Cannot create Content Center category

[btaylor]

I tried searching for an answer and was unsuccessful. 

I'm new to Vault and have not worked with it before. Our IT dept has installed the server end and I am able to check in/out etc. I am trying to add parts to the Content Center. I created a simple test part that has the required parameters and authoring done to it. I am able to publish this to our existing non Vaulted Content Center. 

My issue is that I cannot create a category to publish the part to in the Vault Content Center. When I log in as Administrator, select the library, which is set to read/write, select the specific library in the view drop down, and right click the "Create category" option is grayed out. There are no other categories showing if that matters. 

I have tried to make sense of the documentation, but this area is unclear to me.

Thank you.  

[thenottakenname]

You may want to post this over in the Vault forum if you haven't already. I haven't yet worked with Vault, but I know enough to ask if this is a custom library you're editing or a default one.

[Mark.Lancaster]

This is not a Vault issue or a Vault forum posting..   Creating content center categories is done through the Inventor Content Center editor.  Yes Vault maybe managing the remote content center libraries but Inventor still does all the heavy hitting 

@btaylor  Can you show a screen shot of what you're seeing..

[thenottakenname]

Ah you win some, you lose some. I leave it in your hands aha

[btaylor]

I have to admit, I don't fully understand how Vault works with the Content Center. I've been learning more as I work with Vault in other areas. But I can't get off the ground floor with the Content Center and I'm not sure why. 

Here is a screen shot of the Content Center library configuration where I have included the "2019 Test Library". (I have a Vault project loaded, the other libraries work just fine with our standard projects). 

Here is the view in the Content Center editor. I'm familiar with using this editor, but I have never created a category myself. In our existing server based Content Center I am able to right click an existing category and create a new one. Here I don't have that option as "Create Category" is grayed out. 

I realize I may be doing something wrong. I have been maintaining our existing Content Center but it was here I started. I have never created one and with the involvement of Vault I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. 

[Mark.Lancaster · Accepted solution]

@btaylor 

Are you doing this in the left pane (right mouse click/create category)?

You may also want to review this 3 part series on Content Center Management

https://www.synergis.com/2014/02/28/working-with-inventor-content-center-part-1-of-3/

https://www.synergis.com/2014/03/17/working-with-autodesk-inventor-content-center-part-2-of-3/

https://www.synergis.com/2014/03/28/working-with-autodesk-inventor-content-center-part-3-of-3/

[btaylor]

Woooooow.....

I was right clicking in the right pane. I never saw anything in the documentation stating I had to use the left pane. Was able to create a category and publish my test part. Looks like I'm operational. 

Thanks for the help!