Item Categories
All item categories are user-defined in Auctria, there are no pre-set categories.
Item Categories can be used in a number of different ways, for example, you can use categories to:
- Item Categories can be used to filter the items listed allowing your guests select which items to display using the Show me... drop-down selector in the Item Catalog element on your Auction Website ∞ Item Catalog - Show Groups.
- You can also use the Item Categories as a condition of display for the Item Catalog element ∞ Configure Items Displayed.
- You can use Item Categories to group items when printing an Auction Catalog ∞ Auction Catalog.
- You can use Item Categories to group items when renumbering items ∞ Item Numbering.
View All Categories
All examples taken from a demonstration event.
From the main Auction Dashboard click through the Items entry to the Item Dashboard and then under the Categories sidebar menu click through All Categories to get to the Item Categories dashboard. This will open the Item Categories dashboard.
An example Item Categories dashboard listing categories from a demonstration event.
Viewing Categories
To view the details of a specific Item Category you will need to double-click the category name. This will open the Item Category record view.
An example category from a demonstration event.
The Item Category details view displays the Summary, Items and History tabs.
Summary
The Summary tab shows the Item Category and the Usage sections.
Item Category
An example taken from a demonstration event.
This section allows you to edit the category Name as well as the Description you are using for the Item Category.
Usage
An example taken from a demonstration event.
The Usage section controls the Sort index as well as provides toggles for where the category will be displayed.
- Sort index can change the order categories are printed.
- Hide from categories dropdown will control if the category is displayed in the Show me... drop-down selector of the Item Catalog element.
- Include in printed catalog toggles if the items assigned to this category will be included in printed item catalogs.
- Include in online catalog toggles if the items assigned to this category will be included in online item catalogs.
Items
The Items tab will displays a list of the items assigned to this category.
An example taken from a demonstration event.
Editing Categories
There are a number of ways to edit Item Categories.
You can make edits from the individual item category record (see above).
You can also click on the "pencil" icon or the "options" icon (three vertical dots -- then click on the "Edit Record" option) at the far-right of the category row.
An example of the pencil and options menu for an item category.
Clicking through either of these options will open the Edit Record pop-up window.
An example of an Item Category edit window.
Deleting Categories
You can delete a category from either its category record view or through the category's options menu.
INFORMATION
Deleting a category does not delete the items that have been assigned to the category, it will only remove the reference from the items when it is deleted.
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Last Revised: March 2023