---
title: Create or modify a legal catalog category
description: Create or modify a catalog category to organize your legal catalog items into logical groups in the Legal Operations Catalog.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/legal-request-management/add-catalog-categories.html
release: australia
product: Legal Request Management
classification: legal-request-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [Configure, Legal Request Management, Legal Service Delivery, Legal and Contract Operations, Employee Service Management]
---

# Create or modify a legal catalog category

Create or modify a catalog category to organize your legal catalog items into logical groups in the Legal Operations Catalog.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_lg\_ops.legal\_catalog\_admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Legal Administration** > **Legal Catalog** > **Maintain Categories**.

2.  Create or modify a catalog category.

    -   To create a catalog category, click **New**.
    -   To modify an existing catalog category, open the catalog category from the list.
3.  On the form, fill in the fields.

<table id="table_m3f_pwx_djb"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Title

</td><td>

Unique name of the catalog category.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Catalog

</td><td>

Name of the catalog to which the category belongs.Select **Legal Operations Catalog**.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Location

</td><td>

Location relevant for the category.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Description

</td><td>

Description about the category. The description appears under the catalog category name when you select the category on the Legal Service Portal.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Application

</td><td>

Application scope in which the category is applicable.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Active

</td><td>

Option for making the category available on the portal.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Parent

</td><td>

Legal catalog category that is the parent for this category.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Desktop image

</td><td>

Large image that appears with the category on the portal.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Icon

</td><td>

Small icon that appears next to the category name when the category is listed as a subcategory.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Header icon

</td><td>

Icon that appears next to the category header when the category is a top-level category.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>4.  Click **Submit**.


## Result

The service catalog category is created. The catalog categories are listed in the **Service catalog category** field on the [Practice Area form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-request-management/associate-categories-practice-area.md).

## What to do next

-   Associate a record producer with the category using the [Catalog Item](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-request-management/create-record-producer-legal-request.md) related list.
-   Associate the catalog category with a practice area to map the practice area, record producer, and catalog category together. This mapping helps employees to use the relevant categories to submit legal requests. In turn, these requests are assigned to the correct groups or users through the associated practice area.

    For more information, see [Create or modify a practice area](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-request-management/manage-practice-areas.md).


**Parent Topic:**[Configuring Legal Request Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-request-management/legal-ops-administration.md)