Create a category for assessable records
task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read t_CreateACategoryAR.md
After you create a metric type and generate assessable records, create categories for the themes you are interested in using to evaluate the assessable records.
Before you begin
Role required: none
Procedure
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Navigate to All > Assessments > Metric Definition > Categories.
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Click New to create a new metric category.
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On the Metric Category form, fill in the fields.
For a description of the field values, see Metric Category form.
Parent Topic:Assessment metric categories
Related topics
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title: Create a category for assessable records
description: After you create a metric type and generate assessable records, create categories for the themes you are interested in using to evaluate the assessable records.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/servicenow-platform/t\_CreateACategoryAR.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Assessment metric categories, View an assessment metric category, Assessment administrator tasks, Using assessments, Assessments, Assessments and Surveys, Exploring Service Administration, Service Administration, Manage service capabilities, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
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# Create a category for assessable records
After you create a metric type and generate assessable records, create categories for the themes you are interested in using to evaluate the assessable records.
## Before you begin
Role required: none
## Procedure
1. Navigate to **All** > **Assessments** > **Metric Definition** > **Categories**.
2. Click **New** to create a new metric category.
3. On the Metric Category form, fill in the fields.
For a description of the field values, see [Metric Category form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/metric-category-form.md).
**Parent Topic:**[Assessment metric categories](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/c_AssessmentMetricCategories.md)
**Related topics**
[Assessment metrics](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/c_AssessmentMetrics.md)
[Assessment metric categories](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/c_AssessmentMetricCategories.md)
[Assessable record associations](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/r_ManageAssessablRecordAssociation.md)
| title | Create a category for assessable records |
| description | After you create a metric type and generate assessable records, create categories for the themes you are interested in using to evaluate the assessable records. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/servicenow-platform/t\_CreateACategoryAR.html |
| release | australia |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Assessment metric categoriesView an assessment metric categoryAssessment administrator tasksUsing assessmentsAssessmentsAssessments and SurveysExploring Service AdministrationService AdministrationManage service capabilitiesExtend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities |