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Creating Category-Product Hierarchies
You must establish an explicit category-product hierarchy before beginning the SVP process. Categories and products in SVP must have a single designated SVP parent category. This task is a step in Process of Setting Up Category-Product Hierarchies. To create a category-product hierarchy
- Navigate to the Administration - Catalog screen, then the SVP Categories view.
- In the All Categories list, create a new record, and complete the necessary fields. Repeat this step for all categories.
The following table describes some fields.
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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 automatically populated when you later establish category-subcategory relationships. |
SVP Level |
The SVP level of the category. This field is automatically populated when you make an association to a subcategory. |
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 that is associated with this category-product hierarchy. |
- 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, add the subcategory or subcategories for which you want to designate the parent category as the subcategory's SVP parent.
NOTE: You can designate many subcategories as SVP adoptees for the SVP parent. However, if a subcategory has another category as its SVP parent, your designation ends the previous SVP parent relationship and creates a new one.
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