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# Before You Begin

Other features in your B2B Commerce store and in your Salesforce org can affect whether a product is discoverable.

### Required Editions

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[Which Salesforce Commerce Product Do I Have?](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_what_product.htm&language=en_US)

As part of the import process, or after the import is complete, make sure these conditions are met.

- All products in your store are associated with a category.
- All categories are associated with the store catalog.
- The catalog is associated with the store.

![Important](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-commerce-comm-264-0-0-production-enus/d863e308-482a-4dfa-8d20-2a94737d394a/images/icon_important.png)

Important If a shopper searches for a product that isn’t in the store’s catalog, the search returns an empty page.

Also review the requirements in this table.

 
| Requirement | More Information |
| --- | --- |
| Confirm that your products are marked searchable and active. | [Mark Products as Searchable](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_search_mark_products.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "After you create your initial search index, all products in the catalog are searchable by default. If you want to make a product not searchable, you can exclude it from search. You can change whether a product is searchable at any time.") |
| To match search terms with searchable fields, mark product fields as searchable. | [Mark Product Fields as Searchable](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_search_mark_fields.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Marking fields as searchable helps the search engine index more content, improving search accuracy and relevance in you B2B Commerce store. Avoid marking fields as searchable if the fields contain sensitive information or provide generic data.") |
| Ensure that shoppers have CRUD read access to products and to the catalog. | [Create Permission Sets for Shoppers](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_personas.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "A typical B2B implementation involves several task-based personas, such as commerce administrator, merchandiser, developer, and shopper.") |
| Check Field-Level Security (FLS) restrictions on searchable or filterable product fields to ensure no shopper limitations. | [Field-Level Security](https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=platform.users_profiles_field_perms.htm&type=5&language=en_US) |
| Update your search index to include the latest catalog updates. | [Update the Commerce Search Index](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_search_index_build.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Update your search index so that changes to your products appear on your search and category pages. You can manually update the index or turn on automatic system updates.") |

#### See Also

- [Commerce Administrator Considerations for Product Searchability](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_search_comm_admin_cons.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Commerce administrators must ensure that certain conditions are met to search for products in storefronts.")