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Add Work Item Categories (Work-First Orgs) (Business Administrator)

Create Work Item Categories for Groups in Work-First organizations so users can categorize Work Items.

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Written by Lauren Baird
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Primary Role: Business Administrator (BA)
Learning Focus: Apply

Where: Admin Portal


🧭Before You Start (Important)

  • Requires Business Administrator access

  • Organization must be configured as Work-First

  • Changes apply to live Groups and are immediately visible to users

  • Work Item Categories must be managed per Group

Before editing Work Item Categories, review Understand Work Item Categories to understand applicability and impact.


🎯Why It Matters

  • Categories help users organize and classify Work Items

  • Categories appear directly to end users during Work Item creation


⏱️When to Do This

  • Setting up a new Work-First Group

  • Adding new Work Item classification options

  • Standardizing Work Item naming across sites


🛠️Steps

  1. Open Group Management in the ANVL Admin Portal

  2. Filter or search for the Group(s)

  3. Select the checkbox next to each Group to update

  4. Select + Work Item Categories

  5. Enter the Category Name

  6. (Optional) Select Is Default? to make this the default category

  7. Select + Work Item Categories to add additional categories

  8. Select Save


⚠️Watch Out For…

  • New Groups do not inherit Work Item Categories

  • Categories must be manually added to each Group

  • Default category applies per Group

  • Workflow-First organizations should not add Work Item Categories


✅What You Should See

  • Categories listed for the selected Group(s)

  • Default category clearly identified


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Job Role: Business Administrator | Permission Level: Admin / ANVL Web | Special Rights: Admin Portal

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