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1. In a computer, a computer-implemented method for creating a customized, electronic product catalog by using data records selected from a pre-existing electronic version of a searchable product catalog comprised of a plurality of search data record structures, comprising:
using a data pre-processor that cooperates with a configuration interface to create from an electronic catalog stored in a database the pre-existing electronic version of the searchable product catalog, wherein the configuration interface functions to determine into which of the plurality of search data record structures of the pre-existing electronic version of the searchable product catalog data from the electronic catalog stored in the database is to be stored; receiving at the computer data representative of a user specified search term which functions to identify products found in the pre-existing electronic version of the searchable product catalog; causing the computer to select from the plurality of search data record structures of the pre-existing electronic version of the searchable product catalog only those data records which include the identified products; and causing the computer to aggregate each of the data records selected from the pre-existing electronic version of the searchable product catalog to thereby create the customized, electronic catalog. |
