Group products into product categories based on physical attributes or specific
purposes. A product category groups products at the highest level of the product hierarchy and
dictates the visibility of products in an account plan and in advanced promotions. A Key Account
Manager can create promotions and assortments by product categories.
Required Editions
Create a product catalog before you create a product category.
Available in: Lightning Experience in Professional, Unlimited,
and Enterprise Editions that have Consumer Goods Cloud enabled
User Permissions
Needed
To create a product category:
CGCloud Sales User
OR
CGCloud Retail Sales User AND CGCloud Retail User
From the App Launcher, find and select Categories, and then
click New.
Enter a name and description.
Select a catalog.
To show the product category on a menu, select Show In
Menu.
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