The Commercial Catalog module extends the Information Blocks module and provides for multiple currency pricing, retail and dealer network support, and integration with external systems through the use of XML or Excel/CSV. The module allows for automated updating and maintenance of large product catalogs and simplification of data export to commercial and affiliate systems.
The Commercial Catalog module features:
- support for subscription and content sales: functions that are needed to set up the subscription and content sales;
- discounts: percent or absolute;
- discount coupons;
- volume discounts;
- more and more features.
Import from MS Excel
The module is capable of importing and uploading catalog entries and prices from the CSV format (e.g. from MS Excel).
Price types
A single product may have different types of price assigned to it. Different user groups can be configured to view and use different price type.
Editing a price type
Mark-ups
One of the catalog price types is declared a base price. All other prices can be calculated based on this price, or they can be fixed manually. Prices can be recalculated automatically given the base price and the extra rate.
Mark-ups
Discounts and discount coupons
The Bitrix Site Manager allows creating discount coupons and simple discounts which can be used by users to purchase products at a reduced price.
Discounts
| Information: A coupon is a kind of discount. A distinctive feature of a coupon is the unique code assigned to it, unlike a discount which do not have any specific code. To use a coupon, a customer has to enter the coupon code. |
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Discount coupons
Froogle support
Export and import information in predefined formats like Froogle and CSV; the latter can be customized at export time. The module can export and import the whole catalog and prices to/from the CSV file (see the corresponding topics for detailed information on export and import).