How To Add A New Category
On the home page of i2o's Product Center, there's a dedicated Categories tab, specifically designed for managing product categories.
Categories tab allows you to add new categories, customize them, and view the ones you've already added. It is a simple solution for managing your product categories, whether you're monitoring trends or enforcing specific regulations.
The Categories tab displays three KPI cards at the top for a quick summary of your category data:
- Total Categories: Total number of categories currently in your catalog, including both active and inactive ones.
- Active Categories: Number of categories that are currently active and in use for monitoring within the i2o platform.
- Other / Unassigned: Number of products that have not been assigned to any category. A count above zero indicates products that may need to be reviewed and categorized.
How to Add a New Category
Follow the below steps to add a New Category for i2o monitoring and/or enforcement.
- Navigate to i2o Platform > Settings > i2o Product Center > Categories.
- Click on the Add Category to add a new category.

- The Add New Category pop-up opens.
- Type the Category name in the Category field.

- Click Save.
- This adds the Category to the Product Center. The added Category appears in the View Details table on the Categories tab.

How to View the Category Audit History
The i2o Product Center stores a history of past changes made to your i2o-activated brands. To view the audit history of a Category:
- Navigate to i2o Platform > Settings > i2o Product Center > Categories.
- On the Categories page, in the View Details column, click on edit icon
on the Category row or use the filter to search the Category.
- Click on Audit History to view the changes made to the Category.

- Click on the download button to download the change history.
- Click on the cross to close the window.
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