Catalog Views: Products, Suppliers, Sites
The Catalog is the system of record for everything Altana knows about your network — every product you make or buy, every supplier behind those products across each tier, and every physical site where they operate. It opens to three top-level tabs, each with its own count and columns: Products, Suppliers, and Sites.
To open it, click Catalog in the left sidebar. The header shows the active catalog (for example, [Your Organization] Default Catalog) with a dropdown to switch between catalogs, and Edit Catalog and Create Workspace in the top-right.
From the full Catalog walkthrough — Catalog views (0:00–1:15).
Products
The Products tab splits into three views, each with its own count:
- Finished Products — the end items you make or sell.
- Input Products — the materials and components that go into them.
- All Products — everything combined.
Columns vary by view. Finished Products and Input Products show Name, Description, Global HS6 Code, Network Type, External ID, and Aggregate Product. The All Products view adds a Tier column, so you can sort to group items by how far upstream they sit. Tier appears as a single number, or as a range (for example, 2–4) when an item spans multiple tiers.
Suppliers
The Suppliers tab splits into two views:
- T1 Suppliers — your direct, Tier 1 suppliers.
- All Suppliers — the full multi-tier network behind your products.
Supplier columns include Organization Name, Address, Country (with flag), Network Type, and Facility Linked (whether a specific facility is linked to the organization). The All Suppliers view adds a Tier column.
Sites
The Sites tab is a single view of the physical facilities and locations in your network — your own site plus network sites. It shows Organization Name, Address, Country, Network Type, and Facility Linked.
Expanding a row
Every row carries an expand chevron (›). Use it to reveal the entities connected to that product, supplier, or site without leaving the list.
Key terms
- Tier — how many steps removed an item is in the supply chain. Tier 0 is your own finished good; higher numbers are deeper upstream. Suppliers and products can run Tier 0–5, and a single item may span a range.
- Network Type — how a relationship is known. Verified (green check) is a confirmed relationship; Suggested (sparkle icon) is inferred by Altana and not yet confirmed. Deeper-tier entities are more often Suggested.
- Facility Linked — whether a specific facility is Linked or Not Linked to the organization.
- Aggregate Product — a grouping label applied to products in the catalog.