Categories organize your catalog into a hierarchy that provides a navigational framework for your Web site. A category can contain other categories, products, or both.
This section describes the properties you are required to fill in when you are creating a category. It also describes how to indicate where in the catalog you want the category to reside, which is an important decision, but not one you are required to make now. Know that creating a category without specifying a location or indicating that the category should live at the root directory makes the category an orphan that is visible in Catalog Orphans view, not Catalog view. A comprehensive list of category properties is provided in Appendix A, : Asset Properties.
To create a new category:
In Catalog view or Catalog Orphans view of the Browse tab, click the Create New button, and from the dropdown that displays, click Category. To learn how to access these views, see Locating Assets.
Specify the category’s location in the hierarchy by adding, replacing, or removing a parent using the Select Parent and Clear buttons on the top right of the Details pane. A parent is preselected if you see an asset name beside Select Parent.
Add or replace a parent by clicking Select Parent and, once the Select an Item dialog box opens, selecting the appropriate Repository item type that you are creating and the parent asset type from their respective dropdown lists, and then clicking Find. Click the radio button beside your preferred parent, then click OK.
Remove a parent by clicking Clear beside SelectParent.
If you are using standard catalogs and you want the category to appear at the top level of the hierarchy, set the Root property to
true.Enter a name for the category in the Name text box (Required).
Click Create.
The category displays in the Navigation pane. The Details pane contains two tabs: the Basics tab holds properties you use to define the catalog, and the Info tab holds view-only metadata, such as the catalog ID and creation date.
