15.3 Genres

The Genres section displays all artistic categories at one glance.

Genres

In the display screen, information available includes the description of each genre, the type of genre, the category group of the respective genre, and the external ID, if available.  In the Group column, you can change the description by clicking on the underline group name (e.g. Genre, Standard) or delete the group.

By entering the description in the Search field, you can filter Genres that meet the specific criteria or zoom in on a particular genre.

At the right column of each genre, you can click the Edit icon to modify the selected genre.

Modify Genre

• Description: Change the description of the selected genre.
• External ID: Amend the external ID, if available.
• Type: Change the type for the selected genre.
• Group: Change the selected genre to a different group.
• Parent: If it is a subgenre, here can be selected its parent.

Click the <Save> button to confirm the changes to the selected genre and return to the previous screen.

If the genre is obsolete or relevant, click the Delete icon to remove the genre from the list.

ADD NEW GENRE AND NEW GROUP

You can click the New Genre icon on the top-right corner to add a new genre to the list.

New Genre

• Description: Give a short description to identify the new genre;
• External ID: Enter an external ID, if available;
• Type: Set the type for the new genre;
• Group: Define the new genre to a group.

Click the <Save> button to confirm the creation of a new genre and return to the previous screen.

Next, click the New Group icon to add a new group to the list.

New Group

In the dialogue, assign a name to the group and click the <Save> button to create the group.