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Creating Categories

Categories are created in the Catalog Administration screen under Categories. They are displayed on the Physician Portal in ascending order by their Sequence field.

To create a category

  1. Navigate to Catalog Administration.

    2. The Catalogs list appears.

  2. Click the hyperlinked name of the catalog to which you want to add categories.

    3. The Categories list displays the categories belonging to that catalog.

  3. Add a new record.

    4. The Categories form appears under the More Info tab.

  4. Fill in the following fields.

    5. Field
    Description
    Name
    Required.
    Display Name
    Required. Name that the Web site visitor sees.
    Sequence
    Sequence in which categories are displayed, in ascending order starting with 0.
    Description
    Brief description of the category.
    Effective Start Date
    Date when the category becomes available for use.
    Effective End Date
    Date when the category stops being available.
    Active
    Check the box to make the category available.
    Private
    Check the box if you do not want the category to inherit access properties from its parent category.
    If the parent category has been marked private, this category also must be private.
    Usage
    Type of category. Choose one from the picklist.
    Display Template
    Template for displaying the category on the Physician Portal. Choose one from the drop-down list.
    Image
    Image file associated with the category.


 Siebel Life Sciences Portals Guide 
 Published: 18 April 2003