Importing category records is handy if you�ve created a collection of categories in one database and you want to copy them into a new database. To begin the import process for Categories, be sure your current view is the Category View. From the File menu select the Import command.

Unlike the Import Specimen operation, the Import Category operation always deals with duplicates the same way. Categories in the database and in the XML file are matched by category code. If they are the same, the values in the XML file are merged with the values in the database. On the other hand, if the XML file contains a category that does not exist in the database, it is added.