Creating A New Product Category - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - ASSET INVENTORY REFERENCE 10.3 30-03-2010 Reference Manual

Categories and subcategories are managed through the Product Categories panel (Configuration >
Asset Inventory). This panel displays the following information:
Category Type: The product category, such as CPU or CD-ROM. These are predefined.
Category Name: The name of the product category.
Source: Specifies whether the category name is a default value (Novell) or a user-defined value
(Local). Only Local categories can be edited or deleted.
Product Categories Panel
Figure 10-2
The following sections provide more information about managing product categories and
subcategories:
Section 10.3.1, "Creating a New Product Category," on page 135
Section 10.3.2, "Renaming a Product Category," on page 136
Section 10.3.3, "Deleting a Product Category," on page 136
Section 10.3.4, "Creating a New Product Subcategory," on page 136
Section 10.3.5, "Renaming a Product Subcategory," on page 136
Section 10.3.6, "Deleting a Product Subcategory," on page 137

10.3.1 Creating a New Product Category

1 In ZENworks Control Center, click Configuration, then click the Asset Inventory tab.
2 In the Product Categories panel, click New.
3 Select a category type in the Category Type field.
4 Specify a name in the Category Name field.
5 Click OK.
The new category is added to the category list with the source shown as Local. You can further
define this category by assigning a subcategory. For more information, see
"Creating a New Product Subcategory," on page 136.
Section 10.3.4,
Managing Product Data 135