Set up a Contract Category

Contract categories are a type of text list. Contract Category text list items can be used to limit access to contracts through domain security. See Text Lists.

The Contract Category text list replaces the contract category functionality that was in the Solution Explorer up to and including MineMarket 4.12. When upgrading to MineMarket 4.13, any existing contract categories and their assigned domains are converted to list items. Each unique contract category name becomes one list item. However, if multiple contract categories with the same name were assigned to different domains, one list item is created for each domain assignment.

Security Note: You need the Allow the user to maintain list editor security right in the Base Data user group security rights group for this activity.

Activity Steps

1. Open the List Editor.
2. Select the Contract Category text list.
3. Check Allow Null Item if some contracts will not be assigned to a contract category.
4. To add a contract category:
   1. Right-click in the List Values field group and select New from the menu.
   2. Enter the name of the contract category as the Value.
5. To change the order of the contract categories, right-click a Value in the List Values field group and select Move Up or Move Down from the menu as required.
6. To edit the domains for which a contract category is visible:
   1. Select the contract category in the Contract Category text list.
   2. Display the Property Window.

      Because a contract category is a domain object, the Allow Domains property is True. The Domains property lists the assigned domains.

   3. Click the ellipsis (...) in the Domains property.

      The Domain Editor displays.

   4. Check Assigned for the required domains.
   5. Click OK.
7. Click Save.