To deactivate a product category:
1) Click on for System Console
or Tools->System Console.
2) Scroll down to Type Tables and select
Catalog->Categories from the drop-down field of type tables.
3) A list of existing categories will be displayed,
similar to the following.
Click on edit in the ACTION column of the
category to be changed.
4) The edit form appears. Click on the Active
Ind checkbox to clear the checkmark.
The fields
are described in the table.
5) Click on Save. A message appears at the top that the record was saved. The entry in the list will be updated also.
6) Click on Cancel to exit.