Categories are organizational components that allow you to group policies, packages, scripts, and printers in Jamf Admin and Jamf Pro. You can also use categories to group policies, configuration profiles, apps, and books in Jamf Self Service. This makes these items easier to locate.

You can add categories to Jamf Admin or Jamf Pro. When you add, edit, or delete a category in Jamf Admin, the changes are reflected in Jamf Pro and vice versa.

After you add a category to Jamf Admin or Jamf Pro, you can add items to the category when configuring them in Jamf Admin or Jamf Pro.

Adding a Category to Jamf Admin

Open Jamf Admin and authenticate to the Jamf Pro server.
Click New Category .
Enter a display name and choose a priority for the category.

Note: Priority is used for displaying the category in Self Service (e.g., A category with a priority of “1” is displayed before other categories).
Click OK.

Adding a Category to Jamf Pro

Log in to Jamf Pro.
In the top-right corner of the page, click Settings .
Click Global Management.
Click Categories .
Click New .
Enter a display name and choose a priority for the category.

Note: Priority is used for displaying the category in Self Service.
Click Save.

Editing or Deleting a Category in Jamf Admin

Open Jamf Admin and authenticate to the Jamf Pro server.
In the "Categories" list above the main repository, select the category you want to edit or delete.
Do one of the following:
- To edit the category, double-click it and change the display name and priority as needed. Then click OK.
- To delete the category, click Delete , and then click Delete again to confirm.