Supplemental retail hierarchies (form)

Article
05/05/2014

Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack

Click Retail > Setup > Category hierarchies > Supplemental retail hierarchies. On the Supplemental retail hierarchies list page, in the New group, click Category hierarchy to create a new category hierarchy. To modify an existing category hierarchy, double-click the category hierarchy in the list then click Edit.

Use this form to set up supplemental retail hierarchies that are used in addition to the core retail product hierarchy. You can create supplemental retail hierarchies to categorize groups of products for product management, pricing and promotions, or reporting. You can include a product in one or more supplemental retail hierarchies. Supplemental retail hierarchies must be assigned to the Supplemental retail hierarchy category type.

Task that uses this form

Set up a retail hierarchy

Navigating the form

The following tables provide descriptions for the controls in this form.

Tabs

Tab	Description
General	View the name, friendly name, status, and other details about the category.
Products	Add products and product variants to the categories in the hierarchy.
Product attributes	Add or view product attributes for the categories in the hierarchy. Note This control is not available if Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 or AX 2012 R3 is installed.
Product attribute groups	Add product attribute groups to a selected category. Attribute groups enable you to assign multiple product attributes to a category at one time. You can also view the attributes that are included in the product attribute groups. Note This control is available only if Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 or AX 2012 R3 is installed.
Map vendor categories	Map a vendor’s product categories to the supplemental product categories in which the vendor is authorized to supply products.
Category attribute values	Assign values to category attributes. You add category attributes in the Category hierarchy form. For example, you add an attribute of Manager to a category, and the data type for this attribute is Text. Therefore, for each category, you enter the name of a category manager as the value for this attribute.

Buttons

Button	Description
Edit category hierarchy	Open the Category hierarchy form, where you can modify the category hierarchy.
Edit presentation text	Open the Catalog product presentation form to enter a detailed description of the category. Note This control is available only if Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 or AX 2012 R3 is installed.
Images	Open the Images form to add a link to one or more images for the category. Note This control is available only if Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 or AX 2012 R3 is installed.
Videos	Open the Videos form to add a link to one or more videos for the category. Note This control is available only if Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 or AX 2012 R3 is installed.
Add	Add a product or product attribute to a category.
Add products	Open the Add products form, where you can add one or more products or product variants to the category.
View attributes	View the list of attributes that are included in the attribute group. Note This control is available only if Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 or AX 2012 R3 is installed.
Reset value	Clear values that are assigned to attributes in the selected category.

Fields

Field	Description
Name	The name of the category.
Commodity code	The identification number of the commodity code that is assigned to the category.
Active	A selected check box indicates that the category is activated.
Activated date:	The date that the supplemental hierarchy became activated.
Modified date:	If the supplemental hierarchy was modified, the date of the last modification.
Category	The retail product category or supplemental retail category that is associated with the category.
Inherited from	The name of the category from which the attributes were inherited.
Type	The data type of the product attribute. For example, the attribute is Color, and the attribute type is Text. In this case, only text values, such as Blue and Red, can be entered for the attribute.
Inherit attributes from parent category:	Select this check box to indicate that the category inherits the attributes that you assign to the parent of the category.
Vendor product category	The category that the vendor uses for its products. You map the vendor’s product category to your product category. In this manner, you can determine the categorization of the vendor’s products in your system.