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description: Represents the category that Life Sciences configuration records are organized into. This object is available in API version 65.0 and later.
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# LifeSciConfigCategory

Represents the category that Life Sciences configuration records are organized into. This object is available in API version 65.0 and later.

![Important](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.life_sciences_dev_guide.meta/life_sciences_dev_guide/images/icon_note_important.png)

#### Important

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## Supported SOAP API Calls

create(), delete(), describeSObjects(), query(), retrieve(), update(), upsert()

## Supported REST API Methods

DELETE, GET, HEAD, PATCH, POST, Query

## Fields

### Category

- **Type**: picklist
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Required. The category used to organize the Life Sciences configuration records.
    
    Possible values are:
    
    - AccountProviderVisitRecordTypeMapping
    - AccountSearchSettings
    - ActivityHistoryAdministration
    - ActivityHistoryRelatedLabel
    - ActivityPlanConfiguration
    - ActivityPlanSettings
    - AddressSettings
    - AffiliationReverseRoleMapping
    - AffiliationSettings
    - ApplicationSettings
    - BestTimeSettings
    - BulkUpdateRestrictedEntity
    - BusinessHoursHolidayMapping
    - CalendarEvent
    - CallCustomDiscussionRecordType
    - CallDiscussionRecordType
    - ConcurOrgLevelConfig
    - CustomAction
    - CustomerMergeSettings
    - DEASettings
    - DTVComponentConfig
    - DTVObjectConfig
    - DbSchema
    - EnablementCoachingOrgLevelSettings
    - ExternalSearchPreferences
    - ExternalSearchUserSettings
    - FieldSetMapping
    - InventoryManagementSettings
    - KAM
    - KAMSettings
    - LogSettings
    - ManagedEventRecordTypeMapping
    - NavigationIcons
    - OptAdministration
    - PlannerAdministration
    - ProductAdminSettings
    - ProfileBasedAppSettings
    - ProviderSummarization
    - QuickAction
    - ReportsAndDashboardsSync
    - SearchBeforeCreate
    - SprintSettings
    - StateDistributorLicenseSettings
    - StateLicenseNumberSettings
    - SyncProcessorConfiguration
    - SyncTransactionAdminView
    - SyncTransactionConfig
    - SyncTransactionFieldBehaviour
    - TerritoryManagement
    - TimeOffTerritoryDynamicRule
    - TimeOffTerritoryRule
    - TimeOffTerritoryOrgLevelSettings
    - TimeOffTerritorySettings
    - TimeOffTerritorySlots
    - TimeOffTerritoryWorkingDaySettings
    - TimelineActivitySetting
    - UISchema
    - VideoCallPhoneNumber
    - VideoCallSettings
    - WorkingDaysConfig

### CategoryLabel

- **Type**: string
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: The custom label for the category.

### DeveloperName

- **Type**: string
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
- **Description**: The unique name of the object in the API. This name can contain only underscores and alphanumeric characters, and must be unique in your org. It must begin with a letter, not include spaces, not end with an underscore, and not contain two consecutive underscores. In managed packages, this field prevents naming conflicts on package installations. With this field, a developer can change the object’s name in a managed package and the changes are reflected in a subscriber’s organization. Label is **Record Type Name**. This field is automatically generated, but you can supply your own value if you create the record using the API.
    
    ![Note](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.life_sciences_dev_guide.meta/life_sciences_dev_guide/images/icon_note.png)
    
    #### Note
    
    When creating large sets of data, always specify a unique DeveloperName for each record. If no DeveloperName is specified, performance may slow while Salesforce generates one for each record.

### Language

- **Type**: picklist
- **Properties**: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update
- **Description**: The language of the LifeSciConfigCategory.

### ManageableState

- **Type**: picklist
- **Properties**: Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort
- **Description**: Indicates the manageable state of the specified component that is contained in a package.
- **Possible values**:
    - beta—Managed-Beta
    - deleted—Managed-Proposed-Deleted
    - deprecated—Managed-Proposed-Deprecated
    - deprecatedEditable—SecondGen-Installed-Deprecated
    - installed—Managed-Installed
    - installedEditable—SecondGen-Installed-Editable
    - released—Managed-Released
    - unmanaged—Unmanaged

### MasterLabel

- **Type**: string
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
- **Description**: The label for the configuration category. In the UI, this field is **Label**.

### NamespacePrefix

- **Type**: string
- **Properties**: Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort
- **Description**: The namespace prefix associated with this object. Each Developer Edition organization that creates a managed package has a unique namespace prefix. The prefix is limited to a maximum of 15 characters. You can refer to a component in a managed package by using the NAMESPACE\_PREFIX\_\_COMPONENT\_NAME notation. Replace NAMESPACE\_PREFIX with the namespace prefix, and replace COMPONENT\_NAME with the component name.