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Products and Assets Data Model

Configure Product Catalogs and Categories

Catalogs and Categories allow you to segment products to display them in differentiated ways (e.g. different markets or specific channels such as Shopify vs Amazon).

Some use case examples:

  • Creating catalogs with specific categories for the Asian market, different from those used for the American market.

  • Structuring a catalog optimized for Shopify, distinct from the one designed for Amazon.

To manage Catalogs and Categories, you must:

  • Be an Administrator or have the "Can manage product data modeling" permission

Catalog Management

Create a Catalog

  1. Navigate to Platform Settings → Products → Catalogs and categories.

  2. Click Add catalog in the top right.

  3. Enter the Catalog code: an alphanumeric string with hyphens (-) as separators. Spaces are automatically normalized into hyphens.

  4. Click Manage access rights to proceed to the second step and choose who can view the catalog and associate products with it.

  5. The catalog name can be translated for each active locale on the platform by editing the catalog (gear icon).

The catalog is created as soon as the first step is completed. If you exit without setting access rights, the catalog will still exist: reopen it in edit mode to configure them.

Delete a Catalog

Click the actions icon (⚙) corresponding to the catalog and select Delete. A confirmation dialog will prompt you to type the catalog code before proceeding.

Category Management

Create a Category

You can create a category starting from the New category button (for the first level), or by using the context menu of an existing Catalog or Category to automatically generate a nested subcategory.

In all three cases, the Add new category overlay opens with the following fields:

  • Category label: Enter the localized name (visible only if you have selected an active language).

  • Category code: Unique alphanumeric identifier (Max 50 characters). Spaces are converted into hyphens (-). Not editable after saving.

  • Catalog: Select the destination catalog (prefilled if using modes 2 or 3).

  • Parent category: Defines the hierarchical "parent". It is manually searchable if you are creating a root category.

  • Path preview: Check this read-only field to verify the full Path (from catalog to category) before saving.

  • The category name can be translated for each active locale on the platform by editing the category (··· icon).

Delete a Category

You can delete a category individually from its Three dots (···) menu, or perform a bulk deletion by selecting the checkboxes of the categories to delete; in both cases, the action automatically includes all nested subcategories.

Advanced

Filter Products by Category

From the Catalogs and Categories page, the product counter next to each category is clickable. Clicking it takes you directly to the product list filtered by that category.

Copy the Code or Path of a Category

Click the context menu (···) of the category and select Copy codes. A modal opens with the following fields:

  • Category code: the unique code of the category.

  • Full path: the full hierarchical code path, from catalog down to the category.

Both fields can be copied to the clipboard using the copy icon. A confirmation message notifies you when copied.

Move a Category

The Move function is accessible from the context menu (···) of each category and allows you to modify its position in the tree in two ways.

Reorder within the same parent

Changes the order of a category among its siblings, without changing the parent category.

  1. Click Move from the category's context menu.

  2. Use the up and down arrows to redefine the position among sibling categories.

  3. Click Save changes to apply the new order.

The category remains under the same parent: only its position in the list changes.

Move under a different parent

Moves the category under a different parent category within the same catalog.

  1. Click Move from the category's context menu.

  2. Change the Parent category using the dropdown menu.

  3. Click Save changes to confirm.

Move constraints

  • Categories cannot be moved between different catalogs.

  • Categories cannot be moved inside their own children (only upward or laterally in the tree).

  • Structural limits must be respected (maximum depth and unique path).

If one of the constraints is violated, an error message is displayed and changes cannot be saved.

When the move succeeds:

  • A confirmation notification is shown.

  • The table automatically scrolls to the new position of the moved category.

Technical Limits and Constraints

The following table summarizes the key structural limits to respect during configuration.

Parameter

Limit / Constraint

Note

Categories per catalog

Max 500 in total

Regardless of hierarchical level

Direct children per node

Max 15 subcategories

For each parent category

Tree depth

Max 10 levels

Counting from catalog as root

Catalog / category code

Max 50 alphanumeric characters

Spaces are automatically converted to hyphens (-)

Code

Not editable after creation

If incorrect, delete and recreate the item

 
## Additional articles
- Catalog permissions: how they work and how to configure them

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