Defining Component Categories

In order to group components by categories, first you must define the categories. Components are grouped by category in much the same way a university department lists courses. For example, a student may be required to complete six hours of a particular category, such as Accounting, Economics, or Electives to complete a program. Within that category are a group of courses the student can choose from to complete the required number of category hours, such as Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Accounting.

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A component may belong to one and only one category.

Use the Set up component categories window to set the default information for component categories.

To create a component or combo category

1. From Certification, select Set up tables > Component categories to open the Set up component categories window.
2. Click New.
3. Enter a Code for the category.
4. Enter a brief Description of the category.
5. Enter the number of Units Required for completion of the category.
6. Select the Make this a combo category option, if this is a combo category.

• Select the available categories that are part of the combo category.

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Make sure that all of the categories included in the combo category are selected before you save the combo category information.

7. Click Save.