Message Category Overview (window)
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    Navigation Path

    Administration​ > Categories​ > Message

    Message Category Overview​

    The Message Category window is used to view, create and edit message categories. For more information, see ​Message Categories.

    Available Actions​

    Action

    Description

    ​New Message Category​

    This button opens the ​Create New message category​ window. A name and a description for the new category are entered here.

    This button opens the ​Edit message category window, where the name and description of the category can be changed.

    Information Displayed (columns of the table)​

    Information

    Description

    ​Name​

    This column displays the category name. The category creator sets the name, which can be changed in the ​Edit message category​ window.

    ​Owner​

    This column shows the creator of the category. It is not possible to change the owner of the category.

    ​Creation Date​

    This column shows the creation date of the category.

    General Page Options​

    Action

    Description

    ​Show​

    This drop-down list is used to filter which entries are displayed. It is possible to display active or archived entries.

    ​Remove filter​

    This button removes any filter applied to the display. All available entries are again shown.

    ​Number of visible rows​

    This drop-down list adjusts the number of entries displayed per page (10, 20, 50, or 100 visible rows).

    ​Arrows​

    The list can be browsed via arrows at the bottom of the page. The arrows appear when all of the available entries cannot be displayed on one page.

    ​Select All​

    This checkbox selects all visible entries.

    ​Archive​

    This button archives any selected entries. Archived entries are not deleted but remain stored in the system. To view archived entries, select Archived​ from the ​Show​ drop-down list. Archived entries can be reactivated at any time.

    ​Delete​

    This button deletes any select entries after an additional confirmation question. The deleted entries are permanently removed from the system and cannot be retrieved.


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