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Learning objectives

Understand how to structure classifications to optimize navigation and data distribution

Create, organize, and customize a classification hierarchy within a distribution channel

Manage nodes: add, edit, and move them

Now that you know how to create distribution channels for different use cases, let's see how to design a classification hierarchy within a channel.

Just like the architecture of the PIM or DAM, a channel classification hierarchy groups together Product Sheets, assets, and their associated data.

Before you begin, ask yourself the following questions:

Which data do you want to distribute?
How should this data be organized?

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Important to know

Segmenting data into classifications makes navigation easier.

A classification can contain up to 10,000 child nodes and 1,000 pieces of content to distribute.

1. Classification Architecture

Each channel has its own custom classification hierarchy.

A classification node can contain:

Classification child nodes,
And/or Product Sheet or asset content.

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Good to know

Each level can contain classification child nodes and content (products or assets).

You can customize a channel's classification hierarchy independently from the PIM or DAM hierarchy of your Quable instance.

2. Add a New Classification Node

Select a channel and click the edit button,
From the Content tab in the top-left corner,
Click the + button to the right of the search bar (to create a root-level classification), or
Select a classification node and click the + at the end of the row (to create a child classification);

Enter the following settings:

classification name,
classification code.

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You can add as many classification nodes and child nodes as needed.

The code is permanent and cannot be modified later.

3. Navigate Through the Classification

An arrow displayed in front of a classification node indicates that it contains child nodes.
To browse the hierarchy, click the arrows to expand a node and display its child nodes.
Nodes located at the lowest level of the hierarchy do not display an arrow.

You can also expand or collapse all classifications at once by clicking the double-arrow icon next to the search bar.

4. Reorganize the Classification

Using drag and drop, you can:

Change the order of classification nodes.
Move a classification node inside or outside another node.

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Good to know
Moving a classification node automatically moves its child nodes and content.

5. Customize Classification Nodes

Each classification node can be customized with specific information and an image:

Select the classification node.
Click the settings section in the right-hand panel,
Edit its name,
Change the asset used to illustrate the classification node,
Edit the attributes associated with the classification (optional).

Don't forget to click the Save button at the bottom of the page to save your changes.

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Summary

Architecture

Each channel includes dedicated classification nodes,

Each classification node can contain child nodes and content,

Each node can be configured (code, name, type),

Nodes can be moved and reorganized using drag and drop. Child nodes and content are moved automatically.

Customization

Only classification node names can be edited (not codes),

Nodes can be enriched with attributes and illustrated with an asset from the DAM.

Best practices

Segment content to make navigation easier,

Technical limit: a classification can contain up to 10,000 child nodes and 1,000 pieces of content.

Next Chapter

Now that you know how to manage classifications in a channel, let's discover how to Create Saved Search Lists.