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Organize and load your products into the Catalog Manager.

The next step in getting started is to load your products into the Catalog Manager, located in the Store Control Panel. The Catalog Manager is a tool for organizing all the items for sale in your store.

Enter your product details for easy management
The Catalog Manager comes with standard and user-defined fields that hold details about each item in your inventory, such as Product Name, ID, Price, Quantity, and Size. The Catalog Manager also allows you to describe each product with captions and images. Products included in Catalog Manager can be grouped into categories, such as shirts or hats, to facilitate management.

Upload your entire catalog to save time
For maximum convenience, you always have two options for adding products to Catalog Manager:

• Manually enter and edit each of your products and its details. This is a great option for smaller inventories or if you need to make one small update to one product.
• If you prefer to save time or have a large inventory, you may find it easier to manage your items using your own database system. In this case, you can upload a .csv file containing all of your product data.

Manage your inventory levels
You can use the Catalog Manager to track inventory levels for the items in your store. When a customer adds an item to their shopping cart, the Merchant Solutions system automatically checks the Catalog Manager to make sure that it is available. You can set up your system so that customers are not allowed to order a quantity that is greater than what is available in inventory. You can also set up email alerts to let you know when an item's quantity goes below a threshold you have specified.

More information on setting up Catalog Manager is available in the Store Control Panel.