Add a category

To add a new category to a sales catalog:

  1. Open the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator.

  2. Select Merchandise > Sales Catalogs.

    Select Products > Sales Catalogs.
    The Sales Catalogs page displays. If you do not see this menu, then your logon ID does not have the appropriate authority to perform this task. Contact your Site Administrator.

  3. From the list of available sales catalogs, select a catalog in which to add a category and click Design.

  4. From the Target Catalog page, the category tree for the selected sales catalog displays. Highlight the parent category for the new category and click New Category.

  5. The Create Category page displays. Add the following information:

    • In the Code field, type the category code. For example, "SC1_patio".

    • Check Display to customers (all languages) if you want to display the category in all supported languages for the store.

    • From the Language list, select the language for the category. If you are a creating a category in a language other than your store's default language, ensure that you have created that same category in the default store language first.

    • In the Name field, type the name of the category. For example, "Patio".

    • In the Short description field, type a brief description of the category. For example, "Patio furniture".

    • In the Long description field, type a longer description of the category, if applicable. For example, "End of the season clearance patio furniture".

    • In the Thumbnail image file and location field, type the thumbnail size image path and name for the category. For example:

    • In the Full size image file and location field, type the full size image path and name for the category. For example:

    • All category image files should be placed in the store's defined image directory. The correct image directory and whether you need an absolute or relative path depends on your store's configuration. Ask a store developer with Site Administrator authority for the correct image directory. For example, the WebSphere Commerce starter store images use a relative path to the default installation path.

    • Check Display to customers if you want to display this category only in the selected language.

  6. Click OK to save the category and close the dialog. Or click Apply to save the category and reset the dialog values. The new category is displayed under the selected parent category.

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