# Chart - Categories and Trademarks

In order to better manage your inventory in ERPAG, you can assign categories and tradmarks. 

{% hint style="info" %}
Trademarks are meant to be used for the product brand.
{% endhint %}

To create different categories and trademarks in ERPAG, go to:

```
Inventory > Product categories, trademarks
```

This will open a window where you will have a list of the existing categories and treademarks, and you can use the 'add new' options to create new ones and add them to the list.

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Once you start creating a new category/trademark, you will be able to define the key and description, and type in the additional information in the note section if necessary.

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Save the categories/trademarks you've created and they will appear on the list.

Now, to assign the category/trademark to a product, go to:

```
Inventory > Products and services
```

Choose the wanted product from the list and open it, and go to edit mode to enable changing. In the product category section, you have a 'product category' and 'trademark' field and you will be able to choose the wanted ones from the drop-down menu.

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Once you've done that, you will be able to see these information on the product and services list and filter the list according to this information.

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Also, you will be able to create a report based on the product categories and trademarks by going to:

```
Inventory > Stock by categories
```

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This will open a window where you will be able to generate a customized report by choosing the time frame and the wanted category and trademark.

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Once you are done, you can mail it, print it out, download it in PDF etc.