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using System;
using System.Linq;
using Microsoft.Commerce.Common.MessageBuilders;
using Microsoft.Commerce.Contracts;
using Microsoft.Commerce.Contracts.Messages;
using Microsoft.CommerceServer.Catalog;
using Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime;

namespace ASPNet3346
{
    public partial class GetCatalogCategories : System.Web.UI.Page
    {
        protected void btnCS2007_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            ProductCatalog productCatalog = (ProductCatalog)CommerceContext.Current.CatalogSystem.GetCatalog("Adventure Works Catalog", "en-US");
            // Get the root category.
            Category rootCategory = productCatalog.GetRootCategory();
            CatalogItemsDataSet categories = rootCategory.ChildCategories.DataSet;
            foreach (CatalogItemsDataSet.CatalogItem category in categories.CatalogItems)
            {
                DisplayHelper.DisplayValue("DisplayName",category.DisplayName,Response);
            }

        }

        private void GetRootCategory()

        {

            var catalogQuery = new CommerceQuery("Catalog");

            //catalogQuery.SearchCriteria.Model.Properties["language"] = "en-US";
            catalogQuery.SearchCriteria.Model.Id = "Adventure Works Catalog";

            //Get Root Category
            // Add Related Query Operation for root Category ie. _root_
            {
                CommerceQueryRelatedItem queryRootCategory =
                    new CommerceQueryRelatedItem("RootCategory", "Category");
                queryRootCategory.Model.Properties.Add("Id");
                queryRootCategory.Model.Properties.Add("DisplayName");
                catalogQuery.RelatedOperations.Add(queryRootCategory);
            }

            CommerceResponse response = CommerceFoundationServiceAgent.Execute(catalogQuery);

            // Handle Responses
            CommerceQueryOperationResponse queryResponse = response.OperationResponses.Single() as CommerceQueryOperationResponse;
            CommerceEntity productCatalog = queryResponse.CommerceEntities.SingleOrDefault();

            DisplayHelper.DisplayValue("Catalog ID", productCatalog.Id, Response);
            DisplayHelper.DisplayValue("IdentifyingProductProperty", productCatalog.Properties["IdentifyingProductProperty"], Response);

            var rootCategory = (productCatalog.GetPropertyValue("RootCategory") as CommerceRelationship).Target;

            DisplayHelper.DisplayValue("Category ID", rootCategory.Id, Response);
            DisplayHelper.DisplayValue("Category DisplayName", rootCategory.Properties["DisplayName"].ToString(), Response);

        }

        protected void btnCS2009_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            // GetRootCategory(); // Optional for your knowledge

            var catalogQuery = new CommerceQuery("Category");

            catalogQuery.SearchCriteria.Model.Properties["DisplayName"] = "_root_";//this indicates its root category, Please refer GetRootCategory() for more details
            catalogQuery.SearchCriteria.Model.Properties["CatalogId"] = "Adventure Works Catalog";

            //Get Child Categories
            // Add Related Query Operation for child products
            {
                CommerceQueryRelatedItem queryChildProducts =
                    new CommerceQueryRelatedItem("ChildCategories", "Category");

                catalogQuery.RelatedOperations.Add(queryChildProducts);
            }
            CommerceResponse response = CommerceFoundationServiceAgent.Execute(catalogQuery);

            // Handle Responses
            CommerceQueryOperationResponse queryResponse = response.OperationResponses.Single() as CommerceQueryOperationResponse;
            CommerceEntity productCatalog = queryResponse.CommerceEntities.SingleOrDefault();
            var childCategories = productCatalog.GetPropertyValue("ChildCategories") as CommerceRelationshipList;
            foreach (var commerceRelationship in childCategories)
            {
                CommerceEntity childcategory = commerceRelationship.Target;
                DisplayHelper.DisplayValue("Root Category ID", childcategory.Id, Response);
            }

        }
    }
}

Attached Source Code : ASPNet3346