Categories

Categories organize your series. They do not add new data, but they make the dashboard easier to read when you track several subjects.

When to create a category

Create a category when your series start to feel mixed together.

For example, you can group “Living Room Temperature”, “Bathroom Humidity”, and “Office Air Quality” in a “Home” category. You can also group “Coffee”, “Cigarettes”, and “Workout Sets” in a “Habits” category.

The goal is to find a series quickly without scanning the full list.

Create or edit a category

The category form lets you enter a name and description.

Keep the name short and understandable. The description is useful when the category groups series whose purpose is not obvious.

Color, icon, and order exist in the internal model, but they are not exposed in the current form.

Dashboard display

The dashboard shows categories and the series they contain. Series inside a category are sorted by name.

Series without a category remain visible in a separate section. This lets you find them even if you have not organized your dashboard yet.

Add a series from a category

From a category list, you can add a series already attached to that category.

This is useful when you are building a coherent group. If you are inside “Home” and add “Bedroom Temperature”, the series is created in the right context.

Delete a category

Deleting a category does not delete the series it contains.

The series remain in DataJot and become uncategorized. This distinction matters: a category is organization, not the owner of the data.