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the following task:
About this task
You can drag your user-defined pattern into any existing
category, or you can create a new category. If you create a category,
you can write a category specification that provides information about
the category for other users. User-defined patterns are shown within
these categories in the Patterns Explorer view.
Procedure
To create a new category, update the category specification,
assign your pattern to a category, rename a category, or remove a
category, begin by opening the Categories tab
of the Pattern Authoring editor. You can now choose one or more of
the following options:
- To create a new category as a subcategory of an existing
category:
- Select an existing category.
- Click Add Category. The Add Category window opens.
- Enter the name of your new category and click OK. The new category is added to the category list under the
category previously selected. The Save Your Pattern File window
opens, asking you to confirm whether you want to save your patterns
file. Click Yes.
- To edit the category specification for a category:
- Double-click the category. The HTML
editor opens containing the default category specification.
- Update the category specification to describe the category,
and click to save any changes.
- To assign your user-defined pattern to a category, drag
your user-defined pattern to your chosen category.
- To rename a category:
- Click Rename Category. The Edit Category window opens.
- Enter the new name, click OK. The Save Your Pattern File window
opens, asking you to confirm whether you want to save your patterns
file.
- To remove a category, click Remove category. The Save Your Pattern File window
opens, asking you to confirm whether you want to save your patterns
file. Click Yes.