Adding category items to categories

You can add category items to categories by going to Items.

To add category items:

From Items, select the category to which you want to add category items.
Click Add [category name].
Enter the following information:
- Name: The name of the category item.
- Abbreviated Name: The abbreviated name of the category (up to 10 characters).
- Background Color: The background color of the category item.
- For System Categories:
  - ID (For system categories): This field is used to identify the item from Viewpoint.
- For Plants:
  - Min TPH: The minimum TPH for the plant needed to be considered overloaded. Used in overage alerts.
  - Max TPH: The maximum TPH for the plant needed to be considered overloaded. Used in overage alerts.
  - Plant Managers: This specifies the users who are considered managers for the Plant. Used in schedule change alerts .
- For Job Numbers:
  - Job Close Date (For Job Number): The date the job is considered inactive. After this date, it will not appear in the dispatch edit pane.
  - Start Time and End Time (For Time of Day): The times to assign for the dispatch when the Time of Day is selected.
  - Authorized Items: This specifies which child category items are associated to the current parent item.
  - Project Managers: This specifies the users who are considered the project managers for the Job. Used in schedule change alerts .
- For Phase Codes:
  - Total Quantity: The default quantity value when the phase is assigned to a material item.
  - Unit Of Measure: This specifies what unit the quantity is measured in.
  - Material Type: The type of material, either "HMA", "AGG", or "Other". Used for totaling dispatches.
Click Save.