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"Manager" Tools - Advanced Features

In your DistributorCentral account, you have "Manager" tools to use when making changes to a large number of products at one time. These will let you choose multiple products, categories, options, or choices to assign to another product element. For example, you can select a Category and pull in 20 products that fit that category all at one time by using the "Category Manager" tool. 

Here is a list of all the available "Manager" tools you can use: 

Activation Manager - Use this feature to activate or deactivate your products in DistributorCentral. 

  1. Go to the "Products" menu
  2. Hover over "Advanced Features" 
  3. Click on "Activation Manager"
  4. Move products back and forth from the "Inactive Products" list to the "Active Products" list as needed. 
  5. Click "Save" 

 

Category Manager - Use this feature to select a product category and add your products to that category.

  1. Go to the "Products" menu
  2. Hover over "Advanced Features" 
  3. Click on "Category Manager"
  4. Highlight and move products from the "Products NOT currently in this category" list to the "Products currently in this category" list. 
  5. Click "Save" 

Note: Your most used categories are listed first, followed by the entire list of categories sorted alphabetically.

 
Option/Choice Manager - Use this feature to select a product option and add it to numerous products or to select an option choice to add to numerous options.
  1. Go to the "Products" menu
  2. Hover over "Advanced Features" 
  3. Click on "Option/Choice Manager"
Managing Options > Products - 
  1. Use the drop-down menu to select the option that you wish to add to products. 
  2. Highlight and move the products from the "Products currently without this option" list to the "Products currently with this option" list. 
  3. Click "Save"

Managing Options > Products - 

  1. Use the drop-down menu to select the option that you wish to add to products. 

  2. Highlight and move the products from the " Products currently without this choice" list to the "Products currently with this choice" list. 

  3. Click "Save" 

Product List Manager - Use this feature to group products for display on your website. 

  1. Go to the "Products" menu
  2. Hover over "Advanced Features" 
  3. Click on "Product List Manager"
  4. Edit Products in any of your Product Lists
  5. Click the plus sign to move products back and forth from "Available Products" to "Selected Products" as needed

Product Version Manager - Use this feature to select a product option and add it to numerous Product Versions

  1. Go to the "Products" menu
  2. Hover over "Advanced Features" 
  3. Click on "Product Version Manager"
  4. Use the drop-down menu to select the product version that you wish to add products to.
  5. Highlight and move the products from the "Products NOT current in this version" list to the "Products currently with this version" list. 
  6. Click "Save"

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