# Categories

## How to Get to Categorize to Create or Edit

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</div><div id="bkmrk-click%C2%A0admin-options%2C">Click **Admin Options**, **Incidents**, and **Categories.**</div>[![image.png](https://opscom.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/scaled-1680-/7fYimage.png)](https://opscom.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/7fYimage.png)

The **Edit Categories and Sub Categories** main page will display. To ***edit** a* Category, select the desired category from the listed items and click the pencil icon to edit.

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 The page will refresh and you will be able to ***edit*** your **Incident Category**. Change the category name and/or details as desired and click **"Save Incident Category".**

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To **add** a new **Incident Category**, return to the **Edit Categories and Sub Categories** main page, and click **"Add New Category"** located at the bottom of the page.

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The page will refresh. Fill out the details for your new ***Category Name***, select whether it's "***In-House***", enter the GIS number, and select if you'd like this category included in Reports. Click **"Save Incident Category".**

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To check a category for **Sub-Categories**, return to the **Edit Categories and Sub Categories** main page. Select one of the categories by clicking on **Sub**.

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The page will refresh, and you will have the option to ***add a sub-category***.

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To ***add*** a new sub-category, enter the name you want for your sub-category. Enable the functions you wish to have in this subcategory.

- If a ***Checklist*** is required, click **"Required".**
- If it's to be ***Included in*** **Reports**, click **"Include"**.
- Once you have finished, click **"Save SubCategory"**.