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source_url: https://itmustbecode.com/catalog-manager-for-xrmtoolbox/
title: Catalog Manager for XrmToolBox
date: 2021-06-23T14:52:36+00:00
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  - blog
tags:
  - business-events
  - catalog
  - custom-api
  - dataverse
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**Business Events** ( _still in preview at the time of writing_) are opening up new paradigms for event-driven patterns in the Dataverse. (👉see Microsoft [press release](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/developer/data-platform/business-events?WT.mc_id=DX-MVP-5004959)).

Essentially, They rely on 2 new tables **Catalog** and **Catalog Assignment** that are surfaced in the Solution explorer.

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However, the authoring capabilities are **limited** for the moment and it's hard to have a high level view of the Catalogs in your environment. Hence the idea behind the **Catalog Manager** tool for XrmToolBox.

### **Catalog Manager Tool**

The tool can be downloaded within the XrmToolBox Plugin manager. Once installed it will be available in the tools section.

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**360° View on Catalogs**

The goal of the tool is to provide **full visibility** on the Catalogs and Catalog Assignements registered in your Dataverse environment.

You can **(1)** select existing Catalogs or **(2)** Create new ones from scratch.

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Once a **root Catalog** is selected, you have access to all the relevant information about the Catalog at your fingertips. There is also a **treeview** to see the Catalog full structure.

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You can perform all **CRUD operations** on the **Catalogs**, **Categories** (2nd level Catalogs) and **Catalog Assignment** s very **efficiently** in the **same UX**.

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For **Catalog Assignments**, you can link your assignment to a **(1)** Table, **(2)** a Custom API or **(3)** a Custom Process.

{{< figure src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/drivardxrm/Driv.XTB.CatalogManager/main/images/screenshot%5Fcreate%5Fassignment.png" alt="screenshot\_create\_assignment.png (560×302)" caption="screenshot\_create\_assignment.png (560×302)" >}}

> To create **Custom APIs** for your Catalogs, you can use the [Custom API Manager](/customapi-manager-for-xrmtoolbox/) tool for XrmToolBox

### **More on Business Events**

If you are curious about the **Dataverse Business Event model**, don't miss these **official** Microsoft press release.

There is also a very good post from [**Natraj Yegnaraman**](https://twitter.com/RajYRaman) that shows how to leverage [Business Events to trigger a PowerAutomate Flow](https://dreamingincrm.com/2021/06/20/using-custom-api-as-a-trigger-for-flow/).

While the **Business Events** model is still in it's infancy, I have a feeling that we will hear more and more about it and that it will open new possibilities for developers. I hope the **Catalog Manager** tool will prove to be handy.

I would greatly appreciate any **feedback** so I can improve the user experience. Also if you have any ❓ **questions** or 💡 **feature requests** don't hesitate to contact me in the [discussion](https://github.com/drivardxrm/Driv.XTB.CatalogManager/discussions) area of the GitHub repo.
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