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# Create a service definition category

# Create a service definition category {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated August 1, 2024
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Create a service definition category record in the Customer Service Management (CSM) application. Then use the category to create logical groupings of service definitions.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_csm_case_types.service_definition_manager, sn_csm_case_types.service_definition_admin, or admin

## About this task

A category can have one or more associated service definitions and a service definition can belong to multiple categories.

When an agent is using the case type selector to create a case, they can select a category before selecting a service. The category acts as a filtering mechanism and reduces the number of available services.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllCustomer ServiceAdministrationService Definition Categories.
2. From the Service Definition Categories list, select New.
3. In the Name field, enter a name for the category.  
   The category name can be up to 60 characters in length.
4. **Optional:** In the Description field, add a description of the category.  
   The description can be up to 4000 characters in length.
5. **Optional:** In the Order field, add an order number for the category.  
   The order value determines the order in which the categories are displayed in the case type selector and case task type selector. The category with the lowest value is displayed first.

   The default value is 100. You do
   not have to set an order value for a category. If a category does not have a value, the system displays the category in the case type selector in alphabetical order.
6. **Optional:** Enable the Active check box.  
   This field is enabled by default.
7. Select Submit.  
   The category is added to the Service Definition Categories list.

   Upon save, the new category record includes the Service Definition Category Relationships related list, which shows the service definitions associated with
   the category.

## Result

After creating a service definition category, you can [associate service definitions with the category](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/5NSMx3DKdRAHKXN8QBpQaA "After creating a service definition category, you can associate one or more service definitions with the category."). These associated service definitions are stored in the Service Definition Category Relationships related list.

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