A category is a way of organizing products in a structured hierarchy. A parent category is the main grouping, which can contain one or more child categories. Each child category represents a more specific type within the parent category and holds the actual inventory items. This structure helps in managing, searching, and filtering products efficiently.
- Parent Category – Main classification (e.g., Bikes, Kayaks, Apparel).
- Child Category – Sub-classification under a parent (e.g., Mountain Bikes, Road Bikes under “Bikes”).
- Inventory is always added under Child Categories, not the Parent.
Rental Group
Definition:
This group is for items rented for a price. Inventory is tracked based on SKU (Stock Keeping Unit).
Example:
- Parent Category: Bikes
- Child Category: Mountain Bikes → Trek X-Caliber 7 (SKU: MB-TX7-001)
- Child Category: Road Bikes → Giant Contend 3 (SKU: RB-GC3-004)
Here, each bike is tracked individually in the inventory system, and customers pay a rental fee.
To create rent categories & settings, follow the articles listed below in sequence:
- Create Rent Category
- Add Category Image
- Sort Categories
- SKU-Based Product Selection
- Quantity-Based Product Selection
- Set Security Deposit
- Add Bundle Items To Category
- Set Bundled Items Mandatory
- Category Visibility
- Availability Calendar Visibility
- Product Options Visibility
- Category Display
- Add To Cart Customization
- Warn if SKU Skipped at Delivery
- Include Item in Order Limits
- Add Product Description
- Delete Category