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Meplato Catalog Cloud

If you have an account with Meplato Catalog Cloud, you are all set for connecting the product catalogs from Catalog Cloud directly within Storefront.

Prerequisites​

  • Established business account with Meplato Catalog Cloud
  • Credentials for Meplato Provisioner

Step 1: Configure access to Catalog Cloud​

  • Go to Administration->Tenants
  • Pick the tenant to connect to Catalog Cloud
  • Scroll to "Meplato Provisioner"
  • Enter the email address given to you as part of the credentials
  • Paste the private key given to you as part of the credentials
  • Click on "Test". If the traffic light gets green, you're all set.

Step 2: (optional) Create vendor​

If the vendor of your new catalog doesn't exist yet, create one like so:

  • Go to Administration->Vendors
  • Click "Create"
  • Enter required and optional fields
  • Click "Create"

Step 3: Connect a catalog​

  • Go to Administration->Catalogs
  • Click "Create"
  • Enter a catalog name, and pick the vendor you want to use
  • As catalog type, select "Local catalog"
  • If you want your catalog to be immediately available to your end-users, mark it as "active".
  • Scroll to "Local content"
  • Enter the PIN of the catalog from Meplato Provisioner
  • Click "Create"
  • Wait for a few minutes for the catalog to synchronize

Step 4: Watch the catalog​

  • Go to Administration
  • Watch the "Jobs" tab for a job of type "Catalog synchronization"
  • Go to the "Events" tab to look for past events of catalogs being imported