---
title: "Create a product family"
slug: "create-a-product-family"
abstract: "How to create a product family."
---
# Create a product family

[Product families](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/product-families.html "Product families") are a useful way of categorizing products based on similar traits.

> [!note]
> The [**Selection** component](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/selection.html "Selection"), which is used when you select products and assets, contains a selection pool property set as **Shared pool**. It checks that product and asset selections stay selected as long as needed. For example, if you select products in a commerce catalog or product family page, the selection persists when you navigate to the **Products** page.

To create a product family:

1. On the menu bar, click **Products** > **Product families**.
2. Click :mdiPlus: **Product family**.
3. In the **Product family** dialog, fill in the following fields:
    - **Name** - the name of the product family.
    - **Label** - the product family label displayed in the UI.
4. Next to the **Brand** field, click **Add** :mdiPlus: and, in the **Brands** dialog, select the check boxes next to the brands you want to add to the product family, and click **Save**.
5. Next to the **Product categories** field, click **Add** :mdiPlus: and, in the **Product categories** dialog, select the check boxes next to the product categories you want to add to the product family, and click **Save**. Available product categories are retrieved from the *M.PCM.ProductCategory* taxonomy.
6. In the **Short description** field, enter a description of the product family.
7. To create another product family, select the **Create another** check box.
8. Click **Save**. If you selected the **Create another** check box, the **Product family** dialog displays where you can create another product family. If you are not creating another item, the **Product families** page opens. Click on a product family to open its details page. To [add assets](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/add-assets-to-a-product-family.html "Add assets to a product family") to the product family, click the **Assets** tab. To [add products](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/add-products-to-a-product-family.html "Add products to a product family"), click the **Products** tab.

    > [!note]
    > When you create another item, some of the fields are prefilled with values you already defined.