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Creating a Category-Product Hierarchy
You must establish an explicit category-product hierarchy before beginning the SVP process. Categories and products that are participants in SVP must have a single designated SVP parent category. This task is a step in Process of Sales Volume Planning. To create a category-product hierarchy
- Navigate to the Administration - Catalog screen > SVP Categories view.
- In the All Categories list, create a new record and complete the necessary fields.
Some fields are described in the following table.
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Category Name |
The name of the category in the category-product hierarchy. |
Parent SVP Category Name |
The parent SVP name of the category (for example, All Products). This field is filled automatically in when category-subcategory relationships are established later. |
SVP Level |
The SVP level of the category. This field is filled automatically in when an association to a subcategory is made. |
Description |
A description of the category-product hierarchy. |
Effective Start Date |
The starting date and time of the category. |
Effective End Date |
The ending date and time of the category. |
Catalog Name |
The name of the catalog associated with this category-product hierarchy. |
Repeat Step 2 until all categories are specified.
- In the All Categories list, select the root category, and drill down on the Category Name field hyperlink.
The SVP Category Details view appears.
- In the Subcategories list, select the subcategory or subcategories for which you will designate the parent category as its SVP parent.
NOTE: It is possible for many subcategories to be designated SVP adoptees for the SVP parent. However, if a subcategory already has another category as its SVP parent, this designation ends the previous SVP parent relationship and creates a new one.
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