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# GrantCategory

Represent a grant category. Grant categories are used to categorize access controls with `action=Grant` to allow structuring them better.

```graphql
type GrantCategory {
  allowDuplicateNames: Boolean!
  allowedWhatItems: GrantCategoryAllowedWhatItems!
  allowedWhoItems: GrantCategoryAllowedWhoItems!
  canCreate: Boolean!
  createdAt: Time!
  defaultTypePerDataSource: [GrantCategoryTypeForDataSource!]
  description: String!
  descriptionMandatory: Boolean!
  globalExceptions: Boolean!
  icon: String!
  id: ID!
  isDefault: Boolean!
  isSystem: Boolean!
  locksOnCreate: [AccessControlLock!]
  modifiedAt: Time!
  multiDataSource: Boolean!
  name: String!
  namePlural: String!
  nameRegEx: String
  nameRegExMsg: String
  namingHintRegEx: String
  namingHintRegExMsg: String
}
```

### Fields

#### allowDuplicateNames ● [`Boolean!`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/boolean.md) non-null scalar <a href="#allow-duplicate-names" id="allow-duplicate-names"></a>

If true, it is possible to create multiple access controls with the same name in this category. Otherwise, this will be blocked.

#### allowedWhatItems ● [`GrantCategoryAllowedWhatItems!`](/api/graphql/data-access/object-types/grant-category-allowed-what-items.md) non-null object <a href="#allowed-what-items" id="allowed-what-items"></a>

Specifies which types can be put as WHAT items for access controls in this category.

#### allowedWhoItems ● [`GrantCategoryAllowedWhoItems!`](/api/graphql/data-access/object-types/grant-category-allowed-who-items.md) non-null object <a href="#allowed-who-items" id="allowed-who-items"></a>

Specifies which types can be put as WHO items for access controls in this category.

#### canCreate ● [`Boolean!`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/boolean.md) non-null scalar <a href="#can-create" id="can-create"></a>

If true, access controls of this category can be created in the UI.

#### createdAt ● [`Time!`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/time.md) non-null scalar <a href="#created-at" id="created-at"></a>

The time at which the grant category was created.

#### defaultTypePerDataSource ● [`[GrantCategoryTypeForDataSource!]`](/api/graphql/data-access/object-types/grant-category-type-for-data-source.md) list object <a href="#default-type-per-data-source" id="default-type-per-data-source"></a>

For each data source, a default access control type can be specified.

#### description ● [`String!`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/string.md) non-null scalar <a href="#description" id="description"></a>

Description of the grant category.

#### descriptionMandatory ● [`Boolean!`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/boolean.md) non-null scalar <a href="#description-mandatory" id="description-mandatory"></a>

If true, providing a description for access controls in this category is mandatory.

#### globalExceptions ● [`Boolean!`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/boolean.md) non-null scalar <a href="#global-exceptions" id="global-exceptions"></a>

If true, no local exceptions for masks and filters are calculated for corresponding access controls. Regular global exceptions will be used instead.

#### icon ● [`String!`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/string.md) non-null scalar <a href="#icon" id="icon"></a>

The icon to use in the user interface to identify grants of this category.

#### id ● [`ID!`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/id.md) non-null scalar <a href="#id" id="id"></a>

A unique identifier for the grant category.

#### isDefault ● [`Boolean!`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/boolean.md) non-null scalar <a href="#is-default" id="is-default"></a>

If true, new access controls will be created in this category as default and imported (external) access controls will also be in this category.

#### isSystem ● [`Boolean!`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/boolean.md) non-null scalar <a href="#is-system" id="is-system"></a>

If true, this grant category is provisioned by the system and cannot be edited or removed.

#### locksOnCreate ● [`[AccessControlLock!]`](/api/graphql/data-access/enumerations/access-control-lock.md) list enum <a href="#locks-on-create" id="locks-on-create"></a>

The locks that need to be set when an access control in this category is created.

#### modifiedAt ● [`Time!`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/time.md) non-null scalar <a href="#modified-at" id="modified-at"></a>

The time at which the grant category was last modified.

#### multiDataSource ● [`Boolean!`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/boolean.md) non-null scalar <a href="#multi-data-source" id="multi-data-source"></a>

If true, access controls in this category can be linked to multiple data sources. Otherwise, they will be limited to a single data source.

#### name ● [`String!`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/string.md) non-null scalar <a href="#name" id="name"></a>

Display name for the grant category.

#### namePlural ● [`String!`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/string.md) non-null scalar <a href="#name-plural" id="name-plural"></a>

The plural form of the display name for the grant category.

#### nameRegEx ● [`String`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/string.md) scalar <a href="#name-reg-ex" id="name-reg-ex"></a>

If specified, the name of access controls in this category need to comply with the given regular expression.

#### nameRegExMsg ● [`String`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/string.md) scalar <a href="#name-reg-ex-msg" id="name-reg-ex-msg"></a>

The message shown to the user when the name does not comply with the regular expression.

#### namingHintRegEx ● [`String`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/string.md) scalar <a href="#naming-hint-reg-ex" id="naming-hint-reg-ex"></a>

If specified, the naming hint of access controls in this category need to comply with the given regular expression.

#### namingHintRegExMsg ● [`String`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/string.md) scalar <a href="#naming-hint-reg-ex-msg" id="naming-hint-reg-ex-msg"></a>

The message shown to the user when the name does not comply with the regular expression.

### Returned By

[`grantCategories`](/api/graphql/data-access/queries/grant-categories.md) query

### Member Of

[`AccessControl`](/api/graphql/data-access/object-types/access-control.md) object ● `ReviewScheduleAccessControlTypes` object

### Implemented By

[`GrantCategoryResult`](/api/graphql/data-access/unions/grant-category-result.md) union