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Categories

Categories

Categories in Pagoda help you organize and group related entities for easier navigation and management. Think of categories as customizable collections of links to your entity sets.

Features

  • Flexible Grouping: Create categories to group related entities together
  • Multiple Entity Association: Link multiple entities to a single category
  • Search & Filter: Quickly find categories using the search functionality
  • Priority Setting: Control the display order of categories
  • Notes: Add descriptions or additional information to categories

Managing Categories

Creating a Category

  1. Click the “Create New Category” button
  2. Fill in the required information:
    • Name: Category identifier
    • Notes: Additional information or description
    • Models: Select one or more entities to include
    • Priority: Set display order (lower numbers appear first)

Viewing Categories

Categories are displayed in a grid layout, showing:

  • Category name
  • Associated entity links
  • Quick access to entity data

Searching Categories

Use the search box to filter categories by name.

Editing Categories

Click the menu icon (⋮) on a category card to:

  • Edit category details
  • Delete the category