# Create an Empty Category

Set the Category properties and define its attributes (such as name, description, elements, and so on), according to the related business issue.

### Before you begin

Analyze your Business Needs

### Procedure

1. Select Category Manager.
2. In the Category list, select All to create a new independent category or select an existing category to create a new subcategory.
3. Click New Category or right-click All and click New Manual Category .

The blank new category properties window opens

4. In the Name field, enter a category name.
5. To limit the types of SpeechMiner users that have access to this category: (optional)

1. Click Edit.

The Category Sharing dialog box opens.

By default, Categories are shared with all SpeechMiner users. You can change this by specifying groups, work groups, roles, and/or specific users with whom a category should be shared. Category sharing does not affect which interactions a user can see or play back.

2. Select the groups, roles, and/or users with which the Category should be shared.
3. Click OK.

6. Under Description enter a description of the Category. (optional)
7. Click Save.

Important

| If the new category is a regular category, you can configure its conditions, as explained under Configure Category Conditions, before you save it. If the category is a parent category or a manual category, it does not require any additional configuration, and must be saved at this point.

### What to do next

Configure Category Conditions

#### Related Topics

Categories
Introducing the Category Interface