After creating drill categories, you can group products into multiple levels of subcategories within the main drill category. You can also link an image, such as a product photograph, with a subcategory. The browser displays the image next to the subcategory items. Using images helps customers visually identify the subcategory. For more information about creating and adding images to a subcategory, see Creating Images for Web Commerce.
To add a subcategory to a drill category:
Display the WOE Drill Down Maintenance screen in one of the following ways:
To create... |
From the... |
a company-wide subcategory |
System > Custom > Web Commerce > Web Drill Maintenance menu, select WOE Drill Down Maintenance. |
a customer-specific subcategory |
Files menu, select Customer. With a customer displayed, use the Remote hot key, then the WOE Info hot key, and then the WOE Drills hot key. |
Select the drill category you want to add a subcategory to and use the Expand hot key.
A second WOE Drill Down Maintenance screen displays with the selected drill category at the top of the screen.
In the ID field on a blank line, do one of the following:
To... |
Do this... |
add an existing subcategory |
enter the existing subcategory's description. |
create a subcategory |
type New. The system assigns an identification number for the subcategory. |
In the Description field, do one of the following:
To... |
Do this... |
add an existing subcategory |
verify that the correct name displays. |
create a subcategory |
enter the subcategory name. |
To link an image with the subcategory, use the Img hot key.
At the Image Path for [subcategory description] prompt, enter the web site directory path to the image:
If you store the image on your Internet Gateway computer in the \woeb\images directory, enter: \woeb\images\filename.jpg. If not, enter the complete path. For example, http://www.yourcompany.com/woeb/images/categories/electrictools.jpg
For each additional subcategory, repeat steps 3 through 6 on a new line.
Press Esc to save your changes and exit the screen.
To add a subcategory to a subcategory:
Display the WOE Drill Down Maintenance screen in one of the following ways:
To create... |
From the... |
a company-wide subcategory |
System > Custom > Web Commerce > Web Drill Maintenance menu, select WOE Drill Down Maintenance. |
a customer-specific subcategory |
Files menu, select Customer. With a customer displayed, use the Remote hot key, then the WOE Info hot key, and then the WOE Drills hot key. |
Select the drill category you want to add a subcategory to, and use the Expand hot key.
A second WOE Drill Down Maintenance screen displays with the selected product category at the top of the screen.
With the cursor selecting a subcategory, use the Expand hot key.
A third WOE Drill Down Maintenance screen opens. The selected product subcategory displays at the top of the screen.
Follow steps 3 through 6, in the previous procedure.
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