Update Product Categories

Overview

This task synchronizes category information on all products, ensuring that product category assignments are consistent and up-to-date. It is useful when category structures change or when product-category relationships need to be refreshed across the catalog.

Identifier

When to Use

Enable this task when you need:

• Category assignments to be synchronized after category structure changes
• Product category data to be refreshed across the catalog
• Category path information to be updated on products
• Recovery from category data inconsistencies

Configuration Properties

This task has no configurable properties.

Behavior

What It Does

1. Retrieves the current category structure
2. Iterates through all products in the catalog
3. For each product, synchronizes category information:
   • Updates category paths
   • Updates category names
   • Updates category hierarchies
4. Reports the number of products updated

Category Synchronization

The synchronization process:

• Ensures product category references match the current category structure
• Updates denormalized category data on products
• Maintains category breadcrumbs and paths

Prerequisites

• Products must exist in the system
• Categories must be configured and assigned to products
• Category structure must be stable during execution

Side Effects

• Updates category-related fields on products
• Triggers product reindexing for updated products
• May affect category facet counts in search

Example Configuration

{
    "ImplementationType": "UpdateProductCategoriesScheduledTask",
    "Schedule": "0 4 * * *",
    "IsDisabled": false
}

Recommended Schedule

Run daily during off-peak hours (e.g., 0 4 * * * at 4 AM). Run immediately after making significant changes to the category structure.

Related Tasks

None specific. This task is typically used independently for category maintenance.