Collections

Curate groups of products and categories into collections for targeted storefront access and catalog management.

Collections let you build curated groupings of products and categories that control what customers see on the storefront. Internally stored as catalogs, collections are assigned to organizations and user groups to restrict product visibility — customers only see products from the collections they have access to. This makes collections ideal for B2B storefronts where different customers or departments need different product assortments.

Each collection contains a mix of individual products and entire categories. When a category is added to a collection, all products in that category (including subcategories) become available to customers assigned to the collection.

View Collections

From your Unified Admin, go to Products > Collections.
The collection list displays all collections with their name and creation date.
Use the Search button to filter collections by name.
To add a collection, click the Add Collection button in the header.
To edit or delete a collection, use the action menu on any row.

Collection List Columns

Column	Description
Id	Unique collection identifier.
Title	Collection name. Must be unique within the storefront.
Created On	Date the collection was created.
Action	Menu with View/Edit and Delete options.

Add/Edit Collection

From the Collections list, click Add Collection or choose View/Edit from a row's action menu.
Enter or update the collection name, then manage products and categories using the two-grid layout.
Click Save to persist changes.

The edit view has a name field at the top and two side-by-side grids: Products on the left and Categories on the right. Collection names must be unique — the system prevents saving a duplicate name.

Collection Name

Field	Description
Name	Required. The collection name used for identification in the admin and when assigning collections to organizations or user groups. Must be unique within the storefront.

Products Grid

The left grid shows all products currently in the collection. Each row displays the product thumbnail, name (with item number, model number, and tags), and a delete action.

Column	Description
Id	Product identifier.
Preview	Product thumbnail image.
Name	Product name with item number, model number, and tags displayed below.
Action	Delete button to remove the product from this collection (with confirmation).

Category filter: A dropdown above the products grid lets you filter the product list by category. Options include All (show all products in the collection), Uncategorized (products not in any category), and each individual category.

Adding products: Click the Search Products button to open a dialog where you can search and multi-select products to add. The search dialog includes the same category filter dropdown and a free-text search. Select products using checkboxes and click Save to add them to the collection.

Categories Grid

The right grid shows all categories currently in the collection. When a category is in a collection, all products within that category (and its subcategories) are included for customers assigned to the collection.

Column	Description
Id	Category identifier.
Preview	Category thumbnail image.
Name	Category name.
Action	Delete button to remove the category from this collection (with confirmation).

Adding categories: Click the Search Category button to open a dialog where you can search and multi-select categories. The dialog shows only categories not already in the collection. Select categories using checkboxes and click Save to add them.

Deleting a Collection

Deleting a collection removes it along with all product and category mappings. Products and categories themselves are not deleted — only their association with the collection is removed. Customers assigned to the deleted collection will lose access to its products unless those products are available through another collection or through unrestricted access.

Associations

Print Store

Area	Effect
Product visibility	When customers are assigned to collections (via their organization or user group), they only see products from those collections on the storefront. The `CatalogManager` filters product queries to include only products mapped directly via `CatalogProductMap` or indirectly via `CatalogCategoryMap` (including parent category inheritance).
Category filtering	The storefront's available categories are filtered based on the customer's assigned collections. Categories in a collection (and their parent categories) appear in navigation; others are hidden.
Product search	Storefront product search results are scoped to the customer's assigned collections. Searches match by product name, item number, model number, tag name, category name, and attribute values — but only return products within the customer's catalog assignments.
Organizations	Collections are assigned to organizations via `CatalogEntityMap` records. All users in the organization inherit access to the collection's products.
User groups	Collections can also be assigned to user groups via `CatalogEntityMap`. Users in the group see only the products from their assigned collections.

Products — manage the individual products added to collections
Categories — add entire categories to collections for bulk product inclusion
Tags — use tags for cross-category filtering alongside collection-based access
Users — assign collections to organizations and user groups to control visibility