How To Create and Use A Catalog

To help users navigate an easier buying experience, MainStem helps organizations to create Catalogs of "in network" products that exist on the MainStem Supplier Network.

  1. Click on Organization

    Click on Organization
  2. Click on Catalogs

    Click on Catalogs
  3. Click on Create A New Catalog

    Click on Create A New Catalog
  4. Name Your Catalog & Click Create Catalog

    Name Your Catalog
  5. Begin Adding Your Products

    The fastest way to search the MainStem Marketplace is by using the left hand menu bar. Each item has been appropriately assigned a menu taxonomy.

    If you cannot find an item, please reach out to vendors@mainstem.io so we can help you locate it.

    Begin Adding Your Products

     

    Click on Office Supplies…
  6. Select The Products You Would Like To Add

    Select The Products You Would Like To Add
  7. Click on Select

    Click on Select
  8. Product Successfully Added

    MainStem will notify you if you successfully added a product to the catalog.

    Product Successfully Added
  9. Add As Many Items As You Would Like

    Add As Many Items As You Would Like
    Click on Select
  10. Review Your Catalog

    Once you've successfully added everything, you can review your catalog or assign it to multiple locations and users.

    Review Your Catalog
  11. Click Into Your Newly Created Catalog

    Click On Your Newly Created Catalog
  12. Assign The Catalog To Locations

    A newly built catalog will automatically assign itself to the location in which is was created. To assign multiple locations to a catalog, click locations.

    Assign To Locations
  13. Click on Add A Location

    Click on Add A Location
  14. Select The Drop Down Menu

    Select The Drop Down Menu
  15. Select As Many Locations As You'd Like

    Select As Many Locations As You'd Like
     
    Click on dialog
  16. Click Select Locations

    Once all the locations are added, click on Select Locations. Now any user who has access to these locations will have access to the newly created catalog.

    Click Select Locations
  17. Want To Make The Catalog Private To Specific Users?

    A newly created catalog will be defaulted to display to all users within a given location that it is assigned to. If you'd like you like to lock a catalog to specific Users, click on the "Specific Users" button.

    Want To Make The Catalog Private To Specific Users?
  18. Click on Add A User

    Click on Add A User
  19. Enter The Users Who Should Have Access To The Catalog

    Enter The Users Who Should Have Access To The Catalog
  20. Click on Select Users

    Click on Select Users
  21. The Catalog Privacy Will Now Be Set To Specific Users

    Click on Specific Users
  22. To View Your Newly Created Catalog, Click Marketplace

    To View Your Newly Created Catalog, Click Marketplace
  23. Click on Choose a catalog...

    Click on Choose a catalog...
  24. Find The Newly Created Catalog

    Find The Newly Created Catalog