Categories

The Categories page lists all categories in the selected project. Categories define different areas in a project that can be owned by a Vault Professional user. When an item is added to Vault Professional and assigned a Category, that item will be assigned to the category owner by default.

The Categories Table contains the following columns:

Name

Lists the Category name.

Dev Owner

Lists the login name of the developer who owns the category.

Resolver

Lists the login name of the user who will verify completed work items in the category.

Modify

Click the pencil icon to modify the category properties.

Delete

Click the delete icon to delete a category.

Add Project Categories

To add a Vault Professional category, click the Add button.

Enter the Category name in the Name field. Category names can contain any character except < or >.

Select a Vault Professional user from the Developer list who will be responsible for the items in that Category.  Next, select the Resolver who will verify that the items were fixed.

Click Save to return to the Categories page with the updated information. Click Cancel to return to the Categories page with no updates.

Modify Project Categories

To modify a category, click on the Modify icon associated with that category.

The name of the category, the developer responsible for that category and the resolver can be modified.

Click Save to return to the Categories page with the updated information. Click Cancel to return to the Categories page with no updates.

Delete Category

To delete a category, click the Delete icon associated with the category you want to remove.

A confirmation page asks if you are sure you want to delete that category. Click OK to remove the category. Click Cancel to return to the Categories page with no updates.