Assigning Items to Categories

Prerequisites

When you enable an item in a functional area, the item is assigned to the default (mandatory) category set and default category of the functional area. You can override the category set's default category. In addition, you can manually assign your item to an unlimited number of category sets. You may optionally assign an item to more than one category within a category set based on the category set definition. For more information see: Defining Category Sets

arrow icon   To assign an item to a category from the Category Set window:

  1. Navigate to the Category Set window. See: Defining Category Sets.

  2. Enter a category set.

  3. Choose Assign. The Item Assignment window appears.

  4. Select the item from the current organization to assign to the category.

  5. Select a category.

    The list of values contains categories with the same flexfield structure as the category set you selected in the Category Set window. If Enforce the list of valid categories is selected the list is limited to those categories.

  6. Save your work.

arrow icon   To assign an item to a category from the Item windows:

  1. Navigate to the Master Items Summary or Organization Items Summary window.

  2. Select an item.

  3. Choose Categories from the Tools menu.

    The item you selected appears at the top of the Category Assignment window.

  4. Select a category set

  5. Select a category.

    The list of values contains categories with the same flexfield structure as the category set you selected. If Enforce the list of valid categories is selected the list is limited to those categories.

  6. Save your work.

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