Create and manage event categories
Event categories classify events for organized management. You can create up to five levels of categories to group events by type.
Limits
A maximum of 5 levels of categories can be created.
Create categories
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Select Tag > Event Center from the top menu bar on the Dataphin home page.
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In the left-side navigation pane, choose Event Center > Category Management.
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On the Category Management page, click Add Category.
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In the Create Category dialog box, enter the following parameters:
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Category Name: Enter the category name. Only Chinese characters, letters, digits, and underscores (_) are allowed, with a maximum of 64 characters.
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Select Category: Select the parent category, if applicable. If there is no parent, choose Event Category Management.
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Click OK.
Manage categories
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The Category Management page displays the category hierarchy and the total event count for each category.
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(Optional) Search for a category by entering keywords.
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You can perform the following operations in the Actions column:
Action
Description
Edit
Click the
icon to modify the category name and parent category.View events and details under this category
Click the
icon to go to the Event Management page and view all events under this category.Delete
Click the
icon to delete the category.NoteYou cannot delete a category that has subcategories.
What to do next
After you create event categories, you can assign events to them during event creation. For more information, see create and manage events.