Main catalog and virtual catalog: what they are and how they differ
Catalogs are your databases that contain product information.
Each account can have several catalogs, which can be created and updated manually or automatically.
Pricer24 supports two types of catalogs: main and virtual.
Main catalog
- Contains your current products.
- Loaded manually or through automatic updates, such as via API or file.
- Used as the source of truth for matching and price update processes.
- Acts as the central point for working with your data.
Actions available in the catalog:
Розділ | Опис |
Basic information | Product data: name, brand, code, etc. |
Prices | Prices from contractors matched with the product. |
Duplicates / Analogs | Checking and merging identical products; searching for analogs. |
Tags | Labels for categorizing products (more information about tags here). |
Operations | Checking whether operations have been created for the product. |
Contractor links | A link to the product can be added manually if automatic parsing is unavailable. |
Masks | Additional product attributes, such as barcode or series code, are used for automatic matching. |
Settings | Additional settings for product display and processing. |
Virtual catalog
- Allows information about products that are not in your catalog but are available from contractors to be stored manually.
- Populated manually: usually by an analyst or through import.
- Not updated automatically from external sources.
- Used for comparative analysis, price monitoring, and expanding the matching team's area of responsibility.
What it is used for:
- Monitoring products that are not yet in your assortment.
- Creating conditions for future matching with contractors.
- Collecting market data beyond the main catalog.
Updated on: 22/05/2026
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