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Manage Product Groups

Product Groups provide a second hierarchical merchandise classification in IMS. A Product Group can contain multiple Sub Groups, allowing merchandise to be analyzed independently from its Category/Sub Category classification.

Open the screenManage → Product Groups

IMS Manage menu with Product Groups selected — Path: Manage → Product Groups.

IMS Manage Product Groups screen showing a Product Group and its Sub Groups — Product Groups appear as parent nodes and Sub Groups beneath them.

Shared master-data behavior

Categories, Product Groups, Age Ranges, Genders and Statistical Periods use the same IMS master-data screen pattern. The title, labels and underlying master change according to the selected Manage menu item, while the New/Edit/Save/Cancel workflow remains consistent.

Control	Behavior
Filter	Narrows the tree/list using the displayed master name. Hierarchical masters keep the matching parent visible when a matching child is found.
New	Starts a new master record. During entry the button changes to Save.
Edit	Edits the selected record. During editing the button changes to Cancel.
ID	Required unique numeric identifier. It is entered for a new record and remains fixed while editing.

Product Group and Sub Group hierarchy

Level	Meaning
Product Group	Top-level product grouping such as Upper.
Sub Group	Detailed product type beneath the Product Group, such as Blouse, Shirt, Jacket or Dress.

Add a Product Group or Sub Group

Click New.
Enter a unique ID and the required English Name.
Enter the Arabic Name when applicable.
Leave Parent ID blank for a Product Group, or enter the Product Group ID when creating a Sub Group.
Click Save.

Edit the hierarchy

Use Edit to change names or Parent ID. Moving a classification between Product Group and Sub Group also keeps the related Item records aligned with the updated hierarchy.

Relationship with Items

Manage → Items stores both Product Group and Sub Group. Selecting a new Product Group resets Sub Group so the child always belongs to the selected group.