KatanaPIM

Version v3.5.0
Platform Magento 2
Released 17 November 2025
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Accessing the Grid Grid Columns How Categories Enter the Grid Grid Actions Toolbar Buttons Mass Actions Creating Magento Categories Manual Creation Automatic Creation Category Linking Error Handling Need More Help?

Manage Categories Grid in Magento 2

Manage imported categories in the KatanaPIM Connect Categories grid. View PIM category structure and create Magento categories.

Accessing the Grid

Navigate to Katana PIM → Categories in the admin menu.

Grid Columns

Column Description
ID Internal entity ID
Pim ID KatanaPIM category ID
Name Category name from PIM
URL Category URL key
Magento ID Linked Magento category ID
Level Category depth level
Path Full category path
Skipped Whether category is excluded from sync
Is Deleted Whether category was deleted in PIM
Has Error Whether an error occurred during sync
Error Error message if applicable
Updated Last update timestamp

How Categories Enter the Grid

Categories appear when:

  1. Full Sync with categories enabled
  2. Import Categories button clicked
  3. Categories are fetched from PIM API

Categories maintain their hierarchy (parent/child relationships) from PIM.

Grid Actions

Toolbar Buttons

Button Description
Reload Data Refresh categories from database
Create Manually trigger category creation

Mass Actions

Action Description
Mark Categories as Skipped Exclude from automatic sync
Unmark Categories as Skipped Include in automatic sync
Update/Create Magento Category Create or update Magento categories
Delete Magento Categories Delete linked Magento categories
Delete Records Remove from KatanaPIM table

Creating Magento Categories

Manual Creation

  1. Select categories in the grid
  2. Choose Update/Create Magento Category
  3. Categories are created with proper hierarchy
  4. Check for errors in the grid

Automatic Creation

Enable in Automation settings:

  • Set Auto create new categories to Yes
  • Categories are created during sync

Category Linking

If If name exists link category is enabled:

  • Module looks for existing Magento categories with same name
  • Categories at matching depth level are automatically linked
  • Prevents duplicate category creation

Error Handling

The Has Error and Error columns show sync issues:

Error Type Solution
Parent not found Create parent category first
Duplicate URL key Modify URL in PIM or Magento
Invalid characters Clean category name in PIM

Resolve errors and retry the sync.

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Documentation:

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