Introduction

This guide explains the different categorization options available when managing products in TRAEDE. Categorization helps structure your products in a way that improves navigation in your B2B webshop and simplifies product management. This guide is useful for brands, distributors, and anyone managing large product catalogs.

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Product categorization in TRAEDE

Where to find product categorization options

To access categorization settings for a product:

1. Go to the product’s Master Data page

2. At the top, you will see different fields for categorization:

   • Category

   • Brand

   • Collection

   • Product group

   • Tags

Product categories

Product categories are used primarily for organizing your B2B webshop. They define how customers browse and filter products on your shop.

• Top categories are the main groupings (e.g., Shoes, Clothes, Accessories)

• Subcategories are nested under top categories (e.g., within Shoes: Flats, Heels, Wedges)

When customers click a top category like “Shoes”, they will see all products in that group — regardless of subcategory.

On the left-hand filter panel, they can narrow down by subcategory (e.g., show only “Wedges”).

📸 Screenshot of the left-hand filter showing subcategories.

✅ Example:

• Oslo shoe belongs to:

  • Top category: Shoes

  • Subcategory: Wedges

• It will appear under “Shoes” and under “Wedges”, but not under “Flats” or “Heels”.

Brand

The Brand field is used when your account manages multiple sub-brands. This is especially useful for distributors or larger brands.

• Allows customers to filter by brand in your B2B webshop

• You can add brands in Products > Brands

Collection

Use Collections if your products are grouped by season, launch, or other campaign-related themes.

Examples:

• SS17 (Spring/Summer 2017)

• AW21 (Autumn/Winter 2021)

Selecting a collection allows customers to browse by season or release group.

🔁 Note: In future guides, we’ll cover Drops, which offer similar functionality with additional options.

Product groups

Product groups are internal categorization tools, not directly visible to customers.

Use them to:

• Group products for sales campaigns (e.g., Black Friday)

• Track low-performing products

• Create custom internal folders

To filter by product group:

1. Go to Product list

2. Click Add filter

3. Choose Product group and select your desired group

Tags

Tags function similarly to product groups but are often used for external system syncs.

Key uses:

• Add searchable labels like “on sale”, “limited edition”, “Black Friday”

• Tags are synced with Shopify and other platforms that support tagging

📸 Screenshot showing tag input field and example tags.

Summary of categorization types