How do I move a category?

 

If you have spent a lot of time getting a category's information just right, and you decide you want to move it somewhere else in the category tree, you can use the tools available in Attribute Manager to move that data to a new category.

Moving the Category

  1. First, create a new category in the spot where you want to move the existing category
  2. You can give it the same name as the original category, or give it a different name if you want.  
  3. Create the same attributes that are in the old category in the new category.
  4. Select the category you want to move and go to the "Edit Items and Properties" tab
  5. Export the category to an Excel file
  6. Click the "Export to Excel" button to generate an Excel sheet that contains the items and attributes from the original category.  Save it somewhere easily accessible.
  7. Select the new category you created and go to the "Add or Import Items" tab
  8. Click the "Import Items & Properties" button.  Import the items from the Excel sheet you exported.  (See instructions on how to import items in the "Add or Import Items" article.)
  9. Confirm that the new category has the correct items and attributes.

When creating the same attributes that are in the old category in the new category you can use the "Add Multiple" feature on the Attributes tab to easily add them all at once.

Once you are sure everything looks correct on your new category, right-click and select "Delete Category" on the old category.