[ic] Subcategory Help?

[scott andreas]

"Gina K. Anderson" wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Just figuring out Interchange, and have run into a couple of snags with
> subcategories.
> 
> First, is it possible to have subcategories with the same name in different main
> categories? For example:
> 
> Dog Products
>         -Food
>         -Cages
> 
> Cat products
>         -Food
>         -Cages
> 
> etc?
> 
> I tried the category=D_Food, and category=C_Food to try and separate, but the
> names that display in the "adding items" UI just have two "Food" categories.
> It's hard to tell which is dog food, and which is cat food ;) I have a client
> who will be using the store once I figure it out, and she wants the organization
> this way, she will be adding items herself later, and needs to know which
> subcategory she is adding to.
> 
> Secondly, when I do add subcategories, they show up in "construct something"
> demo store, but they don't show up in the list of subcategories in the "Add
> Item" UI. I tried applying changes, but it didn't solve anything.
> 
> Any guidance?
> 
> Thanks,
> Gina
> 
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yes it is...declare your search paramaters containing both colums. As
far as the UI goes...click on the meta hyperlink and rename the column
to suit your needs
-- 
J. Scott Andreas :)
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