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Cloud "Categories" (Deployments)

Applies to: Patch My PC Cloud

Note

Using the Categories tool is optional.

The Categories tool of the Patch My PC (PMPC) Cloud deployment wizard allows you to leverage Intune App Categories (Categories) in your deployments to help users find apps in the Company Portal.

Note

See the section of for more information on App Categories.

To add a Category to a deployment:

  1. Add the .

  2. Click the Categories tool.

  1. Go to Step 6. to add a new category or in the Add Category field, either:

    1. Start typing the name of the relevant Category, then click the checkbox beside it to select it.

    2. Click the dropdown to see a list of existing Categories and click the relevant checkbox(es) to select it.

Tip

You can click the X beside a Category in the Add Category field to delete it from the list.

  1. Repeat this process to add any additional categories.

  2. Go to to step 8. if you do not want to add a new Category.

  3. To add a new Category, type its name in the Add Category field.

Note

You can create up to 200 categories per Intune tenant. Each category name must:

  • Be unique

  • Be less than 255 characters

  1. Press ENTER and the Success – The category “<category_name>” has been created notification is shown, confirming the new category has been added to both Intune and this deployment.

The number of categories selected is shown beside the Categories tool.

Note

See for details on how to check within Intune that the Categories defined in the deployment have been assigned correctly.

Also:

  • If different Categories are configured in the portal and Intune admin center they are combined to be the same.

Next Steps

If you do not want to configure any additional settings, click Next to move to the tab.

Otherwise, navigate to the relevant tool to configure the required settings, which are explained in the relevant section.

Not contain the backslash (\) or quote (") characters

  • Not be the name of a script.

  • If a Category is created in the portal and then removed from the Intune admin center, it will be re-added by the portal.

  • Categories are also copied forward to a new version of an app.

  • Create and edit categories for apps
    Add apps to Microsoft Intune
    Categories tool
    Check App Categories
    Assignments
    Clicking the 'Categories' tool
    Selecting the checkbox beside the relevant categories
    Typing the name of the new Category in the 'Add Category' field
    'Success – The category '<category_name>' has been created' notification
    The number of categories selected is shown beside the 'Categories' tool