{"id":92118,"date":"2024-07-19T16:21:35","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T14:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/help\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/how-do-i-create-a-role-category\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T13:38:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T11:38:42","password":"","slug":"how-to-create-a-service-category","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/administration-events\/how-to-create-a-service-category\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create a service category?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Access service categories in the Events module<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the <em>Events<\/em> module (1), open the <em>Master Data<\/em> (2) on the right-hand side and select the <em>Service categories<\/em> (3) there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Service-category.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Service-category-1024x305.png\" alt=\"Screenshot Events Master data Service category\" class=\"wp-image-94272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Service-category-1024x305.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Service-category-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Service-category-768x229.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Service-category-1536x458.png 1536w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Service-category-360x107.png 360w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Service-category.png 1884w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Create a service category<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click the blue plus icon below the list of service categories to create a new service category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Service-category_List.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Service-category_List-1024x292.png\" alt=\"Screenshot Events Master data Service category List\" class=\"wp-image-94275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Service-category_List-1024x292.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Service-category_List-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Service-category_List-768x219.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Service-category_List-1536x437.png 1536w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Service-category_List-360x103.png 360w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Service-category_List.png 1840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To create a new service category, fill out the following fields:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enter the <em>designation<\/em> (1) of your new service category here.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you check the box next to &#8221; <em>Visible without permission<\/em> (2),&#8221; you&#8217;ll ensure that everyone can see all the roles in this group and the staff assigned to them. This is useful, for example, for the \u201cProgram\u201d role category, to which the preacher and the moderator are assigned. That way, everyone knows who is responsible for the event.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <em>sort order<\/em> (3) determines where the service category is displayed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the service category belongs to a <em>campus<\/em> (4), you can assign it here.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you check <em>the box next to &#8220;Hide by default in the overall view<\/em> &#8221; (5), this service category will be hidden by default in the shift schedule. You can display it manually in your own view.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When you click &#8221; <em>Save<\/em> &#8221; (6), you create the new service category and can assign roles to it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Service-category_Create-new-entry.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"842\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Service-category_Create-new-entry.png\" alt=\"Screenshot Events Master data Service category Create new entry\" class=\"wp-image-94278\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.0739696251577908;width:557px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Service-category_Create-new-entry.png 842w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Service-category_Create-new-entry-300x279.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Service-category_Create-new-entry-768x715.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Service-category_Create-new-entry-360x335.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/administration-events\/roles-and-role-categories\/\">Roles and Role categories<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/administration-events\/how-to-create-a-service\/\">How to create a service?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Access service categories in the Events module In the Events module (1), open the Master Data (2) on the right-hand side and select the Service categories (3) there. 2. Create a service category Click the blue plus icon below the list of service categories to create a new service category. 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