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Manage the catalog

The Catalog is your agency's central product library. Products are stored once and reused across all your projects.

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In the Archispec interface, the Catalog menu corresponds to this agency library. Project products are separate and accessible from the Products tab of each project.

Access the catalog​

  1. In the main menu, click Catalog
  2. The list of all agency products is displayed

Add a product to the catalog​

Create a product manually​

  1. In Catalog, click New product
  2. Fill in the information (name, price, images, manufacturer, etc.)
  3. Click Create

From the browser extension​

  1. Navigate to a supplier product page
  2. Open the Archispec extension
  3. Review the extracted information
  4. Leave the Project field empty to save the product to the catalog
  5. Click Add

See Using the extension for details.

Reuse a product in a project​

  1. Open a project and go to the Products tab
  2. Click Add from library
  3. Filter and check the desired products
  4. Click Add to project

Products are copied into the project with their information (price, images, descriptions).

Edit a catalog product​

  1. In Catalog, click the product
  2. Edit the desired fields
  3. Click Save
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Editing a catalog product does not automatically update copies already added to your projects.

Tips​

  • Build your catalog as you source products to save time on future projects
  • Use the extension to quickly populate the catalog from supplier websites
  • Organize your product types in agency settings to make filtering easier