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title: "Working with Additional Charge Categories"
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updated: 2025-03-06T15:46:06Z
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# Working with Additional Charge Categories

Quantify enables you to create categories to which you can assign Additional Charges. This enables you to more easily locate and select them for use.

## Adding an Additional Charge Category

Quantify enables you to quickly create an Additional Charge Category, a process that requires minimal steps and information.

To add an Additional Charge Category:

1. Click **Additional Charges**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-ETBSYEKE.png) The *Additional Charges* dialog appears.
2. Click **Categories**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/2823bd9f-c7ff-44a2-9029-c640b269bc46.png) The *Categories* dialog appears.
3. Click the **Add Category** button ( ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/eda65611-2ce6-4335-93b1-d6c5f8f97166.png)). ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/d75b9a3b-7f36-4325-874d-208476011c02.png) The *Category* dialog appears.
4. Click in the **Name** text field, enter a name for the new Category.
5. Click in the **Description** text field and enter a description of the new Category. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/f9b0868d-745b-46e5-8c7a-d09ed9947ef7.png)
6. Click **OK**. The *Categories* dialog returns, displaying the name of the new category.. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/ddb5ec23-d919-4595-8cf2-c17509c53ec2.png)
7. Click **Close**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/f34502d0-40cc-47ea-95f0-2512c45b8028.png)

## Assigning an Additional Charge to a Category

Assigning an Additional Charge to a Category requires just a few mouse clicks.

To assign an Additional Charge to a Category:

1. Click **Additional Charges**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-Z4QN4NKG.png) The *Additional Charges* dialog appears.
2. Click the Additional Charge you want to assign to a Category and click the **Edit Selected Item** button ( ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/312ef83c-d378-443d-8489-121aabe508bd.png)). ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/81ca67cf-aeed-43b4-9399-94ea2b3a36f5.png) The *Additional Charge* dialog appears.
3. Click the **Category** dropdown and select the appropriate Category. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/adecd9a0-f211-41bd-9b81-427b6f038738.png)
4. Click **OK**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/c6db97cf-02cc-43c9-9cf4-eff08382d8fb.png) The *Additional Charges* dialog returns, displaying the name of the Category in the **Category** column. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/475fbc1f-b1f5-4cb6-9014-b713b6881e76.png)
5. Click **Close**.

## Deleting an Additional Charge Category

Once an Additional Charge Category has been created, you can delete it at any time.

To delete an Additional Charge Category:

1. Click **Additional Charges**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-B4H9H33E.png) The *Additional Charges* dialog appears.
2. Click **Categories**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/2823bd9f-c7ff-44a2-9029-c640b269bc46.png) The *Categories* dialog appears.
3. Click the Category you want to delete, then click **Delete Category** button ( ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/4dbb4600-23be-46a8-9872-c67fd78ac638.png)). ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/d60ca6fc-61fc-4548-b6e8-0bf66f11f42b.png) A confirmation dialog appears. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/6a0028ed-08a8-42c1-b3f9-c402c3f1640f.png)
4. Click **Yes**. The *Categories* dialog returns, minus the name of the deleted category..
5. Click **Close**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/0051614a-5f69-4988-afba-f94a402391db.png)