The Catalog
section of the administration tool is a pretty nifty piece of content management software. You can control your stock with a fine tooth comb from here, and although it is not complete on its own, using some of the community contributions to extend the default functionality provided should give you all the help you need to run and maintain the stock on your site.
Before we begin by looking at the subsections of the Catalog
administration tool, there are a few things that you should know before hand. Above and beyond the standard functionality provided, osCommerce also gives you a drop-down navigation list to help find your way around your data directory structure, as well as a search tool. If you open up the Catalog
page, you will be presented with something like this:
Use the Search
textbox (type in the name of the product or category and hit Enter) to find products or categories quickly, or use the drop-down list to navigate to various sections without having to click...