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This topic covers how to review and adjust category and attribute mappings after you upload your products. When processing the CSV file of your products, Product Agent attempts to match your source categories and attributes to its internal catalog structure. Classifying your products during this step ensures the right enrichment logic is applied to each product, for example, distinguishing between size, capacity, or material depending on the product type. In most cases, mappings are handled automatically and require no action. However, it is always a best practice to review the mappings for accuracy. Taxonomy Mapping is divided into two tabs: Categories and Attributes. Both tabs allow you to review the mappings that Product Agent applied and change them as you require. The Categories tab allows you to hover over an individual product and click View to see its entire attribute set imported from your CSV file. Both tabs feature dropdown menus so that you can make adjustments.
fabric recommends that you complete your brand’s master taxonomy mapping in Product Agent > Settings > Taxonomy prior to uploading products to Activate. Completing this process helps Product Agent create a structured catalog that supports consistent, high-quality product enrichment. For more information, see Taxonomy Overview.

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Prerequisites

Ensure you have completed the previous step in the Activate process, Importing Products.

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Primary Procedure

  1. Review the Categories and Attributes that Product Agent identified to ensure they are correct. If you need to make changes to how Product Agent identified your Categories or **Attributes, see the Secondary Procedures section below.
  2. Click Import and Enrich. The Optimizing a Sample of Your Products window is displayed.
  3. Click See Enrichment Sample.
You are redirected to the next step in the process, Sampled Enrichment.

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Secondary Procedures

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Changing a product’s category

  1. From the Categories tab, browse your products.
  2. For any mis-categorized product, click on its Category. The category selector menu is displayed.
  3. Select the matching category.
The product’s category is updated. taxonomy mapping GIF

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Adding a new category

  1. From the Categories tab, browse your products.
  2. For any mis-categorized product, click on its Category. The category selector menu is displayed.
  3. Click Create new category. The Create New Category* window is displayed.
  4. In the Category Name field, enter a name.
  5. (Optional) In the Parent Category field, select this new category’s parent category.
  6. Click Create.
The new category is created. Follow the steps above under Changing a product’s category to assign the product to the new category. Select Attribute Mapping UI

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Changing an attribute’s mapping

  1. From the Categories tab, click the Attributes tab and browse the attributes.
  2. For any mis-mapped attribute, click on its mapping. The attribute selector menu is displayed.
  3. Select the matching mapping.
The attribute’s mapping is updated. Create New Product Category UI

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Adding a new attribute type

  1. From the Categories tab, click the Attributes tab and browse the attributes.
  2. For any mis-mapped attribute, click on its mapping. The attribute selector menu is displayed.
  3. Click Create new attribute. The Create New Attribute* window is displayed.
  4. In the Attribute Name field, enter a name.
  5. In the Attribute Key field, enter an identifier for use in your system, such as “color” or “size.”
  6. (Optional) In the Description field, enter a description.
  7. Click Create.
The new attribute type is created. Follow the steps above under Changing an attribute’s mapping to update attribute mapping.