There are several methods to create relationships in the Product Management application. This article explains how to create the following relationship types:
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Creating relationships from one category to one or many categories
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Creating relationships from one category to one or many products or variants
Click the ellipsis ... to display the Options Menu.
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Click Edit Category.
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Click the Relationships tab.
Figure 1 - Relationships tab
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At the bottom right corner of the screen, select:
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To create a relationship with one or more categories, click Create Relationships with Categories
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In the drop-down menus at the top of the screen, select a Relationship Type and a Link Mode. To find out more about relationship types and link modes, see Merchandising Relationships.
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In the category tree, select one or multiple categories by checking their boxes
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Click Save
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To create a relationship with one or more products, click Create Relationships with Products.
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Use the catalog's tree structure or the search field on the left to locate the products you wish to use.
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Check boxes to select products.
The Next button is not available until at least one product has been selected.
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In the drop-down menus at the top of the screen, select a Relationship Type and a Link Mode. To find out more about relationship types and link modes, see Merchandising Relationships.
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Verify that all relevant products are selected.
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The base product is selected by default. If you need to create a relationship with a variant, click the base product to display the list of variants and select the variant(s) you wish to use.
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Click Finish
All the relationships created for the category are displayed in the Relationships tab.
Note : Since the Product Management is under development, it is not currently possible to modify existing relationships. To modify a relationship, delete the current relationship and create a new one. This option will be made available in a later iteration of Orckestra Commerce Cloud.
Expected result
Relationships are displayed by types in the Relationship tab by relationship types.
Figure 2 - Relationship types
Note: Relationships are published automatically when created. It is not required to publish the product.
Example
Scenario: You want to create a relationship between two categories.
The video below demonstrates how to create a relationship from a category to 2 sub-categories.
Result: A new relationship between categories is created.
