Catalogs are used to group together IP-XACT documents that are somehow related. For example, a catalog could list all the IP-XACT documents i.e. components, designs and design configurations required in composing a specific product. Catalogs can also include other catalogs.
Description is an optional field for textual description of the catalog.
Catalog files lists the IP-XACT document files contained within catalog. All the files are categorized according to the document type i.e. Components and Designs are listed in separate sections. Items can be added by drag-dropping from the IP-XACT library or creating new rows from the context menu (right mouse button).
Vendor, Library, Name and Version together identify the IP-XACT document in the catalog.
Path is mandatory and defines the path to the IP-XACT document XML file. Path must be defined as relative to the catalog XML-file, as an absolute path or as an external URI. If an URI is used, the schema must be explicitly defined (e.g. http://...).
The Catalog files editor also contains a context menu (right mouse button) that has the following options: