Category groups are an addendum to custom item fields. They allow categories to be arranged into specific groups which share custom item fields.
Example: A car auction site owner wants to have a custom item field “Year” only under the Automobiles category and subcategories. However they do not want the custom field “Year” available under the Air Fresheners or Car Paint category. They also want a “Color” item field under the Car Paint category. Category groups allow these fields to be added only to the chosen categories.
Add New Group - Enter a name for the new category group and click “Create New Group”
Assign a Category to a Group – Select a category to assign to a category group. Select “also add subcategories” to include all subcategories to a group.
Note: The “also add subcategories” selection includes all subcategories under the main category. If some, but not all subcategories apply to the category group; they can be individually removed after they are added.
Assign a Field to a Group - A field can only be assigned to one category group at a time. When created all custom item fields are automatically assigned to the “Default” group which applies to all categories.
Group Name – Defines a group. Default includes all categories.
Categories in Group – Categories and subcategories included in each group.
Fields in Group – Custom item fields assigned to the group.
Removing a Category from a Group – Click the category name to remove it from a group.
Switching Fields – A custom field can only exist in one category group. To switch a field from one group to another, re-assign the field to another group.
Deleting a Group – A category group can only be deleted (removed) when there are no categories or fields assigned to it.
