Uploading Shoppable Catalogs & Images (Hotspotting)

MarketTime offers the ability to upload a PDF catalog or image and through OCR technology, automatically link the items shown with the items you've uploaded in your MarketTime data file for a new ordering experience. 

This feature is designed to be used after items have been imported via Excel into MarketTime. 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Uploading a Digital Catalog for Hotspotting 

Editing a Catalog after it's been Hotspotted

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Uploading a Digital Catalog for Hotspotting 

To upload a digital catalog, navigate to the “Items” section on the left-hand navigation, and then select, “Documents” 

Click on Publish Digital Catalogs to begin. 

Once selected, the PDF catalog will appear, and you will be presented with the next steps: 

1. Click on the OCR icon to have the system automatically match possible items found in the PDF and your data file.

    Items that have been successfully tagged via OCR will be highlighted  

2. Manually tag any remaining items or add any additional URL links as desired.

    This can be done with Rectangle Mode found at the top of the screen: 

Simply highlight the area of any missing item or promotional image you wish to tag: 

3. Click SAVE in the top right corner to publish the digital catalog!

Editing a Catalog after it's been Hotspotted

In cases where you've previously hotspotted a catalog, or saved your progress to continue at a later date, MarketTime offers the ability to continue working on the catalog.

To do this, navigate to the Documents tab within the desired Manufacturer and toggle the view to List View:

Here you will see an Edit icon next to the catalogs you can continue work on:

Use the Edit Digital Catalog button in the resulting window to continue your work.

When finished editing the catalog, click the Save button in the top right corner as you normally would.

NOTE: This process results in a new file being uploaded with your updates, so be sure to remove the original file with the Trashcan icon. The Date Added field will help you determine which file is the most recent.