Get Categories Action Application Steps

1. Creating a Listing Component on the UI

  • A Select Box, Table or Tree element is added.
  • The Get Categories action is linked to this element to load the category data.

2. Adding an Action

  • When the page is loaded or the user selects a specific parent category:
    • + ADD ACTION > OnPageLoad or OnChange → EAV > Category > Get Categories action is added.
  • Optionally, the ParentId parameter can be defined:
    • Symbol Picker > SelectBox.SelectedValue
    • or a fixed Guid

3. Linking the results to the UI element

  • The action result is linked to the listing element from the Value field.
  • The returned data is usually in the following format:
    • Id (category ID)
    • Name (category name)
    • Description (optional)