Configuring assortments

Assortments are defined as a combination of categories and individual items. The purpose of assortments is to enable merchants to assign user segments to groups of items.

To establish item assortments:

  1. Log on to the Business Center as a merchant administrator.
  2. Click the Items:Assortments link in the navigator.
  3. Click Create New.
  4. On the Assortments Details page, specify a name for the assortment in the Assortment Name field and then click Create.
    Note: . Choose a name that will make it easy for you to recognize the assortment later.

    The page reloads with your settings so far along with additional fields for adding categories, items and user segments.

    • To add a category to the assortment, under the Add New Category area, click Find. In Category Finder page, search and select a category by clicking on the Category Name and click Save.

    • To add an item to the assortment, type the item number into the Item Number box and click Save. If you need help finding an item, click Find.

    • To add a user segment to the assortment, under the Add New User Segment area, select a segment from the User Segment list and click Save.

    • To remove a category, item or user segment from the assortment, click the appropriate "X" icon.

    Finally, after making segmentation settings, you must apply the new visibility settings. Go to the Application Setup:Scheduled Jobs area of the Business Center and click Run for the scheduled jobs Category.UpdateExplosions, Item.GenerateVisibility, and Lucene.Index to reflect your recent changes.