Create New Message Category

Goal​

To create a new message category.

Background Information​

For more information about message categories, please see ​Message Categories.

Procedure​

To create a new message category:

1. In the main navigation​ menu, click ​Administration​ > ​Categories​ > Message.

2. Click the ​Messages tab.

3. Click the button ​New Message Category.
   ⇒ The window ​New Message Category ​opens.

4. In the input field ​Name, enter a name for the category. The name is used to internally manage each category.

5. (Optional) In the input field ​Description, enter a description for the category.

6. Click ​Save.
   ⇒ A system message informs you that the new category has been successfully created.

To assign the new category to a message:

1. Open an existing draft, a Prepared Message, or create a new message.

2. Open the ​Advanced Options area.

3. From the drop-down list ​Add Message Category, select the message category that should be assigned to the message.

4. Click ​Update Draft​ to save the changes to the draft.

5. Click the button ​Save as Draft to save the copy as a draft message.
   ⇒ The message is saved.
   -or-
   Click ​Prepare Sendout to continue with sendout (see Configuration for Sendout​).