# Classification

## How to Create a Class

| ### What to do:
| Select Start > Classification > Classes. The Classes mask is opened.
| To change to insert mode click .
| Enter the classification number CLS-1000 in the Class Code field. Classification numbers must be unique.
| Enter Bolts in the Name field.
| When creating class hierarchies only the classes of the lowest level have a classification list. The classes above are so-called abstract classes. When creating these higher classes the Container checkbox in the form header needs to be activated. This checkbox represents an abstract class which can be used as a higher group in a class hierarchy.
| Activate the Container checkbox to define the class as abstract.
| After the class is created the Container checkbox can be selected and deselected manually, as long as the class does not contain any subclasses.
| Select EDB-ARTICLE from the Entity field. (If documents or projects are to be classified, select the corresponding entity. To do this, use the field selection menu.)
| To save the entry click .
| Repeat steps 2 to 7 and enter the following values:
Classification code | Classification name | Abstract class?
CLS-1100 | Wood screws | No
CLS-1200 | Machine bolts | Yes
CLS-1210 | Hexagon screws | No
CLS-1220 | Socket head screws | No
| Change to the context menu and switch to the list view. Find all entered classification codes using the CLS% search criterion for the Classification field. The list should look as the one below: