Add, Change and Delete Categories
Note: Once a Category has been used to describe an item (even just one), it cannot be deleted. You may, however, make the Category inactiveand/or invisible.
To Add A New Level 1 Category:
From the Main menu in Liberty, click on
Setup >
Categories >
Category Editor.
The Maintain Categories dialog box will open.

In the
Category Editor, highlight
All Departments and select the
Add button.
The
Edit Category dialog box will open.

Enter the name of the
Level 1 Category item to be added in the
Cat Name field.

Choose the appropriate Product Line from the
Product Line pick list. For more information on product lines, please see
Product Lines Overview.

Make sure the Active and Visible radio button is checked, then press the OK button at the bottom.
To Add A New Level 2 Category:
From the Main menu in Liberty, click on
Setup >
Categories >
Category Editor.
The Maintain Categories dialog box will open.

In the
Category Editor, highlight the
Level 1 Category item that the new
Level 2 Category item will go under then select the
Add button.
The
Edit Category dialog will appear.

Enter the name of the
Level 2 Category item to be added in the
Cat Name field.

Choose the appropriate Product Line from the
Product Line pick list. For more information on product lines, please see
Product Lines Overview.

Make sure the Active and Visible radio button is checked, then press the OK button at the bottom.
To Add A New Level 3 Category:
There are two methods for adding Categories. The first is preferred, as it provides more information and allows for Categories to be setup more consistently. Use the second option to add a Level 3 Category on the fly while entering items (not generally recommended).
From the Main menu in Liberty, click on
Setup >
Categories >
Category Editor.
The Maintain Categories dialog box will open.

In the
Category Editor, highlight the
Level 2 Category item that the new
Level 3 Category item will go under then select the
Add button.
The
Edit Category dialog will appear.

Enter the name of the
Level 3 Category item to be added in the
Cat Name field.

Choose the appropriate Product Line from the
Product Line pick list. For more information on product lines, please see
Product Lines Overview.

Make sure the Active and Visible radio button is checked, then press the OK button at the bottom.
To Add A New Level 3 Category While Entering Inventory:
While entering an item into inventory, with the
Cursor in the
Category Field.

Press
F2 for
More Options.
The
Select Category dialog will appear.

Select an existing
Level 1 and
Level 2 Category from the menu, then click the
Add button.
The
Edit Category dialog box appears.

Enter the name of the
Level 3 Category item to be added in the
Cat Name field.

Choose the appropriate Product Line from the
Product Line pick list. For more information on product lines, please see
Product Lines Overview.

Make sure the
Active and Visible radio button is checked, then press the
OK button at the bottom.

Press the
OK button to close out of the
Category Editor.

To Change A Category:
From the Main Menu, click on
Setup >
Categories >
Category Editor.
The Maintain Categories dialog box will open.

In the Category Editor, find and highlight the
Category item to be changed. Select the
Edit button.

Make changes as necessary, and select the
OK button.

To Delete a Category:
Note: Once a Category has been used to describe an item (even just one), it can not be deleted.
From the
Main Menu, click on
Setup >
Categories >
Category Editor.

In the
Category Editor, find and highlight the
Category to be deleted and select the
Delete button.

Click
Yes to delete the category.

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