Selection

The “Selection” widget shows all the products which were assigned to the active selection, the products from the currently active worklist, the products from the most recent search result or the products which were maintained most recently. Learn more

INFO
Using the “Add to active selection” action from the action menu, you can add products to the active selection. Click here to learn more about this.

Navigation

Via the corresponding buttons you can pin, unpin or collapse the widget. And you can switch to another widget:

  • In order to pin the expanded widget, click on the Unpin button*.
  • In order to unpin the unpinned widget, click on the Unpin button*.
  • In order to collapse the expanded widget again, click on thebutton.
  • In order to switch to another widget, select the respective widget from the corresponding drop-down menu.
Note
*This button was first introduced in version 5.4.3.

Show products in the widget

Via the “Active context” menu , you can select which products are shown in the “Selection” widget:

  • In order to show the products from the active selection, select the option “Active selection” from the menu.
  • In order to show the products from the active worklist, select the option “Active worklist” from the menu.
  • In order to show the products from the most recent search result, select the option “Most recent search results” from the menu.
  • In order to show the most recently maintained products, select the option “Last maintained products” from the menu.
INFO
The indicators , and next to the individual producst show whether a product is active, archived or deleted.

Call up products in the “Product details” app

From the “Selection” widget you can call up products in the “Product details” app.

Call up products directly

In order to call up a product via the product number, proceed as follows:

  • Click on the product number of the respective product. Following this, you will be directed to the “Product details” app where the product is called up.

Call up products via the context menu

Since: 5.4.1: In order to call up a product via the context menu, proceed as follows:

  1. Right-click on the product number to call up the context menu.
  2. Select an option:
    • In order to call up the product in the same browser tab, click on the option “Open product”.
    • In order to call up the product in a new browser tab, click on the option “Open product in new tab”.

Add products to worklists

In order to add a product to a selected worklist, proceed as follows:

  1. Access the “Worklists” app and select a worklist by clicking on it.
  2. In the “Selection” widget, move the mouse cursor over the product. Following this, the buttons dustbin and add will appear.
  3. Click on the add button.

Remove products from the active selection

Remove single products from the active selection

In order to remove a single product from the active selection, proceed as follows:

  1. Select the option “Active selection” from the “Active context” menu.
  2. In the widget window, move the mouse cursor over the product. Following this, the buttons dustbin and add will appear.
  3. Click on the dustbin button. Following this, the warning button appears.
  4. Click on the warning button to confirm the removing of the product.

Remove all the products from the active selection

In order to remove all the products from the active selection, proceed as follows:

  1. Select the option “Active selection” from the “Active context” menu.
  2. Click on thethree-dotbutton in the lower left corner of the widget box. Then the corresponding submenu will appear.
  3. Click on the option “Clear selection”.

Create new worklists

In order to create a new worklist, proceed as follows:

  1. Click on thethree-dotbutton in the lower left corner of the widget to call up the action menu.
  2. Click on the option “Create worklist” to call up the corresponding dialog box.
  3. Enter the desired name for the worklist in the “Name” field.
  4. Select the desired folder from the “Select folder” field by clicking on it. The folder will then be highlighted.
  • In order to save the new worklist, click on the CREATE button.
  • In order to save the new and create another worklist directly afterwards, click on the CREATE AND CONTINUE button.
  • In order to cancel the process, click on the CANCEL button.

Use the multi-edit mode in the “Product details” app

In order to edit multiple products in the “Product details” app at once, proceed as follows:

  1. Call up the “Product details” app.
  2. Expand the “Selection” widget.
  1. From the “Active context” menu , select the appropriate option in order to shown the respective products in the widget.
  2. In the product list of the widget , click on a given product.Chevron rightThe product data of the product are loaded in the respective fields.
  3. Click on the ACTIVATE button . Following this, the products are called up as a sequence, with only one of the products being active in the workspace at a time.
  1. Make the desired changes to the products:
    • In order to save the changes you have made to a product, click on the SAVE button .
    • In order to switch to the previous product, click on the button .
    • In order to switch to the following product, click on the button .
    • In order to display the menu of the multi-edit bar, click on the Action menu button .
      • In order to enable the synchronisation, move the “Tab synchronisation” toggle switch to the On position. This will synchronise settings in the multi-edit bar across multiple open browser tabs.
      • In order to disable the synchronisation, move the “Tab synchronisation” toggle to the Off. position
      • In order to end the multi-edit mode, click on “Cancel edit mode” .

Bulk edit mode

The bulk edit mode allows to edit a number of products in a particular app parallely. Though, this action only works in particular apps such as “Texts”, “Prices” and “Product reviews”.

In order to use the bulk edit mode, proceed as follows:

  1. Call up the “Product details” app.
  2. Expand the “Selection” widget.
  1. From the “Active context” menu , select the appropriate option in order to shown the respective products in the widget.
  2. In the product list of the widget , click on a given product.Chevron rightThe product data of the product are loaded in the respective fields.
  3. Click on theAction menubutton in the lower left corner of the widget to call up the action menu.
  4. Click on the option “Bulk edit mode” .
  1. Call up the respective app.
  2. In the product list of the widget, click on another given product.
  3. Edit the products as desired and save your changes. Using the navigation bar below the workspace you can switch from one product to the next or to the previous product.

FAQ

What is the “Selection” widget?

The “Selection” widget shows all the products which were assigned to the active selection, the products from the currently active worklist, the products from the most recent search result or the products which were maintained most recently.

How do I add products to the active selection?

Using the “Add to active selection” action from the action menu, you can add products to the active selection.

What do the indicators next to the products in the widget mean?

The indicators next to the individual products show whether a product is active, archived or deleted.

How do I add a product from the widget to a worklist?

First, access the “Worklists” app and select the respective worklist by clicking on it. Then, in the “Selection” widget, move the mouse cursor over the desired product, which will make the corresponding buttons appear. Click on the button provided for this purpose to add the product to the worklist.

How do I remove all the products from the active selection at once?

Select the option “Active selection” from the “Active context” menu. Click on the button in the lower left corner of the widget box to call up the action menu, then click on the option “Clear selection”.

How do I create a new worklist from the products shown in the widget?

Click on the button in the lower left corner of the widget to call up the action menu and click on the option “Create worklist” to call up the corresponding dialog box. Enter the desired name for the worklist in the “Name” field and select a folder. You can then click on the CREATE button, click on the CREATE AND CONTINUE button to also create another worklist directly afterwards, or click on the CANCEL button to cancel the process.

Why doesn’t the bulk edit mode work in every app?

The bulk edit mode only works in particular apps such as “Texts”, “Prices” and “Product reviews”.

Rights

Apart from the basic rights listed here, a user needs the rights that are shown in the table.

Note
The identifier of rights are not shown correctly here as hyphens are shown as half square dashs. In order to search for a particular right in iPIM CC, copy the key to the clipboard and search for the key.
Key Identifier Description
ipim.apps.toolbox.context iPIM Apps – Context management Right to use the “Selection” app