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title: "How to use Marketing Automation without product tracking"
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# How to use Marketing Automation without product tracking

Marketing automation is often associated with e-commerce, but it can also be effectively used for websites that don’t rely on product tracking.

## Why You Still Need a Product and Category

Currently, for initialization, Mapp Intelligence requires at least one product and one product category in the data, even for non-e-commerce pages. Don’t worry—this is an easy process, and we’ll guide you through it.

## Step 1: Create a Product Category in Q3

To start, you’ll need to create a product category in Q3. Follow these steps:

1. Navigate to *Configuration > Categorization > Product Categories*.
2. Create a new category (e.g., with ID 1).

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## Step 2: Send a Product Tracking Request

Once your product category is set up, it’s time to submit a tracking request.

1. Enter your Track ID in the form below. If you’ve assigned a different category ID, update that in the form as well.
2. Click Create Request Link. A link will appear to the right of the button.
3. Click the link to open a new tab or window (the page will be blank). This confirms that the tracking request has been submitted.

After the next data update, you should see the product with the ID “testproduct” associated with your newly created product category in your data.

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Track IDs are used to assign requests to an account. You find the track ID under *Mapp Q3 >**Configuration > System Configuration > Data Collection.* If the same information is to be recorded for multiple accounts, you can enter the corresponding Track IDs of the accounts comma-separated.