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title: Idea category form
description: Learn about the fields of the Idea category form. Use this form to create or edit the details of an idea category in Innovation Management.
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# Idea category form

Learn about the fields of the Idea category form. Use this form to create or edit the details of an idea category in Innovation Management.

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Field

</th><th>

Description

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

Category name

</td><td>

Name for the idea category. Use a name that clearly identifies the entity for which you are creating the category list. For example if you are creating a category option for your departments, use the department name such as HR, Support, and IT.

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

Active

</td><td>

Option for activating the idea category. If activated, the idea category appears in the Create an Idea form and the Category list of the Idea Portal.Default: Selected

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

Module

</td><td>

The module to which this idea category belongs.

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

Parent

</td><td>

The parent idea category for which this category is a subcategory.For example, to list Department 1 and 2 as subcategories of Department A, select Department A in the **Parent** field for Department 1 and 2.

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

Domain

</td><td>

The domain to which the idea category belongs.

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