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Create Categories

Applies to
eWay-CRM Desktop, eWay-CRM Online and eWay-CRM Mobile (iOS and Android).

 

 

Note
The procedure is described on projects, but it can be applied to contacts, companies, etc. You can use categories to divide items (contacts, deals, projects, etc.) into groups (e.g. industries, territories).

Tutorial for

  1. eWay-CRM Desktop
    1. Assign Existing Categories
    2. Create Categories
    3. Edit and Delete Categories
  2. eWay-CRM Online
    1. Assign Existing Categories
    2. Create Categories
    3. Edit and Delete Categories
  3. eWay-CRM Mobile
    1. Assign Existing Categories

eWay-CRM Desktop

Assign Existing Categories

Note
If you want to have same categories in eWay-CRM and Outlook, please look at the article Categorization of Items Between eWay-CRM and Microsoft Outlook.
  1. Open an item, click Categorize and select the category you want.
  2. Link to Existing Category

     

  3. Or click on any module to open the list of items. Right-click on item(s) and select Categories.
  4. Tip
    In list, select one or more items. When you press SHIFT on your keyboard, you can select the group of items, when you press and hold CTRL, you can select a different items by clicking.

    Add Category Using Context Menu

     

  5. Now, you can add a column Categories to a list view of deals, contacts, projects, etc., and filter or group items by categories. Learn more about creating custom list views here. See examples below:
  6. Filter by Categories

    Group by Categories

Create Categories

  1. The easiest way to create a category is to open an item. In the ribbon, click Categorize and select  New Category.
  2. Add New Category to Contact

     

  3. Or right in the list, you can also right-click item you want to categorize and select Categories > New Category.
  4. Add New Category to Contact

Tip on categories management
eWay-CRM has its own categories module which is separate from Microsoft Outlook categories. Categories in eWay-CRM are shared across your team. This is why we pay close attention to who is able to create new ones and edit the existing ones using the Module Permissions. In Administration Center you set No for the Create column in Categories module for a specific group of users).

Edit and Delete Categories

  1. In any item window, click Categorize and select Manage Categories.
  2. Manage Categories

     

  3. Here, you can double-click the name of any category and rename it.
  4. Rename Categories

     

  5. If you select a category or categories, you can erase them by clicking Delete.
  6. Delete Categories

     

  7. Both options will pop up when you right-click any category in the list.
  8. Right-click

eWay-CRM Online

Assign Existing Categories

  1. Open an item, click Categories and select the category you want.
  2. Link to Existing Category

     

  3. Or click on any module to open the list of items. Right-click on item and select Categories.
  4. Add Category Using Context Menu

     

  5. Now, you can add a column Categories to a list view of deals, contacts, projects, etc., and filter or group items by categories. Learn more about creating custom list views here. See examples below:
  6. Filter by Categories

    Group by Categories

Create Categories

  1. The easiest way to create a category is to open an item. In the ribbon, click Categories and select  Create Category.
  2. Add New Category to Contact

     

  3. Or right in the list, you can also right-click item you want to categorize and select Categories > Create Category.
  4. Add New Category to Contact

     

  5. You insert the name of the category, its color and you can set whether the category will be also used for the categorization in Outlook. Save your changes. Then just click Save.
  6. Add New Category to Contact

Tip on categories management
eWay-CRM has its own categories module which is separate from Microsoft Outlook categories. Categories in eWay-CRM are shared across your team. This is why we pay close attention to who is able to create new ones and edit the existing ones using the Module Permissions. In Administration Center you set No for the Create column in Categories module for a specific group of users).

Edit and Delete Categories

  1. In any item window, click Categories and select Edit Categories.
  2. Manage Categories

     

  3. Or right in the list, you can also right-click item and select Categories > Edit Category.
  4. Edit Categories

     

  5. If you want to edit a category, just click the pencil icon.
  6. Rename Categories

     

  7. Here, you can rename the category, change its color or the setting about the categorization in Outlook. Save your changes.
  8. Edit Category

     

  9. If you want to delete a category, click the bin icon next to it and confirm your choice.
  10. Delete Categories

eWay-CRM Mobile

Assign Existing Categories

  1. Go to any list and tap on item you want to categorize, e.g. contact.
  2. List of Items

     

  3. Tap Edit.
  4. Edit Item

     

  5. Select Category field.
  6. Categories

     

  7. Here, you can select a category or categories to categorize the item.
  8. Select Category

     

  9. If you finish the categorization, click Save.
  10. Save Item