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To Access the Central Catalog from a Design
You must set the path to the Central Catalog directory to make Central Catalog items available in the Catalog Explorer and Datatable Explorer.
1. Click Design > Catalog. The Catalog Options dialog box opens.
2. Set the Catalog References to the Central Catalog:
Independent—Makes the catalog independent of the Central Catalog. Only Internal Catalog items are available to instance.
Dependent—Makes the catalog dependent on the Central Catalog. Both Internal Catalog and Central Catalog items are available to instance.
3. Double-click Path and enter a new one, or click to change the default path for the Central catalog directory.
4. Double-click Path and enter a new one, or click to change the default path for the Temporary submission directory.
5. Click OK.