10.3 Managing Product Categories and Subcategories

During an inventory scan, ZENworks Control Center uses a knowledgebase of thousands of products to identify scanned products. After they are identified, these products are classified by category and subcategory. For added flexibility, ZENworks Control Center allows you to reclassify products and create new product categories.

Categories and subcategories are managed through the Product Categories panel (Configuration > Asset Inventory). This panel displays the following information:

Figure 10-2 Product Categories Panel

The following sections provide more information about managing product categories and subcategories:

10.3.1 Creating a New Product Category

  1. In ZENworks Control Center, click Configuration, then click the Asset Inventory tab.

  2. In the Product Categories panel, click New.

  3. Select a category type in the Category Type field.

  4. Specify a name in the Category Name field.

  5. Click OK.

    The new category is added to the category list with the source shown as Local. You can further define this category by assigning a subcategory. For more information, see Section 10.3.4, Creating a New Product Subcategory.

10.3.2 Renaming a Product Category

  1. In ZENworks Control Center, click Configuration, then click the Asset Inventory tab.

  2. In the Product Categories panel, select the category you want to rename.

    You can only rename categories whose source is Local.

  3. Click Edit > Rename.

  4. Specify a new name in the Category Name field.

  5. Click OK.

10.3.3 Deleting a Product Category

  1. In ZENworks Control Center, click Configuration, then click the Asset Inventory tab.

  2. In the Product Categories panel, select the category you want to delete.

    You can only delete categories whose source is Local.

  3. Click Delete.

10.3.4 Creating a New Product Subcategory

Creating a subcategory further classifies a product.

  1. In ZENworks Control Center, click Configuration, then click the Asset Inventory tab.

  2. In the Product Categories panel, select a category that you want to create a subcategory for.

  3. Click Action > Manage Subcategories.

    The Product Subcategories panel appears, listing any predefined subcategories for the specified category, and the subcategory source, Local or Novell.

  4. Click New.

  5. Specify a name in the Subcategory Name field.

  6. Click OK.

10.3.5 Renaming a Product Subcategory

  1. In ZENworks Control Center, click Configuration, then click the Asset Inventory tab.

  2. In the Product Categories panel, select the category whose subcategory you want to rename.

    You can only rename subcategories whose source is Local.

  3. Click Action > Manage Subcategories.

  4. Select the category/subcategory pair.

  5. Click Edit > Rename.

  6. Specify a new name in the Subcategory Name field.

  7. Click OK.

10.3.6 Deleting a Product Subcategory

  1. In ZENworks Control Center, click Configuration, then click the Asset Inventory tab.

  2. In the Product Categories panel, select the category whose subcategory you want to delete.

    You can only delete subcategories whose source is Local.

  3. Click Action > Manage Subcategories.

  4. Select the category/subcategory pair you want to delete.

  5. Click Delete.