# workaround for connector

**URL:** <https://forum.shopware.com/t/workaround-for-connector/12883>\
**Category:** Shopware 3.5\
**Tags:** programming\
**Created:** [24. April 2013 um 18:07 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/workaround-for-connector/12883 "2013-04-24T18:07:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![dragon001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@dragon001](https://forum.shopware.com/u/dragon001)\
**Post date:** [24. April 2013 um 18:07 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/workaround-for-connector/12883/1 "2013-04-24T18:07:20Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to hook shopware onto an own erp system. My propblem is, that I always get this message: „Cannot set child as parent to node: 71“ I tried to work around it, by catching this exception and create a temporary category inside of the target category. Then move the category and delete the temporary element. This only happens if the target category has no children. How do I work around it? (By the way: In the Backend I can’t move a child to another child(that has no children).) I know that it isn’t the golden way to create, move and then delete the stuff, but it is right know the only way that I see to fix this without revamping classes of shopware or corruption the database. I appreciate any help. Chris

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**Author:** ![DanielNogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/96bed5/32.png) [@DanielNogel](https://forum.shopware.com/u/DanielNogel)\
**Post date:** [30. April 2013 um 08:24 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/workaround-for-connector/12883/2 "2013-04-30T08:24:40Z")

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Hi dragon001, can you provide a stripped-down example of the categories you are trying to create - so I could take a closer look at that? Thanks in advance, Daniel