{"id":42414,"date":"2024-07-18T10:22:45","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T09:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/help\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/how-do-i-create-resource-types\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T10:32:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T09:32:29","password":"","slug":"how-to-create-resource-types","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/resources\/how-to-create-resource-types\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create resource types?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To better organize your resources, you can create <em>resource types<\/em> to which you assign the individual resources. This allows you to quickly and easily differentiate between rooms, equipment or vehicles, for example. You can find out how to create new <em>resource types<\/em> here.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. open Master data<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To create a new <em>resource type<\/em>, you must open the <em>Master data<\/em> (2) in the <em>Resources<\/em> module (1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Resources_Master-data.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Resources_Master-data-1024x203.png\" alt=\"Resources Master data\" class=\"wp-image-42489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Resources_Master-data-1024x203.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Resources_Master-data-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Resources_Master-data-768x152.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Resources_Master-data-1536x305.png 1536w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Resources_Master-data-2048x406.png 2048w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Resources_Master-data-360x71.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. create Resource type<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here you open the <em>Resource type<\/em> entry (1) and click on the <em>plus<\/em> (2) at the end of the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Resources_Master-data_Add-resource-type.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Resources_Master-data_Add-resource-type-1024x748.png\" alt=\"Resources - Master data - Add resource type\" class=\"wp-image-42493\" style=\"width:535px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Resources_Master-data_Add-resource-type-1024x748.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Resources_Master-data_Add-resource-type-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Resources_Master-data_Add-resource-type-768x561.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Resources_Master-data_Add-resource-type-360x263.png 360w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Resources_Master-data_Add-resource-type.png 1032w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You then <em>title<\/em> (1) your new resource type, name in plural (2), specify <em>where<\/em> it should be displayed in the list (3) and assign it to a <em>campus<\/em> (5) if required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Resources_Master-data_Add-dialogue-box-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"802\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Resources_Master-data_Add-dialogue-box-1.png\" alt=\"Resources - Master data - Add dialogue box\" class=\"wp-image-42504\" style=\"width:537px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Resources_Master-data_Add-dialogue-box-1.png 802w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Resources_Master-data_Add-dialogue-box-1-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Resources_Master-data_Add-dialogue-box-1-768x440.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Resources_Master-data_Add-dialogue-box-1-360x206.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on <em>Save<\/em> (4) to create your new resource type.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To better organize your resources, you can create resource types to which you assign the individual resources. This allows you to quickly and easily differentiate between rooms, equipment or vehicles, for example. 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