Automated Categories

Use this page to view and tailor the automated categories defined for the web site.  Automated categories are categories that have a dynamic set of items included in them.  Items move in and out of the categories based on the rules of each category, with no manual intervention required.

To view the items currently in an automated category:
  1. Select the edit icon to the right of the category.  The page will refresh and tabs for "View Automated Category" and "Display Settings" will appear.

  2. On the "View Automated Category" tab, use the drop-down list boxes to select the search criteria for items.

  3. Select "Find".  A list box containing all of the items matching the search criteria will appear on the bottom of the page.

To modify the number of items that can be displayed in an automated category:
  1. Select the edit icon to the right of the automated category.  The page will refresh and the tabs for "View Automated Category" and "Display Settings" will appear.

  2. Select "Display Settings".

  3. In the "Number of Products" drop-down list box, select the maximum number of products that should be in the category.

  4. Select "Save".

To modify the appearance of an automated category as a link in the website's header:
  1. Select the edit icon to the right of the automated category.  The page will refresh and the tabs for "View Automated Category" and "Display Settings" will appear.

  2. Select "Display Settings".

  3. To have the category appear as a link in the website's header, select the "Display" check box to the right of "Site Wide > ".  To remove the category's link from the website's header, deselect the "Display" check box to the right of "Site Wide > ".

  4. Select "Save".

To modify the categories that the automated category will appear as a sub-category for:
  1. Select the edit icon to the right of the automated category.  The page will refresh and the tabs for "View Automated Category" and "Display Settings" will appear.

  2. Select "Display Settings".

  3. In the "Site Section/Category" list box, select each category the automated category should appear as a sub-category of.  Deselect each category the automated category should not appear as a sub-category of.

  4. Select "Save".

In this section

View Automated Category

Display Settings

See also

Products

Ensembles

Categories

Catalogs

Refinements

Global Product Updates

Product Types

Attribute Groups

Workflow Management