Manage Account Product Categories

What

This article serves as a guide to effectively managing Account Product Categories within ShareBuilder CRM. It covers essential tasks such as viewing, adding, renaming, merging, grouping, and transferring accounts across categories.

Why

Organizing accounts into appropriate product categories enhances data management and reporting accuracy. Efficient management of these categories ensures that accounts are correctly classified, facilitating better analysis and decision-making.

How

How to Manage Product Categories

Navigate to the Settings section on the left-hand navigation bar. Select Product Categories. This will populate a list of all your Product Categories. 

Clicking "View" on a desired Product Category will populate a list of all accounts associated with that category as shown below. 

How to Merge Product Categories

To merge a category, select the new product category from the Merge Into dropdown box. Be sure to Save Changes if you make any alterations!

How to Group Product Categories

Group categories by choosing the appropriate group in the dropdown list.

How to Transfer Accounts to Different Product Categories

From the main Product Category list, click "View". This will take you to a list of all Accounts associated with that Product Category. You can transfer individual accounts to a different Product Category by selecting the new category from the dropdown menu and saving your changes.