On the VTEX platform, Department, Category, and Subcategory structure is not predefined. It varies according to the structure of your store, and it is not mandatory to create these 3 hierarchical levels.

The registration of a category happens inside the Catalog on VTEX Admin.

Follow the instructions below to create a category:

1. In the VTEX Admin, go to Catalog, or type Catalog in the search bar at the top of the page.
2. Click on Categories.
3. Click on the first level of the category.
4. Click on Actions.
5. Click on Include.
6. Fill up the fields;
7. Click on Save.

• What is a Category?
• What is a Department?
• What is a Subcategory?
• Fill in category registration fields
• Cleaning store's data base
• Registering a product
• Registering an SKU