Change categories

We can change the information for a category, including code, name, description, images, and parent category.


Procedure

  1. Open the Catalogs tool.

  2. To change a category in the master catalog, from the explorer filter, click Master Catalog Categories. To change a sales category, from the explorer filter, click Sales Catalog Categories. (Enterprise)

    Note: If we are using the extended sites model, we can update categories if the master catalog category or sales catalog category belongs to the extended site store. We can change the asset store category only if you have access to the asset store.

  3. Find the category to change.

  4. On the explorer tree, right-click the category; then click Open. The Manage Category tab displays in the work area.

  5. Optional: Expand the Object Properties section. This section is read-only and provides information if your company uses the following features:

    • (Enterprise) Extended sites business model

    • Workspaces

    Property Description
    Associated store The store that the asset belongs to:

    Change Made In The name of workspace, task group, or task, where the object is changed.
    Workspace The name of the workspace that the task is associated with. This field is read-only.
    Task Group The name of the task group that the task is associated with. This field is read-only.
    Description A description of the task. This field is read-only.

  6. Expand the General Category Information section. Complete the following information:

    Property Description
    Code The language independent category identifier.
    Name The name of the category.
    Short description Type a brief description of the category.
    Long description

    Type a detailed description, if applicable.

    Keyword Type one or more keywords, which are separated by a comma and a space that describe the contents of the Web page. Some Internet search engines use these keywords to determine whether your page satisfies a search query. This field can be edited in multiple languages.
    Parent category (master catalog) The category to which an object such as a category, product, or SKU belongs, or the catalog to which a top category belongs.

  7. Expand the Display section. Complete the following information:

    Property Description
    Display to customers Select this check box to indicate that customers can view this category in the storefront.
    Thumbnail All image files must be placed in the store's defined image directory. Determining the correct image directory and whether you need an absolute or relative path depends on the store's configuration. For example, the WebSphere Commerce starter store images use a relative path that points to the default installation directory under the store name. Use of a relative path is most common. Use of an absolute path is dependent on the initial configuration. Ask a store developer with Site Administrator authority for the correct image directory if we are unsure. Or, if we are using Watson Content Hub, all image files must be stored as an asset in Watson Content Hub. This field can be edited in multiple languages.
    Full image Type the path to the full-size image and the name of the image, such as images/shirt.jpg. The path can be either a full path, or a relative path from the store directory. Or, if we are using Watson Content Hub, the full path to the full-size image stored in Watson Content Hub. To select a full-size image, click the Edit

    icon. Then find and select the full-size image to use. The find dialog searches for images in Watson Content Hub and saves the full path in the full image field. If a full-size has already been assigned from the Content tab, the path and image is displayed as read-only, and instead must be updated from the Content tab.

  8. If Watson Content Hub integration is enabled: Click the Content tab to associate content from Watson Content Hub. Content includes catalog objects such as images, and attachments such as videos or articles.

    To associate content from Watson Content Hub:

    1. Search for content by entering a keyword and selecting Find and Add. The search results are displayed in the utilities view.

    2. Drag the object from the search results to the open Content tab.

    3. Select a language for the content.

    4. To use more than one language for the content, copy the object and select the additional language in the next object row.

    5. Optional: Expand the General Information and Assets sections to get more information about the content that we are associating with the catalog entry or business object.

    General Information:

    Property Description
    Language The language that the asset is associated with in Watson Content Hub. For example, United States English.
    Identifier The unique identifier of the asset in Watson Content Hub.
    Name The name of the asset in Watson Content Hub. For example, the product or category name.
    Content Type The content type of the asset in Watson Content Hub. For example, AuroraCatalogEntryImages for products, or AuroraCatalogGroupImages for categories.
    Description The description of the asset in Watson Content Hub.

    Assets:

    Property Description
    Asset The asset to manage from Watson Content Hub. For example, for catalog entry or category images, the image file is displayed.
    Asset Name The asset name. For example, for catalog entry images, the asset name might be main_fullimage to represent the full image, or main_thumbnail to represent the thumbnail image.
    Asset Path The full path to where the asset is stored in Watson Content Hub.
    Asset MIME Type The MIME Type of the asset. For example, for catalog entry or category images, the MIME Type might be image/jpeg.

  9. Click Save; then click Close.


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Categories
Catalogs tool


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