Inheritance via Taxonomy

Inheritance via Taxonomy is a feature that allows an article or product to receive predefined attributes set for a taxonomy.

Key Term:	Taxonomy: a taxonomy is a scheme of classification used for an organization’s products.
Description:	Inheritance defines a taxonomy, arranging the concepts from generalized to specialized. The user can set the editable attributes and those that are inherited from the taxonomy.
Related topics:	Linking Objects
Application:	Example: Let’s take for instance the energy drink “Red Bull”. It falls under Food & Beverages > Beverages > Energy Drinks. It is common for Beverages to have the properties such as ingredients and important notice so it is necessary for Energy Drinks to inherit such properties.

How-to: Inheritance via Taxonomy

To allow a product to inherit the attributes from a taxonomy, follow these steps:

• Log in and click on the Administration icon.

• In Data Model, click on the Taxonomies drop-down list and select Master Taxonomies.

• Click on the ‘+’ icon to create a new taxonomy.

• Enter a name for the taxonomy and click on the Create button.

• Scroll down to Section and click on the ‘+’ icon to add a property collection. Select the applicable property collection and click on the Apply button.

• Select the type of coupling, enter the default values, and click on the Save button.

• Click on the Explore icon.

• Go to Products and select your product.

• Click on the Add Taxonomy button to add the created taxonomy. Go to the Properties tab.

• View the attributes in the property collection inherited via taxonomy.

Note: Attributes under “Dynamic Coupling” are not editable as these values are inherited. Attributes under “Tight Coupling” can be updated.