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Offer categories

Each offer in the Shop belongs to an offer category. Offer categories form a three-tier hierarchical structure facilitating easy navigation in the Shop content.

Note that the categories and category structure in this user manual depict demo data supplied by the manufacturer. The actual categories in your shop will differ.

Navigation menu bar and categories dropdown

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The Navigation menu bar contains top level categories.

  • Click one of the top level categories to display the categories dropdown containing its subcategories.

  • Click the Explore all categories in ... link at the bottom of the categories dropdown to open the top level category in a top level category page.

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2nd level categories are displayed in blue font at the top of the categories dropdown.

  • Click any of the 2nd level categories to open it in a 2nd level category page.

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3rd level categories are listed in black font underneath their respective 2nd level category.

  • Click a 3rd level category to open it in a 3rd level category page.

Breadcrumbs

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Breadcrumbs at the top of workspace pages are a great tool for navigation. In most Shop pages, they facilitate navigation among categories.

Numbers in the example image above correspond to category levels described for the categories dropdown. The example offer (65W Universal Power Supply) is listed under 3rd level category Accessories which falls under 2nd level category Hardware which belongs to the IT Workplace Services top category.

  • Click a breadcrumb element to open the corresponding category level in a category page.

Category pages

Each category can be opened in a category page providing a complete overview of its subcategories and all related offers. The structure and content of a category page differ slightly depending on the level of the category.

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Top category

Sidebar: Lists all 2nd level (blue font) and 3rd level (black font) categories belonging to the top level category.

  • Click a 2nd level category to open it in the 2nd level category page.

  • Click a 3rd level category to open it in the 3rd level category page.

Main content: Displays tiles for offers belonging to all 2nd level categories under the top level category, grouped horizontally by their 3rd level category.

  • Click an offer tile to display the offer in the Offer detail page.

  • Scroll the window vertically to browse through all 3rd level category rows.

  • Rows of 3rd level category containing more offers than displayed provide a Show all link at their end. Click the link to display all offers belonging to the category in a 3rd level category page.

2nd level category

Sidebar: Lists all 3rd level categories belonging to the 2nd level category.

  • Click a 3rd level category to open it in a 3rd level category page.

Main content: Displays tiles for offers belonging to the 2nd level category, grouped horizontally by their 3rd level category.

  • Click an offer tile to display the offer in the Offer detail page.

  • Scroll the window vertically to browse through all 3rd level category rows.

  • Rows of 3rd level category containing more offers than displayed provide a Show all link at their end. Click the link to display all offers belonging to the category in a 3rd level category page.

3rd level category

Sidebar: No sidebar is displayed in a 3rd level category page.

Main content: Displays tiles or rows for all offers belonging to the 3rd level category.

  • Click an offer tile or row to display the offer in the Offer detail page.

  • Use Sort by at the top left to change offers sorting: default (set by the administrator), offer price ascending/descending, offer name ascending/descending.

  • Use the tile/list buttons at the top right to switch between the tile and list display mode.

  • Scroll the window vertically to browse through all offers.

Note that the number of offers listed in a category may drop after you switch to a currency different than the default Euro. This is due to currency-related offer availability described in the Work with multiple currencies topic.Work with multiple currencies

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