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Products in Category

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The Products in Category section lists the products that are currently assigned to the category. The search filters at the top of each column are used to add and remove products from the category. You can also use category rules () to dynamically change the product selection when a set of conditions is met. To learn more, see Visual Merchandiser.

Category Products

Apply a category rule

  1. Set Match products by rule to Yes.

    The automatic sorting and condition options appear.

    To Match Products by Rule

  2. Set the Automatic Sorting order.

    This automatic sorting is based on current conditions.

    Stock level Move to top or bottom.
    Special price Move to top or bottom.
    New Products List newest products first.
    Color Sort alphabetically by color.
    Name Sort in ascending or descending order by Name.
    SKU Sort in ascending or descending order by SKU
    Price Sort in ascending or descending order by Price.
  3. Click Add Condition and do the following:

    • Choose the Attribute that is the basis of the condition.
    • Choose the Operator that is needed to form the expression.
    • Enter the Value that is to be matched.

    Add Condition to Category Rule

    Repeat this process for each attribute that is needed to describe the condition(s) to be met. For example, to match products that were created between 7 and 30 days ago, do the following:

    • Set Date Created to Less than 30.
    • Set Logic to AND.
    • Set Date Modified to Greater than 7.
  4. When complete, click Save Category.

When setting up a category rule, the products are matched and assigned to the rule when the category is saved. Therefore, if you add a new product to the catalog and want to include it in the rule, you must re-save each category that is set to match products by rule to ensure that the new product is included.

Page options

Option Description
Match products by rule Determines if the list of products in the category is dynamically generated by a category rule. Options: Yes / No
Automatic Sorting Automatically applies a sorting order to the list of category products. Options:
None
Move low stock to top
Move low stock to bottom
Special price to top
Special price to bottom
Newest products first
Sort by color
Name: A - Z
Name: Z - A
SKU: Ascending
SKU: Descending
Price: High to Low
Price: Low to High
Add Condition Adds another condition to the rule.

Page conditions

Option Description
Attribute Determines the attribute that is used as the basis of the condition. Options:
Clone Category ID(s) - Dynamically clones products from multiple categories based on Category ID.
Color - Includes products based on color.
Date Created (days ago) - Includes products based on the number of days since the products were added to the catalog.
Date Modified (days ago) - Includes products based on the number of days since the products were last modified.
Name - Includes products based on the product name.
Price - Includes products based on price.
Quantity - Includes products based on the quantity in stock.
SKU - Includes products based on SKU.
Operator Specifies the operator that is applied to the attribute value to meet the condition. Unless an operator is specified, Equal is used as the default. Options: Equal / Not equal / Greater than / Greater than or equal to / Less than / Less than or equal to / Contains
Value Specifies the value the attribute must have to meet the condition.
Logic The Logic column is used to define multiple conditions, and appears only when an additional condition is added. Options: OR / AND

Page controls

Control Description
View as List
View as Tiles
Match by Rule - No
Match by Rule - Yes
The drag and drop control allows you to grab a product and move it to another position in the current page of the grid. To learn more, see Visual Merchandiser.
Determines the position of the product in the list.

Page controls

Control Description
Use the checkbox in the header of the first column to select all products or clear all selections. The control in the first row determines the type of search and can be set to include any record, or include only those that are either assigned or not assigned to the category. The checkbox in the first column of each row identifies products to be added to the category. Options: Yes / No / Any
Search Filters The filter controls at the top of each column can be used to enter specific values you want to either include or omit from the list, depending on the Select All setting.
Reset Filter Clears all search filters.
Search Searches the catalog based on the filter criteria and displays the result.