| Add and edit master data items | master-data.create, master-data.update | No Add item or Edit |
Typical roles (example):
| Role | Permissions |
|---|---|
| Sales and warehouse staff | View categories and products |
| Catalog manager | Everything in the Catalog, plus master data |
After your permissions change
Sign out and sign in again. Your menu and buttons are worked out when you sign in.
Quick checklist
| You can't | Check |
|---|---|
| See Catalog on the Dashboard | The Catalog module is off. Ask your administrator. |
| See Categories or Products under the top bar | The view permission |
| Create, edit or delete | The matching permission |
| Save a product: "Units of measure unavailable" | Master data has no active Unit Of Measure items. See Master data. |