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Categorize issues in your list view
Organize and break down your team’s work by grouping your issues by category. Use categories to classify your project’s issues or represent a large body of work that can be broken down into a number of smaller issues.
Display or hide the category field
To hide or display the category as a field on your list, you can:
Select the plus icon at the top-right of your list. A drop-down menu will appear.
Use the checkbox to hide or display the Category field from your list.
Add a category
Only project admins can add categories
Only one category can be added to an issue
To add a new category to your issues, you can:
Navigate to the list view of your business project.
Select the cell in the row of the issues you’d like to categorize, under the category field in your list.
Enter a new name for your category, and press enter.
The new category appears in the selected field.
To add an existing category to your issues, you can:
Navigate to the list view of your business project.
Under the category field, select the cell in the row of the issues you’d like to categorize.
Select a category from the existing categories in your business project.
Rename a category
Only project admins can rename categories.
To rename a category in your list, you can:
Select the category that you’d like to edit.
Select the edit icon .
Enter a new name for your category, and press enter or the done icon .
Delete a category
Only project admins can delete categories.
To delete a category in your list, you can:
Select the category that you’d like to delete.
Select the delete icon .
Confirm that you want to delete your category by selecting Delete.
Group by category
Learn how to group your items in your list view.
Filter by category
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