From concept to creation
Categories are a fundamental grouping assigned to items in the Cradle database.
All categories are set up in the Project Schema. Adding a verification test can be used to ensure only sensible values are added. The types of test that can be set are controlled by the type of data being represented in the category. For example, a date can be tested to be within range, a text category may have a Regex test.
For more information on categories in Cradle, take a look at this useful Cradle help article.
Your chosen Cradle ‘Form’ or ‘View’ is not showing the item category you want to see. It may be that you select a different form, if one has been defined showing the item information you want. You could also select one of the automatically generated forms that contains the category or redefine the one you already have. However, this is not always possible as the user may not have the correct privileges. The CREATE_DEFS privilege is required to allow them to change it. All this may just be over the top for a quick peek at a value.
Select ‘Information’ from the ‘Item’ ribbon for a quick view of all the details for the selected item.
The Item Information dialog can be used to view categories, item attributes, dates, calculations and even the logic matches in a rule set.
For more information on how to display the Item Information dialog you may find this Cradle help article useful.