Chapter 17: Catalogs

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## Chapter 17: Catalogs

A catalog is a custom container that is designed to hold large numbers of similar objects. For example, suppose you have thousands of objects that are similar except for a few properties. If the objects were stored in a standard folder in EKM, you would have to wait until all of the objects were loaded in the file list window every time you wanted to view the contents of the folder. If there were thousands of objects, this would take a long time. Catalogs can be useful in these situations because they act like regular folders in that they can hold objects, but instead of displaying and browsing through the entire list of objects, you can narrow down the number of objects that are displayed by searching the catalog first. This way, you will be presented with a targeted group of objects, and a manageable number to browse. Objects in a catalog are automatically assigned names by EKM so that no two objects share the same name.

To help you quickly learn the basics of creating and using catalogs in EKM, a step-by-step tutorial is provided at the end of this chapter. References to this tutorial are made frequently throughout this chapter. The two sample files needed to complete the tutorial are included in the EKM installation, so you do not need to download anything. See Tutorial: Creating a Widget Catalog.

The following topics are covered in this chapter:

- Creating a Catalog
- Adding Content to a Catalog
- Automatic Naming of Catalog Objects
- Uploading Files to a Catalog
- Moving a Catalog
- Copying a Catalog
- Downloading a Catalog
- Searching a Catalog
- Selecting an Object in a Catalog as a Reference Property Value
- Tutorial: Creating a Widget Catalog

Note: The creation of catalogs typically involves the utilization of custom types. Refer to the Defining Custom Types chapter in the EKM Administration Guide for details.

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