> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.solya.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Taxonomy

> Browse and manage the taxonomies that classify your products, brands, and variants.

**Taxonomy** is how Solya classifies your catalog — the hierarchies and attribute
vocabularies (category, family, gender, color, size, and more) that map raw POS values
into consistent dimensions used across analytics, filters, scopes, and rules.

## What it's for

* A **consistent vocabulary** across data sources, so the same concept from different POS
  systems lines up.
* The **dimensions** you filter and scope by — in dashboards, alerts, rules, and plans.
* The basis for **taxonomy mapping** performed during ingestion (see
  [ingestion specs](/en/data-layer/ingestion-spec)).

```mermaid theme={null}
graph TD
  pos["POS Values<br/>(raw data)"]
  cat["Category<br/>Dimension"]
  fam["Family<br/>Dimension"]
  gender["Gender<br/>Dimension"]
  color["Color<br/>Dimension"]
  size["Size<br/>Dimension"]
  filter["Filters & Scopes<br/>(dashboards, alerts, rules, plans)"]
  
  pos -->|map| cat
  pos -->|map| fam
  pos -->|map| gender
  pos -->|map| color
  pos -->|map| size
  
  cat --> filter
  fam --> filter
  gender --> filter
  color --> filter
  size --> filter
```

## Working with taxonomy

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open taxonomy">
    Go to **Data platform → Taxonomy**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Browse a taxonomy">
    Open a specific taxonomy to see its structure and values.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Use it everywhere">
    Taxonomy values appear as filter and scope options across the product.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Taxonomy values feed the [datasets explorer](/en/data-platform/datasets-explorer) and
  every taxonomy-based filter and rule scope.
</Note>