Create catalog rules

As a connected operator, you can create, edit, and delete catalog rules. 

1. In the Operator portal, go to Products > Catalog Rules. 
2. Click + Create new rule. 
3. In the Create a new rule panel, select values for these fields:
   • Attribute
   • Condition
   • Value
4. Optionally, modify the default error message. 
   Note: The default error message is based on the values you selected from the Attribute, Condition, and Value fields, but you can still edit this default error message. 
5. You can also select a Rule outcome for the products that are already online. These products that fail to meet the rule can either receive a Warning and remain online with a catalog rule error or be automatically taken offline by selecting Unpublish.
6. Click Create rule.
7. To verify that the rule has been successfully added, a message prompt that says "Rule has been successfully created!" displays. 
8. To edit the rule, click the pencil icon in the row of the catalog rule you need to edit.  
9. To delete a rule, click the delete icon in the row of the catalog rule you need to delete. 

Impact of creating or updating catalog rules on existing products

If you add a new rule or edit an existing rule and this affects products already in the vetting queue, you can view these errors in Product Vetting to help you with the decision-making.

To review the products with catalog rule errors, go to Products > Product vetting and check the "Meet rules?" column. You can also set a filter to see only products with catalog rule errors.

If products and variants are already displayable, what happens depends on the rule outcome set for the catalog rule:

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• Warning - Products will stay online, but sellers and operators will see a catalog rule error. The products will go back to the catalog rule validation process the next time they are taken offline due to some reasons such as no stock.
  
• Unpublish - Products that do not meet the rule will be unpublished (set to published=false), which will take the product offline. Sellers and operators will also be able to see a catalog rule error. Sellers will not be able to publish the product or variant until the catalog rule error is resolved.

For more information, see Catalog rules.