Categories Overview
The Categories page in the Monitor Management menu displays the complete list of defined Categories. Each Category represents a technical resource type — such as Send Ports, Logic App, or Windows Services — and collects all Resources of that type discovered by Monitoring Agents.
Category names are automatically populated by the Monitoring Service when syncing Resources from Monitoring Agents. They are read-only. In Mapify, the Category is shown as the type label on each Resource leaf node in the navigation tree.
Understanding Where Categories Come From
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Green: the components that create Category names. Blue: this page, where you administer them. Purple: the places that use Categories to filter or label Resources.
| Where | How Categories are used |
|---|---|
| Monitor Views | The Resources tab can include or exclude all Resources of a Category; see Add or manage Monitor View |
| Resources Overview | Filter the Resource list by Category |
| Mapify | Shows the Category as the type label on each Resource |
Browse and Manage Categories
An extensive list of Categories can be narrowed down by typing characters into the filter text box or by selecting a specific Monitoring Agent. Select Include deleted to also list deleted Categories (see Show Deleted).
You can edit a Category (to set the Link property) and delete records.
Each Category shows its read-only description and the Monitoring Agent it comes from; the Action button opens Edit and Delete.