Goal​

To create a new message category.

Background Information​

For more information about message categories, please see ​Message Categories.

Procedure​

To create a new message category:

  1. In the main navigation​ menu, click ​Administration​ > ​Categories​ > Message.
  2. Click the ​Messages tab.
  3. Click the button ​New Message Category.
    ⇒ The window ​New Message Category ​opens.
  4. In the input field ​Name, enter a name for the category. The name is used to internally manage each category.
  5. (Optional) In the input field ​Description, enter a description for the category.
  6. Click ​Save.
    ⇒ A system message informs you that the new category has been successfully created.

To assign the new category to a message:

  1. Open an existing draft, a Prepared Message, or create a new message.
  2. Open the ​Advanced Options area.
  3. From the drop-down list ​Add Message Category, select the message category that should be assigned to the message.
  4. Click ​Update Draft​ to save the changes to the draft.
  5. Click the button ​Save as Draft to save the copy as a draft message.
    ⇒ The message is saved.
    -or-
    Click ​Prepare Sendout to continue with sendout (see Configuration for Sendout​).