updateCategoryHierarchy

Description
This transaction updates a category hierarchy. This transaction can be used as a coarse-grained transaction to add or update one or more categories, category relationships, or category entity spec uses.
Web Services
Operation name: updateCategoryHierarchy
Service name: DWLBusinessServices
Example
Update the description and end date of a category hierarchy.
Run a coarse-grained transaction that will make the following updates on an insurance provider's product category hierarchy:
  • Add a new Whole Life category.
  • Update the description of an existing Term category.
  • Update the end date of an existing category relationship between the Life Insurance and Term categories.
  • Add a new category relationship between the Life Insurance and Whole Life categories.
  • Update the start date and end date of the category hierarchy.
Usage information
For more information on category hierarchies and related rules, see the addCategoryHierarchy transaction.

You can only inactivate a category hierarchy if there are no active categories in the hierarchy, and no products actively associated with the categories.

Localized content can be added or updated for the CategoryHierarchyName and CategoryHierarchyDescription elements.

When using this transaction as a coarse-grained transaction, the following transactions may also apply:
Preconditions
The category hierarchy must exist
Mandatory input
  • CategoryHierarchyId
  • CategoryHierarchyLastUpdateDate
Inquiry levels
Not applicable
Filter values
Not applicable
Transaction behavior
Not applicable
Request message
<TCRMTxType> updateCategoryHierarchy

<TCRMTxObject> CategoryHierarchyBObj

<TCRMObject> CategoryHierarchyBObj

with optional business objects:
Response objects
CategoryHierarchyBObj
with optional business objects:
Special note
Not applicable