system.kanoa.inventory.addPartCategory(partCategoryInfo, userId)

Adds a new part category, used to classify inventory parts (e.g. Bearings, Filters, Gaskets) for filtering and reporting. Categories can be nested under a parent category via parentPartCategoryId, and sortOrder controls their display order within pickers and reports.

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Parameters

partCategoryInfo Dictionary

- categoryName	String
- enabled	Boolean
- parentPartCategoryId	Integer
- sortOrder	Integer

userId Integer:Id of the user executing the function

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Returns

partCategoryId Integer
message String None if success

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Example

# Add a new top-level "Bearings" part category
partCategoryInfo = {
						'categoryName': 'Bearings',
						'enabled': True,
						'parentPartCategoryId': None,
						'sortOrder': 10
					}
userId = system.kanoa.security.getIDPUserId({'userName': 'SYSTEM'})
partCategoryId, message = system.kanoa.inventory.addPartCategory(partCategoryInfo, userId)
print partCategoryId, message