When you create an order on CataList, it must include only titles from one distributor. If you are ordering titles from multiple distributors, separate your orders and submit each one to the correct sales reps within CataList, or export the order and forward it to your distributor contacts.
Use the following guide to locate distributor information on CataList. Most of the supply detail can only be viewed when you are logged in. If you plan to use CataList’s ordering features, request an account at bnccatalist.ca.
Title detail page
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There are two sections on a title’s detail page that display information about its supplier.
Supply Detail
The Supply Detail box, in the left sidebar, confirms the product status and current distributor.
Stock Availability
The Stock Availability box, in the main section of the page, has the most up-to-date information on the current stock situation.
You may see that a distributor has stock on hand, but they haven't provided us with a discount code. In that case, look at your account contract with the distributor to determine the discount you'd be eligible for.
If you're ordering from Raincoast, the discount code "BX" indicates this is stocked by their wholesale division, BookExpress (which may have stock when the primary distributor is out, but you'll get a lower discount).
Stock Availability displays when the title’s publication date is within the next two months. You must be signed in to view Stock Availability.
Catalogue views
Grid view
When you view a catalogue in grid view, you can sort the titles by the Canadian Supplier column. If the column isn’t visible, you can customize your columns to display it in the grid.
Only logged in users can customize grid columns.
Search results
After running a search, you can find, filter, and sort your results by the distributor.
Refine search
Scroll view
Grid view
In the left sidebar of the search page, use the Canadian Distributor box to filter your search results by the distributor.
When you view your search results in scroll view, the distributor information displays in the second row of each title, if available.
Similar to catalogue grid views, when you view your search results in the grid, you can customize your columns to display the Canadian Supplier column, and then sort your search results by clicking the column header.
Only logged in users can customize grid columns.
Advanced search
In addition to sorting and refining your search results to specific distributors, you could also use the Canadian Distributor parameter in the advanced search to return only a certain distributor’s titles.
Order detail page
Like catalogue and search grid views, you can find the Distributor column in the table of an order detail page. Use this as a final check to see if all the titles in your order are supplied by your distributor.
If you find any that are out of place, you can easily remove the title from your order by clearing its order quantity amount.
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