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Our latest release brings improvements to ordering processes, order sharing and shared order notifications. There are also several small improvements and additions in the custom catalogue feature set and across the site. Read on below for all the detailsWe’ve made it easier for you and your colleagues to work together in the same custom catalogue! Previously, custom catalogues could only be edited by the creator, but you now have the option to make the catalogues collaborative so that other users in your CataList account can view, edit, publish, or delete them. We’ve also made changes to the Add-to-Catalogue button so that it’s easier for you to find your custom catalogues.
Check out our new features in action at bnccatalist.ca!
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Changes to custom catalogues
When you create or edit a custom catalogue, there is a new option below the catalogue name to make the catalogue collaborative.
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Other changes in this release
Improved readability of metadata on title detail page
Addition of Category 1 and 2 tags on custom catalogues
Updated filters on My Page for filtering catalogues, including filters by category tags
A new PDF order export, for single-location orders only
Increased space for Description and Contributor Bio content on PDF exports
Fixes for Thema searching and search for BISAC codes containing a + character
Starting a New Order
We’ve made it easier to find and access the system ordering features, by expanding out the order button, and clearly labelling a new Order Products button in the catalogue toolbar.
The Start a New Order form is largely unchanged in the latest version of the site, but there are a few new tools and options:
Multi-location stores can now choose which store location(s) they want included in this particular order.
There are two new optional fields: Category 1 and Category 2. You can use these categories to apply tags to your order to make it easier to find later. We’ll be adding filters on the My Orders page in a coming release that will let you filter orders based on these tags.
You may notice that there is no longer a way to tag your sales rep when creating an order. Never fear! Read on below about the improved process of sharing an order with a rep once your order is complete and ready to send.
Sales Rep process
Your order creation process has even fewer changes! The system will automatically select all available stores for the store you are entering the order for.
Exit out of an order
Done working in your order? Now you can easily click the Exit order button in the order summary box to close the summary box.
You can access your order again by going to the My Orders page to find it, or click the Order Products button and choose the option to select an existing order to continue working on this order on the current page.
Viewing and editing orders
Once you've started your order, you can access the details by clicking on the order name in the order summary box, or by going to My Orders page and clicking on the order name in the list.
We’ve added support on this page for adding or editing almost all of the order summary details - you can't change the store location(s) associated with the order, but you change the order name, PO number, promotion code, and category tags.
You can also add or override billing and shipping addresses for this order.
See more in the next section about adding default billing and shipping addresses for your store or branch locations.
Order line table changes
There are also some order line table changes in this release:
Addition of the Distributor column. This column contains the Canadian Supplier information for each title. This data is provided and maintained in the ONIX records that publishers and distributors provide to BNC BiblioShare.
A new editable line note column. You can add free text here as needed.
Billing and shipping address support
Default billing and shipping addresses
For retailers, wholesalers and libraries, Account Managers can now add more information about your stores and branches in your Settings pages.
A new section has been added to allow you to enter the main billing address.
When adding or editing stores or branches you will also now have the option to add a shipping address per location.
If you have these addresses set up in your CataList settings, the system will automatically populate the addresses into all new orders created for your account. You have the ability to override the billing and shipping address on any order using the editing tools on the View Order page.
Multi-store orders
If your new order contains orders for multiple locations, the system will fill in the billing address, however, the shipping address will need to be manually added using the editing tools on the View Order page.
Sharing orders with sales representatives
Submit order process
When your order is complete and ready to close off, you can:
Close the order without sharing it
Export the order and send by email or by your other usual methods to your rep or directly to your suppliers
Submit the order to share directly to your sales rep within the system
To submit an order in the system, click the Submit Order button and search for your rep in the directory.
Select your rep and click Send. Your rep will get an in-system notification after your order has been submitted.
Orders sent to reps are automatically closed, and cannot be reopened. Make sure your order is complete and final before sending!
New order notifications
When a customer submits an order in the system to you, a notification flag will display in the main navigation bar, above the link for My Orders page.
Click the My Orders page link to access your newly-received orders.
Any orders you have not viewed yet will display in bold text in the table.
To clear the bold formatting and notification flag, click on the new orders to view them, or use the Export link in the Action column to export the new orders.
Orders can only be submitted to users in Publisher or Sales Agent accounts who have opted into the CataList Directory.
If you would like accounts to submit order to you in the system, check in your Settings > Personal Settings tab that you are opted into the directory.
Identify collaborative custom catalogues
After you or another user in your account have created a collaborative custom catalogue, the catalogue will display alongside your private custom catalogues when you view the Custom Catalogues tab in My Page, and when you add titles to a catalogue using the Add-to-catalogue button. You can identify the collaborative custom catalogues by the multi-person icon next to the catalogue name in various areas of the site:
My Page
Click the Type column header to sort the catalogues by their private or collaborative status.
You can also use the checkboxes above the table to show/hide private or collaborative custom catalogues.
Account Managers have the additional option to view all the custom catalogues created by the users in their CataList account.
View a catalogue
When viewing or editing a collaborative custom catalogue, hover over the icon next to the catalogue’s name to see who created the catalogue.
Add-to-catalogue
The icon in front of the catalogue name marks it as a collaborative custom catalogue. Hover over it to see who created the catalogue.
Use the new search bar in the add-to-catalogue panel to find collaborative and private custom catalogues by name or creator.
Other changes in this release
A new design for the Add-to-catalogue dropdown, including a new search bar to find your collaborative and private custom catalogues by name or creator.
New filters in My Page’s Custom Catalogue tab to view private and/or collaborative custom catalogues.
New columns in My Page’s Custom Catalogue tab to show the user who last edited a catalogue and when the edit was made.
Account Managers can view and edit all private custom catalogues in their CataList account.
A Copy button to create a copy of a seasonal or custom catalogue is available in the catalogue toolbar for each of the three catalogue views.
Latest features added on May 26, 2022.
Check this space often to find out more about the changes and new features added to BNC CataList.