Creating / Uploading a Standard (Hosted) Catalog

A standard (hosted) catalog's data is hosted on Unimarket's website and can be created by uploading a spreadsheet of products. Products can be:

• Added, Deleted, or Edited (individually or in bulk) once the initial catalog has been created.

• Linked to a form, that allows additional configuration options such as: size or color. For more information on forms, please refer to help article Creating Catalog Forms.

• Priced (e.g. $10.00 per item) with an Add to Cart button or Request for Quote ("RFQ") with a Get Quote button.

Upload a Catalog

Prior to creating your first hosted catalog, please ensure you have set up your delivery and payment options. For additional information, refer to help article Create Delivery Options. 

Create a Catalog via CSV File

Before creating a hosted catalog, you will need to create a CSV file that follows our Catalog Template. To access and download the CSV file, refer to help article Catalog Template.

Continue reading below for further instructions on how to upload your hosted catalog or watch the short video:

Access Create Catalog Screen

To upload a hosted catalog, select Catalog on left side panel > click Create Catalog.

There are 4 steps to complete when uploading a catalog. All fields marked with a red asterisk are required fields. Once each step is completed, select Continue to proceed forward or click Back to return to the previous page. 

1. Header tab

Allows you to name the catalog and define the catalog Shipping Details and Catalog Type.

• • Catalog Name is name of catalog. This will be visible to the buyer.

  • Catalog Description: Allows you to enter a brief description of the catalog.

  • Shipping Option: Select from the pre-determined drop down list, by clicking the dropdown arrow.

  • Catalog Type: Choose Standard to create a hosted catalog. If you are setting up a Punchout catalog, Contact Unimarket Support to organize testing.

2. Schedule

Allows you to determine how long you want the catalog to run.

Please note, you can stop the catalog at any time.

In the Publish field, chose Publish Now or Review Draft > check Start immediately when published box to start the catalog immediately, upon completion or choose a start date in the Start Date field. Selecting Review Draft will upload a catalog in the 'Pending Catalog' section with all the products under the Draft tab.

The End Date field can remain blank to create a never-ending catalog, if desired. 

3. Customers

Select the customers that will have access to your catalog. 

If you have selected a customer with Catalog Approval enabled, you will be unable to add additional customers to this catalog.

4. Upload

Click Browse and > select the CSV or ZIP file you wish to upload. If you do not have a catalog CSV file, you can learn more on our Catalog Images and Template help article.

Select Finish upon completion. Upon selecting, you will be referred to the catalog in progress screen where you can monitor the progress of the catalog.

Catalog In Progress Errors

At times when uploading a catalog, errors may occur and can be viewed on the Catalogs in Progress screen. You may receive the following errors:

Validation errors were found in products: This error means the information provided did not meet the file upload criteria.

Error when processing data load: This error means the file is unreadable by Unimarket, which may be caused by the file format not being CSV or an incorrect header.

To resolve the error, click View to see the error(s) > The Update Loading Catalog screen will populate > select Edit to manually make update to the catalog item in Unimarket > once updated, select OK.

Click More Actions > clicking Finish will lead you to the Catalogs In Progress screen to view errors.  Selecting Delete All Errors and Finish will delete the entire upload. 

Please reach out to Unimarket Support (Support@unimarket.com) with your catalog for assistance.

View Store

To see how your customer view your catalog, go to Profile > View Store > click the catalog name to browse your products.