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Introduction to Product Categories

The Product Category window contains a top and bottom half with a screen splitter dividing the two sections. The top half is labeled according to the category view currently loaded in the results tree (in the example, it's labeled "Main"). The bottom half contains a results tree listing all items associated directly with the selected category:



Category window column definitions:

Parent ID	Parent ID of the category being displayed. Part of the parent/child relationship. The parent id is one step above the current category displayed when viewing as a hierarchy.
Category ID	The category ID is a unique code identifying the category currently being displayed.
Sort	A sort definition indicates the order in which categories sharing a common parent will be displayed.
Catalog	A catalog is used to group categories into a single publication. Only categories with matching catalog references are considered to be in the same family and recognized in parent/child relationships.
Description	Text that defines the nature of the category. This text is displayed as a reference to the category. It is what most people consider the category to or at least how people define it.
Hidden	A hidden category is not shown to Venture users from lookups or to e-commerce customers.

Navigating Category Results:

- Double-clicking any category drills down one level.

- A history of the category hierarchy is displayed immediately below the search bar.



Click on any category in blue to refresh the results tree with that category's children.


Category Controls:

Four control buttons are shown at the top right of the results window.



Add: creates a new category; the category will be created as a child of the category at the far right of the navigation history, i.e. Main > Outdoor Decor (add will create new Outdoor Decor sub category).

Edit: edit selected row. Click once on the category you want to edit and click the Edit button to reveal an edit dialog:



Field notes:

Description may be edited according to your needs. Category ID fields are automatically generated and should not be changed unless you know the category number to which you want to move said category.

Ext. Description
Extended description is a used in meta data tags within HTML documents in e-commerce.

Keywords
Clicking the edit button to the right of keywords reveals a keyword editor. Keywords are used in meta tags within HTML documents in e-commerce.

View
Opens the PDF catalog output generator for the selected category and its children.

Search
Opens search dialog to find categories based on search terms.

Item Results

The item results tree is in the bottom half of the product category management window. It contains a list of all items that belong to the selected category. As you drill down through the category tree, you will eventually come to a point where either there exists items associated with the category or you wish to add items to a category.

In most cases, you add categories to a leaf node category. A leaf node is simply a category with no categories below it. It is a childless category -- the end of the tree.

Below you'll see an example of a results tree with items. The items in this category belong to the leaf node "Solar Feeders". In the tree you see information for the item code, sort order and description:



To add a new item to this lead node, click the button labeled "Item Search" which reveals a search box:



Use the search to locate the item you want to add to the category, click the item in the results tree once to select it and then click the "Add" button to include it in the selected leaf node:



To remove an item from a category, right/CTRL-click the item in the results tree and select the Remove Item menu option:




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