Restrict catalog items based on type

JSpencer

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I am wanting to create a couple of catalog nodes and restrict the product/variation types which users can create under them.

For instance, you might have a Clothes Catalog and a Shoe Catalog. And then a ClothingProduct and a ShoeProduct. I only want to be able to create ShoeProduct under the Shoe Catalog etc.

I've had a look at documentation and couldn't see anything like this. I have tried to roll my own custom catalog inhertining Catalog and then using AvailableContentTypes to restrict types but this didn't work, maybe I need a UI Descriptor for it to show in the CMS, I am unsure.

Running 11.8.2

Any help would be great.

#192698

Edited, May 23, 2018 11:19

Quan Mai

Vote:

You can't extend or inherit CatalogContent. A workaround is to have an immediate Node, like Shoes, under Shoe Catalog, which is an extended NodeContent class with proper AvailableContentTypes attribute.

#192701

May 23, 2018 12:37

JSpencer

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Does this mean you create your catalog root (Type:Catalog) and then extend the Category node with proper AvailableContentTypes. Or are you talking about a completely new type of node in addition to Category, Packages etc

#192702

May 23, 2018 12:49

Quan Mai

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It is like this

Shoe Catalog => Shoes => Brands => .... (shoes)

You can have ShoesNodeContent extends NodeContent and add AvailableContentTypes to it. Then create Shoes from ShoesNodeContent

#192703

May 23, 2018 12:52

JSpencer

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Something as simple as? -

    [ContentType(
        GUID = "FFE372D9-EBEA-48C9-B723-3293E1B2A53C",
        DisplayName = "Shoe Node",
        Description = "Shoe Node")]
    public class ShoeNodeContent : NodeContent
    {
    }

This causes "Multiple custom attributes of the same type found"

#192706

May 23, 2018 13:28

Quan Mai

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What are you talking about? This is from our QuickSilver:

    [CatalogContentType(
        GUID = "a23da2a1-7843-4828-9322-c63e28059f6a",
        MetaClassName = "FashionNode",
        DisplayName = "Fashion Node",
        Description = "Display fashion products.")]
    [AvailableContentTypes(Include = new[] 
    {
        typeof(FashionProduct),
        typeof(FashionPackage),
        typeof(FashionBundle),
        typeof(FashionVariant),
        typeof(NodeContent)
    })]
    public class FashionNode : NodeContent
    {

    }

#192708

May 23, 2018 13:36