Group products into Families and set price ratios

group products into families and set price ratios business goal create related product groups so the optimization algorithm preserves intended relative pricing as regular price changes are proposed prerequisites open the families docid\ w6vf3xs cr5mrsz25s5rg section and ensure you have permission to approve suggestions and save family settings identify products that are true variants or package sizes of the same offer, rather than merely similar products confirm that product cost, supplier, brand, and unit size data are available to support the grouping decision step by step instructions step 1 select the category scope in the families section, choose the relevant category from the category tree, or select top level for an assortment wide review use the category scope to keep family decisions commercially consistent within the chosen assortment business reason families should contain products that customers compare directly, such as variants or different pack sizes of the same product line select the category scope step 2 review suggested families select with suggestions to focus on proposed groups, then compare the listed product names, costs, suppliers, brands, and unit sizes use these attributes to validate that the products belong in one family business reason a family is a group of related products that should be priced together; reviewing the evidence prevents unrelated products from being tied to the same price movement review suggested families step 3 approve suitable product groups for a valid suggestion, click approve to create the proposed family; click ignore when the products should remain independently priced use the row checkboxes when preparing products for a manual family configuration business reason approval applies coordinated pricing to products that need stable relative positioning, while ignoring unsuitable suggestions preserves independent optimization approve suitable product groups step 4 open an existing family for review select in families to review established groups and their displayed family ratio values check that each product still belongs with the group as assortment, pack sizes, or supplier information changes business reason the family ratio is the multiplier between a member product's price and the family anchor, so incorrect membership can create unintended price relationships open an existing family for review step 5 choose the ratio method and save open settings to display family settings, select the ratio behavior that fits the pricing strategy, add or remove products as needed, enter or verify each family ratio, and click save choose standard when larger packs may be cheaper per measurement unit, rounded proportional when ratios should be retained with individually rounded prices, or exactly proportional when prices must follow the ratios exactly business reason the selected method determines how the platform preserves relative positioning when the family anchor changes, balancing pack value logic, price rounding, and precise proportionality choose the ratio method and save you're done when approved groups appear under in families and are no longer awaiting a suggestion decision each member in the family has an appropriate family ratio relative to the family anchor the saved family settings show the intended ratio behavior for the selected products future new regular prices can move together while preserving the defined family ratio pro tips use with alerts to prioritize families that require attention before the next pricing review use exactly proportional only where strict pack size or variant relationships outweigh standard price rounding requirements