Creating dictionary categories

In this article, users will create dictionary categories in PAM.

Create Dictionary Categories

Before a user adds a destination dictionary item into PAM, the user will need to create Categories for their destinations (locations).

PAM recommends creating the following Destination Categories:

	Identifier	Category Description
1	PRIMARY	Primary Destinations
2	BLDG	Buildings
3	AMENITIES	Amenities
4	PATHS	Road and Path Names
5	3D	3D Models
6	SIGNS	Digital Signs Identifiers
7	PARKING	Parking Lots

PAM recommends creating the following Messaging Categories:

	Identifier	Category Description
1	SOS	Emergency
2	REG	Regulatory
3	INF	Information
4	BND	Brand
5	OTHER	Other

PAM automatically generates the following Tenant Categories:

	Identifier	Category Description
1	ENT	Entertainment
2	FOOD	Food and Beverage
3	SHOP	Retail Shopping
4	SERV	Services

Steps

1. On the PAM navigation board, click on Dictionary > Categories

2. Click on [+ ADD CATEGORY] > Users have the option of adding a new category for three dictionary types, Destination, Messaging and Tenant

Please click here to learn the difference between each types.

3. Add a category Identifier - A short CODE to Identify Category (i.e. For all Primary Destinations, the Identifier is PRIMARY)

4. Fill in the category description, under the Description heading to explain what the Category is used for (i.e. For all BLDG identifiers, the category description is Building)

For this example, we chose to create a Destination Category. The same method can be applied to creating a Messaging or Tenant Category.

5. Save changes

Video reference

HINT: Please remember to always save changes no matter how small AND if other pages are opened in different tabs, you must refresh them for the changes to be seen.

For example, in this article, the user may have Categories and Destination Dictionary opened in different tabs. When a Category has been created and saved, the Destination Dictionary tab needs to be refreshed to see the new changes.

Next direct articles

Create Destination Dictionaries: Once all categories have been created, the user will need to create Destination Dictionaries

This can be done in two ways.

One by one or
By bulk import

Create Messaging Dictionaries: Once all categories have been created, the user will need to create Messaging Dictionaries, to find out how click here.

Create Tenant Directories: The user can add more categories to the preloaded ones, afterwards they will need to create Tenant Directories, to find out how click here.