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# Create a survey category

# Create a survey category in a survey {#ariaid-title1}

* Freigeben Version: Australia
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* Aktualisiert 12. März 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 Minute Lesedauer

You can modify an existing survey to add one or more survey categories.

## Vorbereitungen

Role required: admin or survey_admin

## Warum und wann dieser Vorgang ausgeführt wird

Only one category is required for each survey, but you can add additional categories
as needed.

## Prozedur

1. Navigate to AllSurveyView Surveys.
2. Open a survey definition.
3. In the Metric Categories related list, open a category or click New.  
   Each survey category is stored as a record on the Metric Category \[asmt_metric_category\] table with a modified view for survey use.
4. Enter the survey category name and description.  
   The category name appears on questionnaires when either of the following is true.
   * There is more than one category for the survey.
   * There is only one category and its name is different from the survey definition name. If you create a survey using the survey creator, the category name is the same as the survey definition name.
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5. Right-click the form header and click Save.  
   The Assessment Metrics and Users related lists appear.
6. Click Update.
**Zugehörige Tasks**   

* [Create a category in the survey designer](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/bAUXuYpVc9z1qTLKig_whg "A category represents a theme for evaluating a specific element of the survey topic and contains questions pertaining to that theme.")