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+=====================
+Product Category Type
+=====================
+
+.. 
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+.. |badge1| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/maturity-Beta-yellow.png
+    :target: https://odoo-community.org/page/development-status
+    :alt: Beta
+.. |badge2| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/licence-AGPL--3-blue.png
+    :target: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0-standalone.html
+    :alt: License: AGPL-3
+.. |badge3| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/github-OCA%2Fproduct--attribute-lightgray.png?logo=github
+    :target: https://github.com/OCA/product-attribute/tree/17.0/product_category_type
+    :alt: OCA/product-attribute
+.. |badge4| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/weblate-Translate%20me-F47D42.png
+    :target: https://translation.odoo-community.org/projects/product-attribute-17-0/product-attribute-17-0-product_category_type
+    :alt: Translate me on Weblate
+.. |badge5| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/runboat-Try%20me-875A7B.png
+    :target: https://runboat.odoo-community.org/builds?repo=OCA/product-attribute&target_branch=17.0
+    :alt: Try me on Runboat
+
+|badge1| |badge2| |badge3| |badge4| |badge5|
+
+Add 'Type' field on Product Categories to distinguish between parent and
+final categories.
+
+figure:: ../static/description/product_category_tree.png
+
+-  Categories (type view) can contain only categories.
+-  Categories (type normal) can contain only products.
+
+It is so impossible to select a category (type view) in the product
+template form view.
+
+figure:: ../static/description/product_template_form.png
+
+Note
+----
+
+This module restores a feature that was present in Odoo Community
+Edition until the V10 revision.
+
+Ref:
+https://github.com/odoo/odoo/blob/10.0/addons/product/models/product.py#L24
+
+**Table of contents**
+
+.. contents::
+   :local:
+
+Bug Tracker
+===========
+
+Bugs are tracked on `GitHub Issues <https://github.com/OCA/product-attribute/issues>`_.
+In case of trouble, please check there if your issue has already been reported.
+If you spotted it first, help us to smash it by providing a detailed and welcomed
+`feedback <https://github.com/OCA/product-attribute/issues/new?body=module:%20product_category_type%0Aversion:%2017.0%0A%0A**Steps%20to%20reproduce**%0A-%20...%0A%0A**Current%20behavior**%0A%0A**Expected%20behavior**>`_.
+
+Do not contact contributors directly about support or help with technical issues.
+
+Credits
+=======
+
+Authors
+-------
+
+* GRAP
+
+Contributors
+------------
+
+-  Sylvain LE GAL (https://www.twitter.com/legalsylvain)
+
+Maintainers
+-----------
+
+This module is maintained by the OCA.
+
+.. image:: https://odoo-community.org/logo.png
+   :alt: Odoo Community Association
+   :target: https://odoo-community.org
+
+OCA, or the Odoo Community Association, is a nonprofit organization whose
+mission is to support the collaborative development of Odoo features and
+promote its widespread use.
+
+.. |maintainer-legalsylvain| image:: https://github.com/legalsylvain.png?size=40px
+    :target: https://github.com/legalsylvain
+    :alt: legalsylvain
+
+Current `maintainer <https://odoo-community.org/page/maintainer-role>`__:
+
+|maintainer-legalsylvain| 
+
+This module is part of the `OCA/product-attribute <https://github.com/OCA/product-attribute/tree/17.0/product_category_type>`_ project on GitHub.
+
+You are welcome to contribute. To learn how please visit https://odoo-community.org/page/Contribute.
diff --git a/product_category_type/__init__.py b/product_category_type/__init__.py
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/product_category_type/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from . import models
diff --git a/product_category_type/__manifest__.py b/product_category_type/__manifest__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9b0e7646b30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/product_category_type/__manifest__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Copyright 2021 Sylvain LE GAL (https://twitter.com/legalsylvain)
+# License AGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl).
+
+{
+    "name": "Product Category Type",
+    "summary": """
+        Add Type field on Product Categories
+        to distinguish between parent and final categories""",
+    "version": "17.0.1.0.0",
+    "license": "AGPL-3",
+    "author": "GRAP,Odoo Community Association (OCA)",
+    "maintainers": ["legalsylvain"],
+    "website": "https://github.com/OCA/product-attribute",
+    "depends": [
+        "product",
+    ],
+    "data": [
+        "views/product_category.xml",
+    ],
+    "demo": [
+        "demo/product_category.xml",
+    ],
+}
diff --git a/product_category_type/demo/product_category.xml b/product_category_type/demo/product_category.xml
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+++ b/product_category_type/demo/product_category.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<!-- Copyright 2021 Sylvain LE GAL (https://twitter.com/legalsylvain)
+     License AGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl). -->
+<odoo>
+
+    <record model="product.category" id="category_view">
+        <field name="name">Demo Parent Category (Type View)</field>
+        <field name="type">view</field>
+    </record>
+
+    <record model="product.category" id="category_normal_1">
+        <field name="name">Demo Category 1 (Type Normal)</field>
+        <field name="type">normal</field>
+        <field name="parent_id" ref="category_view" />
+    </record>
+
+    <record model="product.category" id="category_normal_2">
+        <field name="name">Demo Category 2 (Type Normal)</field>
+        <field name="type">normal</field>
+        <field name="parent_id" ref="category_view" />
+    </record>
+
+</odoo>
diff --git a/product_category_type/i18n/de.po b/product_category_type/i18n/de.po
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..384f3ca946c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/product_category_type/i18n/de.po
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# Translation of Odoo Server.
+# This file contains the translation of the following modules:
+# 	* product_category_type
+#
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: Odoo Server 14.0\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2022-05-11 13:05+0000\n"
+"Last-Translator: Maria Sparenberg <maria.sparenberg@gmx.net>\n"
+"Language-Team: none\n"
+"Language: de\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: \n"
+"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=n != 1;\n"
+"X-Generator: Weblate 4.3.2\n"
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model.fields,help:product_category_type.field_product_category__type
+msgid ""
+"A category of the view type is a virtual category that can be used as the "
+"parent of another category to create a hierarchical structure."
+msgstr ""
+"Eine Kategorie mit Typ \"Ansicht\" ist eine virtuelle Kategorie, die als "
+"übergeordnete Kategorie verwendet werden kann, um eine Hierarchie zu "
+"erstellen."
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model.fields,field_description:product_category_type.field_product_category__type
+msgid "Category Type"
+msgstr "Kategorie-Typ"
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model.fields.selection,name:product_category_type.selection__product_category__type__normal
+msgid "Normal"
+msgstr "Normal"
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model.fields,field_description:product_category_type.field_product_category__parent_id
+msgid "Parent Category"
+msgstr "Übergeordnete Kategorie"
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model,name:product_category_type.model_product_template
+msgid "Product"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model,name:product_category_type.model_product_category
+#: model:ir.model.fields,field_description:product_category_type.field_product_product__categ_id
+#: model:ir.model.fields,field_description:product_category_type.field_product_template__categ_id
+msgid "Product Category"
+msgstr "Produktkategorie"
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model.fields.selection,name:product_category_type.selection__product_category__type__view
+msgid "View"
+msgstr "Ansicht"
+
+#~ msgid "Display Name"
+#~ msgstr "Anzeigename"
+
+#~ msgid "ID"
+#~ msgstr "ID"
+
+#~ msgid "Last Modified on"
+#~ msgstr "Zuletzt geändert am"
+
+#~ msgid "Product Template"
+#~ msgstr "Produktvorlage"
+
+#~ msgid "Select category for the current product"
+#~ msgstr "Kategorie für das aktuelle Produkt auswählen"
diff --git a/product_category_type/i18n/es.po b/product_category_type/i18n/es.po
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5fc50fb8bcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/product_category_type/i18n/es.po
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# Translation of Odoo Server.
+# This file contains the translation of the following modules:
+# 	* product_category_type
+#
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: Odoo Server 16.0\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2023-08-29 08:31+0000\n"
+"Last-Translator: Ivorra78 <informatica@totmaterial.es>\n"
+"Language-Team: none\n"
+"Language: es\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: \n"
+"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=n != 1;\n"
+"X-Generator: Weblate 4.17\n"
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model.fields,help:product_category_type.field_product_category__type
+msgid ""
+"A category of the view type is a virtual category that can be used as the "
+"parent of another category to create a hierarchical structure."
+msgstr ""
+"Una categoría del tipo vista es una categoría virtual que puede utilizarse "
+"como padre de otra categoría para crear una estructura jerárquica."
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model.fields,field_description:product_category_type.field_product_category__type
+msgid "Category Type"
+msgstr "Tipo de Categoría"
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model.fields.selection,name:product_category_type.selection__product_category__type__normal
+msgid "Normal"
+msgstr "Normal"
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model.fields,field_description:product_category_type.field_product_category__parent_id
+msgid "Parent Category"
+msgstr "Categoría Parental"
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model,name:product_category_type.model_product_template
+msgid "Product"
+msgstr "Producto"
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model,name:product_category_type.model_product_category
+#: model:ir.model.fields,field_description:product_category_type.field_product_product__categ_id
+#: model:ir.model.fields,field_description:product_category_type.field_product_template__categ_id
+msgid "Product Category"
+msgstr "Categoría de Producto"
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model.fields.selection,name:product_category_type.selection__product_category__type__view
+msgid "View"
+msgstr "Ver"
diff --git a/product_category_type/i18n/fr.po b/product_category_type/i18n/fr.po
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e0e34f96167
--- /dev/null
+++ b/product_category_type/i18n/fr.po
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# Translation of Odoo Server.
+# This file contains the translation of the following modules:
+#   * product_category_type
+#
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: Odoo Server 16.0\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2023-02-24 16:47+0000\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2023-02-24 16:47+0000\n"
+"Last-Translator: \n"
+"Language-Team: \n"
+"Language: \n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: \n"
+"Plural-Forms: \n"
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model.fields,help:product_category_type.field_product_category__type
+msgid ""
+"A category of the view type is a virtual category that can be used as the "
+"parent of another category to create a hierarchical structure."
+msgstr ""
+"Une catégorie de type vue est une catégorie virtuelle qui est utilisée "
+"comme  parent d'une autre catégorie, pour créer une structure hiérarchique."
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model.fields,field_description:product_category_type.field_product_category__type
+msgid "Category Type"
+msgstr "Type de catégorie"
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model.fields.selection,name:product_category_type.selection__product_category__type__normal
+msgid "Normal"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model.fields,field_description:product_category_type.field_product_category__parent_id
+msgid "Parent Category"
+msgstr "Catégorie mère"
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model,name:product_category_type.model_product_template
+msgid "Product"
+msgstr "Produit"
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model,name:product_category_type.model_product_category
+#: model:ir.model.fields,field_description:product_category_type.field_product_product__categ_id
+#: model:ir.model.fields,field_description:product_category_type.field_product_template__categ_id
+msgid "Product Category"
+msgstr "Catégorie de produit"
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model.fields.selection,name:product_category_type.selection__product_category__type__view
+msgid "View"
+msgstr "Vue"
diff --git a/product_category_type/i18n/it.po b/product_category_type/i18n/it.po
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0358d5a9921
--- /dev/null
+++ b/product_category_type/i18n/it.po
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# Translation of Odoo Server.
+# This file contains the translation of the following modules:
+# 	* product_category_type
+#
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: Odoo Server 16.0\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2024-02-16 17:45+0000\n"
+"Last-Translator: mymage <stefano.consolaro@mymage.it>\n"
+"Language-Team: none\n"
+"Language: it\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: \n"
+"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=n != 1;\n"
+"X-Generator: Weblate 4.17\n"
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model.fields,help:product_category_type.field_product_category__type
+msgid ""
+"A category of the view type is a virtual category that can be used as the "
+"parent of another category to create a hierarchical structure."
+msgstr ""
+"Una categoria del tipo vista è una categoria virtuale che può essere "
+"utilizzata come categoria padre per creare una struttura gerarchica."
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model.fields,field_description:product_category_type.field_product_category__type
+msgid "Category Type"
+msgstr "Tipo categoria"
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model.fields.selection,name:product_category_type.selection__product_category__type__normal
+msgid "Normal"
+msgstr "Normale"
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model.fields,field_description:product_category_type.field_product_category__parent_id
+msgid "Parent Category"
+msgstr "Categoria padre"
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model,name:product_category_type.model_product_template
+msgid "Product"
+msgstr "Prodotto"
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model,name:product_category_type.model_product_category
+#: model:ir.model.fields,field_description:product_category_type.field_product_product__categ_id
+#: model:ir.model.fields,field_description:product_category_type.field_product_template__categ_id
+msgid "Product Category"
+msgstr "Categoria prodotto"
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model.fields.selection,name:product_category_type.selection__product_category__type__view
+msgid "View"
+msgstr "Vista"
diff --git a/product_category_type/i18n/product_category_type.pot b/product_category_type/i18n/product_category_type.pot
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..02c0cc7757a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/product_category_type/i18n/product_category_type.pot
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# Translation of Odoo Server.
+# This file contains the translation of the following modules:
+# 	* product_category_type
+#
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: Odoo Server 16.0\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"Last-Translator: \n"
+"Language-Team: \n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: \n"
+"Plural-Forms: \n"
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model.fields,help:product_category_type.field_product_category__type
+msgid ""
+"A category of the view type is a virtual category that can be used as the "
+"parent of another category to create a hierarchical structure."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model.fields,field_description:product_category_type.field_product_category__type
+msgid "Category Type"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model.fields.selection,name:product_category_type.selection__product_category__type__normal
+msgid "Normal"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model.fields,field_description:product_category_type.field_product_category__parent_id
+msgid "Parent Category"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model,name:product_category_type.model_product_template
+msgid "Product"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model,name:product_category_type.model_product_category
+#: model:ir.model.fields,field_description:product_category_type.field_product_product__categ_id
+#: model:ir.model.fields,field_description:product_category_type.field_product_template__categ_id
+msgid "Product Category"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. module: product_category_type
+#: model:ir.model.fields.selection,name:product_category_type.selection__product_category__type__view
+msgid "View"
+msgstr ""
diff --git a/product_category_type/models/__init__.py b/product_category_type/models/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f154bb52867
--- /dev/null
+++ b/product_category_type/models/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+from . import product_category
+from . import product_template
diff --git a/product_category_type/models/product_category.py b/product_category_type/models/product_category.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..44c3d0b2aca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/product_category_type/models/product_category.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Copyright 2021 Sylvain LE GAL (https://twitter.com/legalsylvain)
+# License AGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl).
+
+from odoo import fields, models
+
+
+class ProductCategory(models.Model):
+    _inherit = "product.category"
+
+    parent_id = fields.Many2one(domain="[('type', '=', 'view')]")
+
+    type = fields.Selection(
+        selection=[("view", "View"), ("normal", "Normal")],
+        string="Category Type",
+        default="normal",
+        help="A category of the view type is a virtual category"
+        " that can be used as the parent of another category"
+        " to create a hierarchical structure.",
+    )
diff --git a/product_category_type/models/product_template.py b/product_category_type/models/product_template.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4e671ef3b06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/product_category_type/models/product_template.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Copyright 2021 Sylvain LE GAL (https://twitter.com/legalsylvain)
+# License AGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl).
+
+from odoo import fields, models
+
+
+class ProductTemplate(models.Model):
+    _inherit = "product.template"
+
+    categ_id = fields.Many2one(domain="[('type', '=', 'normal')]")
diff --git a/product_category_type/pyproject.toml b/product_category_type/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4231d0cccb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/product_category_type/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["whool"]
+build-backend = "whool.buildapi"
diff --git a/product_category_type/readme/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/product_category_type/readme/CONTRIBUTORS.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4a6b63400c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/product_category_type/readme/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Sylvain LE GAL (<https://www.twitter.com/legalsylvain>)
diff --git a/product_category_type/readme/DESCRIPTION.md b/product_category_type/readme/DESCRIPTION.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a98efe5a213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/product_category_type/readme/DESCRIPTION.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+Add 'Type' field on Product Categories to distinguish between parent and
+final categories.
+
+figure:: ../static/description/product_category_tree.png
+
+- Categories (type view) can contain only categories.
+- Categories (type normal) can contain only products.
+
+It is so impossible to select a category (type view) in the product
+template form view.
+
+figure:: ../static/description/product_template_form.png
+
+## Note
+
+This module restores a feature that was present in Odoo Community
+Edition until the V10 revision.
+
+Ref:
+<https://github.com/odoo/odoo/blob/10.0/addons/product/models/product.py#L24>
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diff --git a/product_category_type/static/description/index.html b/product_category_type/static/description/index.html
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@@ -0,0 +1,436 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
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+<div class="document" id="product-category-type">
+<h1 class="title">Product Category Type</h1>
+
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+<p><a class="reference external image-reference" href="https://odoo-community.org/page/development-status"><img alt="Beta" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/maturity-Beta-yellow.png" /></a> <a class="reference external image-reference" href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0-standalone.html"><img alt="License: AGPL-3" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/licence-AGPL--3-blue.png" /></a> <a class="reference external image-reference" href="https://github.com/OCA/product-attribute/tree/17.0/product_category_type"><img alt="OCA/product-attribute" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/github-OCA%2Fproduct--attribute-lightgray.png?logo=github" /></a> <a class="reference external image-reference" href="https://translation.odoo-community.org/projects/product-attribute-17-0/product-attribute-17-0-product_category_type"><img alt="Translate me on Weblate" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/weblate-Translate%20me-F47D42.png" /></a> <a class="reference external image-reference" href="https://runboat.odoo-community.org/builds?repo=OCA/product-attribute&amp;target_branch=17.0"><img alt="Try me on Runboat" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/runboat-Try%20me-875A7B.png" /></a></p>
+<p>Add ‘Type’ field on Product Categories to distinguish between parent and
+final categories.</p>
+<p>figure:: ../static/description/product_category_tree.png</p>
+<ul class="simple">
+<li>Categories (type view) can contain only categories.</li>
+<li>Categories (type normal) can contain only products.</li>
+</ul>
+<p>It is so impossible to select a category (type view) in the product
+template form view.</p>
+<p>figure:: ../static/description/product_template_form.png</p>
+<div class="section" id="note">
+<h1>Note</h1>
+<p>This module restores a feature that was present in Odoo Community
+Edition until the V10 revision.</p>
+<p>Ref:
+<a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/odoo/odoo/blob/10.0/addons/product/models/product.py#L24">https://github.com/odoo/odoo/blob/10.0/addons/product/models/product.py#L24</a></p>
+<p><strong>Table of contents</strong></p>
+<div class="contents local topic" id="contents">
+<ul class="simple">
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#bug-tracker" id="toc-entry-1">Bug Tracker</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#credits" id="toc-entry-2">Credits</a></li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+<div class="section" id="bug-tracker">
+<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#toc-entry-1">Bug Tracker</a></h2>
+<p>Bugs are tracked on <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/OCA/product-attribute/issues">GitHub Issues</a>.
+In case of trouble, please check there if your issue has already been reported.
+If you spotted it first, help us to smash it by providing a detailed and welcomed
+<a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/OCA/product-attribute/issues/new?body=module:%20product_category_type%0Aversion:%2017.0%0A%0A**Steps%20to%20reproduce**%0A-%20...%0A%0A**Current%20behavior**%0A%0A**Expected%20behavior**">feedback</a>.</p>
+<p>Do not contact contributors directly about support or help with technical issues.</p>
+</div>
+<div class="section" id="credits">
+<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#toc-entry-2">Credits</a></h2>
+</div>
+</div>
+<div class="section" id="authors">
+<h1>Authors</h1>
+<ul class="simple">
+<li>GRAP</li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+<div class="section" id="contributors">
+<h1>Contributors</h1>
+<ul class="simple">
+<li>Sylvain LE GAL (<a class="reference external" href="https://www.twitter.com/legalsylvain">https://www.twitter.com/legalsylvain</a>)</li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+<div class="section" id="maintainers">
+<h1>Maintainers</h1>
+<p>This module is maintained by the OCA.</p>
+<a class="reference external image-reference" href="https://odoo-community.org">
+<img alt="Odoo Community Association" src="https://odoo-community.org/logo.png" />
+</a>
+<p>OCA, or the Odoo Community Association, is a nonprofit organization whose
+mission is to support the collaborative development of Odoo features and
+promote its widespread use.</p>
+<p>Current <a class="reference external" href="https://odoo-community.org/page/maintainer-role">maintainer</a>:</p>
+<p><a class="reference external image-reference" href="https://github.com/legalsylvain"><img alt="legalsylvain" src="https://github.com/legalsylvain.png?size=40px" /></a></p>
+<p>This module is part of the <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/OCA/product-attribute/tree/17.0/product_category_type">OCA/product-attribute</a> project on GitHub.</p>
+<p>You are welcome to contribute. To learn how please visit <a class="reference external" href="https://odoo-community.org/page/Contribute">https://odoo-community.org/page/Contribute</a>.</p>
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<!-- Copyright 2021 Sylvain LE GAL (https://twitter.com/legalsylvain)
+     License AGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl). -->
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+        <field name="model">product.category</field>
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+                <field name="type" />
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+        </field>
+    </record>
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+    <record model="ir.ui.view" id="view_product_category_tree">
+        <field name="model">product.category</field>
+        <field name="inherit_id" ref="product.product_category_list_view" />
+        <field name="arch" type="xml">
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