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# Categories

## Category list

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## Category screen

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## Menu banner

| Links        | Remarks                                                |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| New category | Displays a blank categories form to add a new category |
| Refresh      | Refreshes the displayed category list                  |

## Filters

| Filter on \* | Remarks                         |
| ------------ | ------------------------------- |
| Name         | Filters by category name        |
| Description  | Filters by category description |

\* A filter can be applied to a part of a field.

## Category list

| Columns     | Remarks                                                        |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Name        | Category name (a link displays the category form in edit mode) |
| Description | Category description                                           |
| Utilization | Number of processes listed in the category                     |

## Category form

| Fields      | Remarks                                                                                                        |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Name        | Unique identifier for the category; must respect nomenclature and be limited to 30 characters (required field) |
| Description | Category description limited to 255 characters (required field)                                                |

## Deleting a category

A category cannot be deleted if used by a process.


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