Add New Category | HP Altris eXpress Helpdesk Solution 5.6 SP1

Chapter 7: Administration

Categories

Add New Category

You can add new categories to the Helpdesk database by following the steps below.

1Click Admin>Categories>Edit categories.

2Use the scroll-bar to view all categories currently in the system. Click New next to the category where you want to insert a new category.

Note The category you selected is displayed on the bottom of the screen. See the example above.

3Type the name of the Category in the box.

4Select the Position for the new category from the drop-down list. The option you select determines how the new category will be inserted in the category list. The options are:

•Insert before

•Insert after

•Insert as a child

Example The Service Request category

5Click OK to continue editing categories. The new category will insert into the category list based on the Position selected.

Important Any changes you make to categories, add New, Edit, Move, Copy or Delete are not actually saved until you click Save on the Edit categories page.

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Last Query Results Retrieve Queued Item Contacts Contacts Home View Contacts Find Contacts New Contact Find Contacts Page Field DescriptionTo Add a Contact New Contact Page Field Description Assets Assets Home View AssetsTo Use the Assets Home To View Assets New AssetFind Assets To Add a New Asset New Asset Page Field Description Recents To Use the Recents My Helpdesk Console To Use My Helpdesk ConsoleMy Helpdesk toolbar description My Helpdesk New Work Item Sort Work Item ListTo Add a New Work Item Edit My Info To Edit My Info Work Item Request NT User LogoffTo Logoff My Helpdesk Work Item Request User Work Item Request Guest Create Custom URL to Access Helpdesk Consoles Work Item HistoryTo create a custom URL Support for Pocket PC PPC Pocket PC Navigation Administration Administration Helpdesk Admin Console Admin Admin Report Admin Report Page Field Description Run Admin Reports Categories List Categories List Categories Page Description Edit Categories Add New Category Modify Category Move Category Copy Category Delete Category Routing Rules List Routing Rules Process Order of Routing Rules Edit Routing Rule New Routing Rule To Create a New Routing Rule Altiris Helpdesk Solution User Guide 110 Delete Routing Rules To Delete a Routing Rule Default Rules Notify RulesList Notify Rules New Notify Rule Altiris Helpdesk Solution User Guide 114 Select the check box for the rule to be Default Edit Notify Rule Delete Notify Rules Mail Templates List Templates New Template Default E-mail Templates Edit E-mail Templates Mail Template Macros Simple Macros Complex Macros Mail Macros Bulletins List Bulletins Add New Bulletin Delete Bulletin Sources View SourceList Sources New NS Source New SMS Source Edit Source Import from Source Configure Helpdesk Option 1 This database was last configured by Alert Manager Delete Work Items Simple Tab Delete Work Item Simple Field Description Advanced Tab Delete Contacts Delete Work item Advanced Field Description Delete Assets Workers New WorkerList Workers Edit Worker List Queue View Queue New Queue Edit Queue Reports Notification Policies Service Level Agreements Troubleshooting Log Files Index URL