# AssetsCategories #### General The categories will be used to link all maintenance tasks and spare parts to a category. The sheet in the Excel file is called “AssetsCategories” #### Details fields To fill the Excel file correctly, make sure that all fields are filled correctly. Below are the fields listed.
**Field****MAX Characters****Required****Comment**
ID128 Id number of the category
ParentCategories If this category is a child of another category, enter the ID number of the parent category, followed by a space, followed by the name of the parent category
Name128XName of the category
IsCritical5 True or False
IsOperationalCritical5 True or False
Priority18.2 Number with 2 decimals, separated by a comma
Comments1024 Comment for the category
Defaultcounter128 Preferred counter for counter-based maintenance tasks. The name of the counter should be mentioned
#### Example [![SheetAssetsCategories.png](https://docs.mxsuite.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/sheetassetscategories.png)](https://docs.mxsuite.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/sheetassetscategories.png)