Associate a service definition with a service definition category

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# Associate a service definition with a service definition category

After creating a service definition category, you can associate one or more service definitions with the category.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_csm\_case\_types.service\_definition\_manager, sn\_csm\_case\_types.service\_definition\_admin, or admin

## About this task

Service definition categories enable you to organize service definitions into logical groupings. A category can have multiple service definitions and a service definition can belong to one or more categories.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Customer Service** > **Administration** > **Service Definition Categories**.

2.  Select a category from the Service Definition Categories list.

3.  In the Service Definition Category Relationships related list, select **New**.

4.  Select a service definition in the **Service Definition** field.

5.  Select **Submit**.

    The service definition is added to the Service Definition Category Relationships related list.