---
title: "Configure a catalog"
slug: "configure-a-catalog"
abstract: "High-level overview of the steps involved in configuring a new catalog so that it shows up on the storefront and displays correctly with appropriate URLs."
---
# Configure a catalog

When a [catalog](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/sitecore-experience-commerce/catalogs.html "Catalogs") has been defined in the Business Tools or [imported using Postman](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/sitecore-experience-commerce/walkthrough--importing-catalog-data.html "Walkthrough: Importing catalog data") and is available in the Content Editor, there are several steps that you must complete in order for it to appear on the storefront and display correctly with the appropriate URL.

> [!note]
> Be sure to [set up the catalog](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/sitecore-experience-commerce/set-up-a-catalog-for-a-storefront-site.html "Set up a catalog for a storefront site") first.

To configure a catalog:

1. In the Content Editor, go to */sitecore/Content/<tenant>/<site>/Home/Catalogs*, and select the catalog to configure.
2. In the **Template Overrides** section, [configure the override catalog templates](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/sitecore-experience-commerce/configure-the-override-catalog-templates.html "Configure the override catalog templates"), for each template type.
3. Configure the [catalog presentation](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/sitecore-experience-commerce/configure-template-to-page-design-mapping.html "Configure template-to-page design mapping").
4. Define the **Navigation Settings**, which are set by default on the *Default Commerce Header* partial design (*/sitecore/Content/<tenant>/<site>/Presentation/Partial Designs/Default Commerce Header*). To do this, on the ribbon, on the **Presentation** tab, click **Details** and, in the **Layout Details** dialog box, in the **Default** section, click **Commerce Navigation**.
5. So that the metadata component outputs the right canonical URLs, in the **Commerce** section on the **Content** tab, select the new catalog and define the [Start Navigation Category](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/sitecore-experience-commerce/set-up-a-catalog-for-a-storefront-site.html#UUID-391f2a60-266b-cd56-842e-205dd67f75d0_para-idm273122924678010) (*/sitecore/Content/<tenant>/<site>/Settings/Commerce/Catalog Configuration*).

    > [!warning]
    > This step is required. Without a defined start navigation category, an error occurs.

6. Configure the [search scopes](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/sitecore-experience-commerce/commerce-search-scopes.html "Commerce search scopes") (*sitecore/Content/<tenant>/<site>/Settings/Scopes*):
    - Category scope - to display products within a specific category.
    - Habitat catalog scope - to display products within a particular catalog.
    - Recommended products scope - (used on the SXA Storefront site template [Home page](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/users/102/sitecore-experience-commerce/commerce-home-page.html)) to search for a list of [recommended products](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/sitecore-experience-commerce/commerce-search-scopes.html "Commerce search scopes") based on the last order placed and the related product relationship defined in the catalog.
    - Mira laptops scope - (used on the SXA Storefront site template Home page) to display only Mira brand laptops.
    - On sale televisions scope - (used on the SXA Storefront site template Home page) to display only those televisions that are on sale.
    - Related products on PDP scope - (used on the SXA Storefront site template Product Details Page) to display related products as defined in the catalog.

    > [!important]
    > If you are using the storefront site template but are not using the Habitat catalog, you must update the default [scopes](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/sitecore-experience-commerce/commerce-search-scopes.html "Commerce search scopes") to refer to your own catalog.

7. [Publish your changes](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/users/102/sitecore-experience-platform/publish-a-website.html).
8. [Rebuild search indexes](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/platform-administration-and-architecture/rebuild-search-indexes.html).