Configure filter categories

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title: Configure filter categories
description: With these filter categories, you enable employees to easily filter, organize, discover, and fulfill the tasks in a few clicks.
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# Configure filter categories

With these filter categories, you enable employees to easily filter, organize, discover, and fulfill the tasks in a few clicks.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_hr\_sp.esc\_admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Employee Center** > **Administration** > **To-dos filter categories**.

2.  Click **New** or open a record.

3.  Fill in the fields on the form.

<table id="table_ipr_bbk_4fb"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Name

</td><td>

Name of the filter category.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Application

</td><td>

Application for the filter category.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Active

</td><td>

Check the box to activate the filter category for use.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Order

</td><td>

Order in which the filter category should be displayed.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Display on UI

</td><td>

Check the box to display the category on the UI. When this option is not selected, the filter is not shown on the filter bar.**Note:** When you do not select this option, the category appears only in the **All filters** modal.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>4.  Select **Save**.

    The **Category** is created and the related list **Associated filters** appears.

5.  In the **Associated filters** list, Click **New** to associate filters to the category.

6.  Fill in the fields on the form.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Category|Category to which the filter is mapped. For example, `Task type`, `Priority`.|
    |Application|Application for the filter category.|
    |Filter|Filters or filter groups that are available for mapping with the category.|
    |Order|Order in which the filter or filter group should be displayed in the category.|

7.  Click **Submit** or **Update**.

    The **Filter category** is created.


## What to do next

Based on your mapping, you make the filters available for employees to use on the **My tasks** page.