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description: You create a catalog before you can configure categories or product data. Use Business Manager to create and manage your B2C Commerce organization's catalogs.
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# Create a Catalog

You create a catalog before you can configure categories or product data. Use Business Manager to create and manage your B2C Commerce organization's catalogs.

1. Click App Launcher ![App Launcher](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-cc-b2c_merchandiser_administrator-264-0-0-production-enus/ea76f372-6cfa-42a6-8e7c-05c6df7abed8/cc/b2c_merchandiser_administrator/images/appLauncher.png), and then select **Merchant Tools** | **Products and Catalogs** | **Catalogs**.
2. Click **New**.
3. On the General tab, provide the following information about the catalog.
    
    - **Language**–Select the default language in which to show the catalog.
    - **Catalog ID**–Enter a unique ID for the catalog. After you create the catalog, you can’t change this ID.
        
        ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-cc-b2c_merchandiser_administrator-264-0-0-production-enus/ea76f372-6cfa-42a6-8e7c-05c6df7abed8/images/icon_note.png)
        
        Note Don’t create a catalog with the same ID as the site.
    - **Name**–Enter the catalog name.
    - **Description**–(optional) Enter an optional but specific explanation of the catalog, including its purpose.
4. Click **Apply**.
    
    To complete the catalog definition, assign the catalog to a site, set page image settings, create categories, set attributes, establish definitions for search, set sorting rules, and assign page meta tag rules. Find these options under the tabs in Business Manager.