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# LifeSciConfigCategory

Represents the category that Life Sciences configuration records are organized into.

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#### Important

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## Parent Type

This type extends the

[Metadata](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.264.0.api_meta.meta/api_meta/metadata.htm)

metadata type and inherits its fullName field.

## File Suffix and Directory Location

LifeSciConfigCategory components have the suffix .lifeSciConfigCategory and are stored in the lifeSciConfigCategories folder.

## Version

LifeSciConfigCategory components are available in API version 65.0 and later.

## Fields

### category

- **Field Type**: LifeSciConfigCategoryType (enumeration of type string)
- **Description**: Required Defines the category for the configuration.
- **Possible values**:
    - AccountProviderVisitRecordTypeMapping
    - AccountSearchSettings
    - ActivityHistoryAdministration
    - ActivityHistoryRelatedLabel
    - ActivityPlanConfiguration
    - ActivityPlanSettings
    - AddressSettings
    - AffiliationReverseRoleMapping
    - AffiliationSettings
    - ApplicationSettings
    - BestTimeSettings
    - BulkUpdateRestrictedEntity
    - BusinessHoursHolidayMapping
    - CalendarEvent
    - CallCustomDiscussionRecordType
    - CallDiscussionRecordType
    - ConcurOrgLevelConfig
    - CustomAction
    - CustomerMergeSettings
    - DbSchema
    - DEASettings
    - DTVComponentConfig
    - DTVObjectConfig
    - EnablementCoachingSettings
    - EnablementCoachingOrgLevelSettings
    - ExternalSearchPreferences
    - ExternalSearchUserSettings
    - FieldSetMapping
    - InsDocSettings
    - InsightSettings
    - InventoryManagementSettings
    - KAM
    - KAMSettings
    - LogSettings
    - ManagedEventRecordTypeMapping
    - NavigationIcons
    - NextBestCustomerSettings
    - ObjectRecordTypeRoutingConfiguration
    - OptAdministration
    - PlannerAdministration
    - ProductAdminSettings
    - ProfileBasedAppSettings
    - ProviderSummarization
    - PrvdEngmtComplianceSettings
    - QuickAction
    - QuoteSettings
    - ReportsAndDashboardsSync
    - SearchBeforeCreate
    - SprintSettings
    - StateDistributorLicenseSettings
    - StateLicenseNumberSettings
    - SyncProcessorConfiguration
    - SyncTransactionAdminView
    - SyncTransactionConfig
    - SyncTransactionFieldBehaviour
    - TerritoryManagement
    - TimeOffTerritoryDynamicRule
    - TimeOffTerritoryOrgLevelSettings
    - TimeOffTerritoryRule
    - TimeOffTerritorySettings
    - TimeOffTerritorySlots
    - TimeOffTerritoryWorkingDaySettings
    - TimelineActivitySetting
    - TransferOrderSettings
    - UISchema
    - VideoCallPhoneNumber
    - VideoCallSettings
    - VideoCallSettingsCommon–Reserved for future use.
    - VideoCallSettingsMsTeams
    - WorkingDaysConfig

### categoryLabel

- **Field Type**: String
- **Description**: The label for the categories.

### isProtected

- **Field Type**: Boolean
- **Description**: Indicates whether the field is protected (true) or not (false).

### masterLabel

- **Field Type**: String
- **Description**: Required
    
    The main label for the configuration.

### type

- **Field Type**: LifeSciCategoryType (enumeration of type string)
- **Description**: Type of configuration category.
- **Possible values**:
    - Hierarchical
    - List

## Declarative Metadata Sample Definition

The following is an example of a LifeSciConfigCategory component.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<LifeSciConfigCategory xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
<category\>ApplicationSettings</category\>
<masterLabel\>ApplicationSettings</masterLabel\>
</LifeSciConfigCategory\>

The following is an example package.xml that references the previous definition.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Package xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
<types\>
<members\>\*</members\>
<name\>LifeSciConfigCategory</name\>
</types\>
<version\>65.0</version\>
</Package\>