Catalogs

ConfigureUpdated October 14, 2026 · Reviewed by Peasy Team

Catalogs let you create different pricing and different item availability for different customers. For example, you might have a "Wholesale" catalog with lower prices and a "Retail" catalog that hides certain items. This page covers creating and managing your catalogs — for setting up pricing and availability within a catalog, see Catalogs: Custom Pricing and Availability.

Important: Catalogs control both custom pricing AND availability. For example, if a Brand has 10 items they sell, they might make only 8 of them available to Distributors (via a "Wholesale" catalog) because 2 are exclusive to direct-to-store sales (in a "Retail" catalog). This means catalogs control not just what price customers see, but which items they can see and purchase at all.

How to Get There

Go to Configure > Catalogs (under the Data section) in the sidebar.

Creating a Catalog

  1. Click + New Catalog.
  2. Leave Create new selected.
  3. Enter a Catalog name (like "Wholesale" or "VIP").
  4. Optionally add a Description.
  5. Click Create. The new catalog is saved and ready to use.

To start from another catalog, choose Duplicate existing instead. Select an active catalog under Copy from, enter a name, and click Create. The suggested name is selected so you can replace it by typing.

You can also create a catalog directly from the Sell > Items to sell page — type a new name into the catalog selector dropdown and click Create New Catalog.

Default vs Custom Catalogs

You can mark one catalog as the Default:

  • The default catalog acts as the fallback for customers without a specific catalog assigned.
  • Only one catalog can be the default at a time.
  • Switching the default shows a confirmation dialog to prevent accidental changes.

All other catalogs are custom catalogs that you assign to specific customers.

Managing Catalogs

On this page you can:

  • Rename a catalog by clicking its name
  • Add a description by clicking the description field
  • Archive a catalog by setting its status to Inactive (it won't appear in dropdowns but isn't deleted)
  • Reactivate an archived catalog by setting it back to Active

A catalog's name is shown on your storefront, so it can't be left blank. You can also ask Beacon to rename an active catalog or change its description, such as "Rename the Wholesale catalog to Trade." Beacon shows the change for you to approve and can undo it. See Using Beacon for Confirmed Edits.

Clicking a catalog name takes you directly to the Sell > Items to sell page filtered to that catalog, where you can set prices and availability.

Duplicating a Catalog

  1. Open the catalog's ⋮ menu and choose Duplicate.
  2. Enter a name. The suggested name is selected so you can start typing immediately.
  3. Click Create catalog. The new catalog opens for editing.

The copy keeps the original's description, item prices, costs, hidden-item settings, and storefront access. It starts active and is not marked as either default. Customers stay assigned to the original catalog, and edits to the copy do not change the original.

Storefront Settings

If you use the Peasy Storefront, catalogs have additional settings on this page:

  • Storefront Enabled — Whether this catalog is available on the storefront.
  • Storefront Default — The catalog shown to visitors who aren't logged in or don't have a specific catalog assigned. Only one catalog can be the storefront default.

Good to Know

  • Only active catalogs appear in dropdowns and selectors.
  • You can create as many catalogs as you need for different customer tiers, regions, or pricing arrangements.

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