Creating a Collection

This topic covers the process of creating a collection.

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Prerequisites

Ensure that you have created at least one category. If you plan to add category attributes to your collection, you must create at least one category attribute. For more information, see the Category Attributes section.

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Procedure

1. In the left menu, click Product Catalog > Collections.

   • The Collections page is displayed.

2. Click Create Collection.

   • The Basic details section on the Create Collection page is displayed.

3. In the Collection name field, enter a name.

4. To add one or more categories, in the Your Catalog categories section:

   • Select categories in the pre-populated list.
   • Search for the name of the category and selecting one or more of the matching categories in the results.

5. Click Next.

   • The Choose products for your collection section is displayed with a list of products in the categories you selected.

6. (Optional) Using the Category filter, select categories you would like to add or remove.

7. To set the filters that determine which products are included in the collection, select Attributes & Values and do the following:

   • In the Select attribute field, select an attribute. The list of attributes is populated by the attributes you set up in Product Catalog > Attributes > Product.
   • In the Select validation field, select a validation option. The list of validation options is dependent on the type of attribute you selected in the Select attribute field.
   • In the Value field, enter a value.
   • (Optional) To add another validation rule, click Add new condition and configure the Select attribute, Select validation, and Value fields as required.

8. Click Next.

   • The Review and add products to your collection section is displayed.

9. Click Save.

   • The Automatically create sub-collections? window is displayed. Do one of the following:
     • To enable automatic organization of your collection into sub-collections based on the categories it contains, click Yes, Create.
     • To organize your collection into sub-collections manually, click No, Create My Own. The Collection Preview page is displayed. If you want to make changes to the sub-collections, follow the steps to create a Sub-Collection.

10. To activate click the Inactive button. The collection is activated.

11. Click Run Collection.

The collection is created.

If you are adding category attributes to the collection, see Adding Category Attributes to a Collection.

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Related Topics

• Collections Overview
• Importing Collections
• Managing Collections
• Adding Category Attributes to a Collection