Assigning products to categories for store availability
Key Takeaway
A product isn't available in a B2B Commerce store until you add it to a category.
In B2B Commerce, adding a product to a category is what makes the product available in a store. The same categories organize products so buyers can find them through search and navigation. You can assign products from the Category workspace, from the Product workspace, or while you create a category.
Categories make products available
To make a product available in a B2B Commerce store, you add it to a category. A product that isn't assigned to any category isn't available in the store, because the category assignment is what makes it available there.
Categories also organize products. The category structure makes products easier to find in searches and through navigation.
When you create a store, it gets a default catalog with one Products category, so a new store already has a category for products.
Marco's team sets up a new cordless drill product but doesn't add it to any category. Because category assignment is what makes a product available, the drill isn't available in the store. To fix the problem, Marco adds the drill to a category, such as Power Tools.