The table in this tab lists the taxonomies and categories which the called-up product or its variants are mapped to. Allocated taxonomies are shown in the “Taxonomy” column, whereas the respective categories are shown in the “Category name” column. You can edit existing taxonomy and category mappings. And you can create further mappings to secondary or sales taxonomies and categories.
User interface
"Free-text search": Search field for entering a search term according to which the data in the "Taxonomien" table is filtered.
"Restore" (
): Icon that is used to reset the free-text search.
: Button that is used to show resp. hide the various menus for selecting a data level.
"Sprache": Menü zum Auswählen einer Datensprachebene. Bei mehrsprachig angelegten Produkten können Produktdaten wie zum Beispiel Attributwerte abhängig von der Sprachebene variieren. Um eine Sprachebene einzustellen, die entsprechende Sprache aus dem Menü auswählen.
: Button to call up the dialog box where you can select the attributes that are to be shown in the "Taxonomies" table as the various columns.
"Hidden columns (
)": Menu for selecting which of the standard table columns are shown or hidden. To do so, click on the "Hidden columns" icon () to show the corresponding menu, tick each of the desired attributes and click on the "Confirm" icon (
) button to confirm your selection.
"Taxonomies": Table that shows the related categories of the called-up product as well as its variante and items, whereby these need to be ticked in the "Product search" card, so that their data is shown in the table.
Action menu (
): Icon that is used to show the action menu that contains various actions that can be applied to the table entries shown in the table.
: Customized button to which the various actions from the action menu can be allocated so that you do not have to call them up via the action menu whenever you want to use them. The respective actions can be allocated to the button via drag & drop. And they can be removed in the same way. Each allocation of actions only applies to the logged-in user.
: Button to save the adjustments you’ve made.
: Button to open a page where categories can be related to the selected product. Click here to learn more.
: Button to remove related categories. Um mehr zu erfahren, hier klicken.
Add taxonomy/category mappings
In order to add, for example, a new category mapping to the called-up product, proceed as follows:
- In the product search mask, tick the product.
- Click on the button to call up the corresponding dialog box.
- In the “Product-/Variant number” menu , tick the product.
- Select the parent taxonomy of the desired category from the “Taxonomy” menu .
The category directory of the selected taxonomy is shown below the menu. - Optional: Enter a search term in the search field to filter the list of categories by a search term.
- In the category directory , click on the desired category to select it.
- To finalise the category mapping, click on the button .
The dialog box closes and a success message is shown. The category is now mapped to the product. - To cancel cancel the mapping of the category, click on the button .
Change the category mapping within a taxonomy
It is not possible to change the category mapping within a taxonomy directly. Though, you can use the “Add to category” action from the action menu to assign a new category mapping whereby the previous category mapping is overwritten. In order to, for example, move the called-up product from one category of the primary taxonomy to another, proceed as follows:
- In the product search mask, tick the product .
- In the table, tick the category of the primary taxonomy .
- Click on the “Action menu” icon (
) in the footer to access the action menu. - Move the cursor over the option “Categories” to show the corresponding submenu.
- Click on the option “Add to category” to call up the corresponding dialog box.
- Select the primary taxonomy from the “Taxonomies” menu . The category directory of the selected taxonomy is shown below the menu.
- Optional: Enter a search term in the search field to filter the list of categories by a search term.
- Optional: The “Show Only Matches” toggle to the
position so that only categories matching the search term are shown. - In the category directory , click on the desired category to select it.
- Um finalise the assignment of the new category, auf den -Button klicken. The dialog box closes and a success message is shown. The product is now in its new category.
- Um cancel the assignment of the new category., auf den -Button klicken.
Show/hides attributes
Some attributes are included in the table by default. Other attributes are displayed optionally. In order to include optional attributes in the table, proceed as follows:
- Click on the button to call up the corresponding dialog box.
- Optional: Enter a search term in the search field to filter the list of attributes by a search term.
- Select an attribute. You can also select multiple attributes:
- To select an attribute, transfer it from the left column to the right column . To do so, click on the attribute .
- To deselect an attribute, transfer it from the right column back to the left column. To do this, click on the attribute.
- To select an attribute, transfer it from the left column
- To finalise the attribute selection, click on the button . The dialog box closes and the selected attribute resp. the selected attributes are shown in the table.
- To cancel the attribute selection, click on the button .
- Click here to learn more about the handling of the dialog box for selecting attributes.
- In some sections, the button for calling up the dialog box possesses the
button. Via this button you can call up attribute profiles with a pre-selected group of attributes directly. Click here to learn more. - Using the
icon and the 
icon you can transfer all the attributes from one column to the other column at once.
Edit taxonomy mapping properties
You can edit certain properties of a mapping by editing the corresponding attributes. To do so, proceed as follows:
- In the product search mask, tick the called-up product or a variant. You can also tick multiple entities. Then all the corresponding taxonomy mappings are listed in the table.
- Double-click in the table cell you want to edit.
- Make the desired changes
- Leave the table cell.
- Possibly make further changes to other table cells.
- To save your changes, click on the button. If the process was successful, a corresponding message will appear.
How can I call up multiple products at once to edit them sequentially?
- Expand the "Selection" widget.
- Via the "Active context" menu, you can select which products are shown in the widget
- In the product list of the widget, click on a given product.
- Click on the button. Following this, the products are called up as a sequence, with only one of the products being active in the workspace at a time.
Delete taxonomy mappings
In order to remove a taxonomy mapping, proceed as follows:
- In the product search mask, tick the called-up product or a variant. You can also tick multiple entities. Then all the corresponding taxonomy mappings are listed in the table.
- In the table, tick the taxonomy mapping you want to remove. You can also tick multiple taxonomy mappings.
- Click on the button in the footer.
The button is shown.
- Click on the button to confirm the removal.A success message is shown.
) icon in the respective table row to delete resp. remove individual entries.
Call up categories in the “Taxonomies” app
First introduced in version 5.5.3: Via the “Open in Taxonomies app” icon (
) you can call up particular categories in the “Taxonomies” app:
- In the table row of the respective category, click on the “Open in Taxonomies app” icon (). You are directed to the “Taxonomies” app where the category is called up.
FAQ
Can taxonomies also be assigned on the item level?
Taxonomies can only be assigned on the product and the variant level. It is not possible to assign a taxonomy on the item level.
How do I change the category mapping within an existing taxonomy?
It is not possible to change the category mapping within a taxonomy directly. Instead, the “Add to category” action from the action menu is used.
Is there an alternative way to move products from one category to another?
Alternatively you can go to the “Products” tab of the “Taxonomies” app and use the and buttons to move one product from one category to another.
Why is the button not shown to me when editing attribute values?
As of version 5.6, the right “ipim-portal.product-details.taxonomies.create” is required to save changes on attribute values. Users not possessing this right can make changes to attribute values, but the button is not shown to them.
Why do I need an additional edit right besides the delete right to remove a taxonomy mapping?
In order to be able to remove a taxonomy allocation from a product, it is possibly required to possess the edit right for the respective taxonomy in addition to the right “ipim-portal.product-details.taxonomies.delete”.