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Set up your catalog taxonomy

You will build a minimal internal taxonomy — a root Medicines category with one child — and map it to the storefront. This takes about five minutes.

Before you start

  • You need permission to view and create categories (categories.view and categories.create).
  • At least one storefront category should exist if you plan to map menus (create them on the Storefront categories tab).

1. Open Categories

Go to Catalog → Classification → Categories (/pims/categories).

Stay on Categories. Note the KPI summary rail — it updates as you add nodes.

2. Add a root category

Follow Add a root category:

  • Name: Medicines
  • Description: Prescription and OTC medicines
  • Active: on

Click Add Category. Medicines appears at the top level.

3. Add a child category

Follow Add a child category:

  • Parent: Medicines (use the + action or ⋮ → Add subcategory on that row)
  • Name: Tablets & Capsules
  • Map to your storefront Medicines menu entry if available

The child appears indented under Medicines. The Storefront column shows mapping badges when linked.

4. Verify storefront mapping

Mapped rows show storefront labels in the Storefront column. Open Map to storefront categories if you need to adjust mappings later.

Optional: bulk import

If you already have a spreadsheet taxonomy, use Import categories from CSV to create up to four levels at once.

What you learned

  • Product categories form an internal tree independent of the customer menu.
  • Storefront mappings connect that tree to what shoppers see.
  • Delete stays safe — the app checks for children and products before allowing removal.

Next steps