How to create a Category in MantisBT?

Hey guys, in this post will learn about how to create a Category in MantisBT.

Categories are used to group the issues together. Categories can be specific to the project or defined globally.

Pre-requisite : Install MantisBT

Suggested Readings : How to create a Project in MantisBT

Step 1 : Click Manage

Step 2 : Click Manage Projects

Step 3 : In the next screen, to add global category,

• Enter Category Name
• Click Add Category

Note : Globally added category will be available to all projects

Step 4 : Global category added successfully

Step 5 : To edit the global category, Click Edit

Step 6 : In the next screen,

1. Edit Name (Optional)
2. Assign User

Click Update category

Note : To delete the category, Click Delete Category

Step 7 : User assigned successfully to the category

Step 8 : To add category to the specific project, Click Project

Step 9 : In the next screen,

1. Enter Category Name
2. Click Add Category

Step 10 : Category created successfully

Step 11 : You can also copy categories from different projects by selecting,

• Copy Categories from ( Copies the project from the project selected)
• Copy Categories to ( Copies the existing category to the project selected)

Finally, you learnt how to create global and project specific categories in MantisBT ?

In my next post, will learn about how to manage tags and profiles  in MantisBT.

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