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Category types

The Category Type system is a powerful and flexible way to organize contacts, other parties and more.

Assigning a category type to a record allows you to filter by category when searching in order to gain more control over your data.





Add a New Category


In order to add a new category, click on the 'Add New' button in the control panel.
Note that categories can be nested when needed in order to further organize categories.

Once you are on the 'Add New' screen, notice the fields parent_id and descr.
descr will be the name of the category, where parent_id will be the name of the
parent category (if necessary).


Edit a Category


Once you search or insert a category, you will be taken to the screen for that individual category.

Here, you are able to edit the category's information among other things. On the category info card, click on the edit button:
Edit




Search Categories


There are 5 types of searches available to you for categories:
  1. All: Returns every category in alphabetical order
  2. Letter: Returns every category with a name starting with the chosen letter
  3. Category: Autocomplete lookup a single category by name
  4. Descr: Returns every category with a similar name
  5. Code: Returns every category with a similar code