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        • POS processes - learn & apply
          • End-of-day report
          • Item add-ons
          • Item categories
          • Items
          • Locations
          • Multiple prices on a group of items
          • Multiple unit prices on an item
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Item categories

Item categories are used in Business Central to group items that share certain characteristics. They make sorting, searching and report filtering much easier.
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Items are products that are sold to customers in stores, restaurants, and other establishments. You can purchase or manufacture and resell them to customers.
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Item categories are used in Business Central to group items that share certain characteristics. They make sorting, searching and report filtering much easier.

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You can also establish a multi-level hierarchy of main item categories (parents) and subcategories (children) as demonstrated in the following screenshot and table.

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Level 1(PARENT)SHOP
Level 2(CHILD)JEWELRY
Level 3(CHILDREN)BRACELET, EARRINGS, NECKLACE

In addition to item categories, you can predefine item attributes like style and make, that can be used for providing product specifications, or adding physical dimensions, like the material the jewelry is made of (gold, silver, platinum, etc.).

When creating item categories, the same item category card is used for creating both parent and children item categories.