Create a Category
What is a Category? A pathway category is similar to a folder on your computer. You can add a category inside a category and you can add a pathway to a category. Categories can be used to group similar pathways together.
Click ON the branch/node where you want to add your new Category. The branch you selected will be highlighted. Next, click on the Add Main Category button. This will add a Category to the highest level of the Pathway Treeview. If you want to add a Category within a Category, click on Add Category next to the selected Category.
Complete the Tree Node Detail Tab
The Tree Node Detail tab contains important information related to the Category. Some of the information can be displayed on the LMS portal for an end-user.
Focus: To quickly create a Pathway Category, complete only the numbered fields.
After clicking on the Save button, click Back to List to view the Category on the Pathway Treeview.
If the Category is not displayed immediately, click the "Refresh" button to update the screen.
Overview of fields
Below is an overview of fields used when creating a new Category.
| Field | Overview |
|---|---|
| Item Type | Category |
| Pathway Type | Ad Hoc or Programme. When Programme is selected a list of Programmes created in the library is made available. Once selected this cannot be changed. |
| Item Label | The name of the node (category) as it will be displayed on both the pathway tree structure and where the category is published to. |
| Short Description | An optional description of the intent with the Category. This is displayed on the LMS portal. |
| Published Status | Not Active - Not visible to users; Publish to people in all schemas - Visible to all learners/employees in all schemas. Publish to people in this schema only - Only visible to learners/employees in the current schema; |
| Development Status | This is a Category administration status. The pathway administrator can use this status to manage pathways internally. This status has no system impact. |
| Item Order | This is the order in which the Category will be displayed on the Treeview. |
| Priority | This is the display priority of this Category on the LMS Portal. |
| Upload Image | For the image to be displayed at its best make sure the image dimensions are Height: 300 by Width: 200 px |
| Show as shortcut on LMS portal | When not selected, this item will only appear when searching, or when drilling down in categories where 'Show as shortcut on LMS portal' was selected. |
Pathway Type explained
Ad Hoc Categories can have any name and any pathways linked to them.
When the Pathway Type selected is Programme, a drop-down containing all available Programmes in the library will be displayed. Programme Categories can only have Standards linked to the Programme in the library used as Pathways.
