---
title: "Create a JC Job Master Category Code"
slug: "create-a-jc-job-master-category-code"
updated: 2026-05-26T12:53:14Z
published: 2026-05-26T12:53:48Z
canonical: "developers.cmicglobal.com/create-a-jc-job-master-category-code"
---

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# Create a JC Job Master Category Code

Post/jc-rest-api/rest/1/jcmastercategories

## Create Maser Category Codes

### 

SecurityHTTPType basic

Basic authentication

Header parametersContent-TypestringExampleapplication/vnd.oracle.adf.resourceitem+json

Body parameters<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='41a3a004-a8da-429f-af0c-a5faf03e352c'>application/json</option>
</select>object  Example{
  "CatCompCode": "001",
  "CatCode": "0010",
  "CatName": "bobicus",
  "CatCtrlCode": "ALL",
  "CatWmCode": "NA",
  "CatActiveFlag": "Y",
  "CatNonRecoverableFlag": "N",
  "CatInclInForecastFlag": "N",
  "CatDefaultBudmethCode": "A",
  "CatExclCostWip": "N",
  "CatExclCostBudgWip": "N",
  "CatEtimeFlag": "N"
}CatExclCostWipstring    

If checked costs activities will be excluded from WIP.

💻 UI Fieldname: CatExclCostWip

Max length1
CatCtrlCodestring    

Control Category Code

💻 UI Fieldname: CatCtrlCode

Max length16
CatActiveFlagstring    

Y=Category is active; N=Category is inactive.

💻 UI Fieldname: CatActiveFlag

Max length1
CatDefaultBudmethCodestring    Required

DefaultBudget/Forecast Method (A Dollars, U Units, P Productivity, M Manual Projection)

💻 UI Fieldname: CatDefaultBudmethCode

Max length1
CatCodestring    Required

CategoryCode

💻 UI Fieldname: CatCode

Max length16
CatWmCodestring    Required

Weight/MeasureCode

💻 UI Fieldname: CatWmCode

Max length2
CatCompCodestring    Required

CompanyCode

💻 UI Fieldname: CatCompCode

Max length8
CatNonRecoverableFlagstring    

Y=Billing Rate Will Be Set To 0; N=Billing Rate Will Be Set To The Billing Rate Table Value.

💻 UI Fieldname: CatNonRecoverableFlag

Max length1
CatInclInForecastFlagstring    

💻 UI Fieldname: CatInclInForecastFlag

Max length1
CatNamestring    Required

CategoryName/Description

💻 UI Fieldname: CatName

Max length30
CatExclCostBudgWipstring    

If checked then cost budget will be excluded from WIP.

💻 UI Fieldname: CatExclCostBudgWip

Max length1
CatEtimeFlagstring    

Category is available in eTimesheet entry

💻 UI Fieldname: CatEtimeFlag

Max length1

Responses201

Created

HeadersContent-TypestringExampleapplication/vnd.oracle.adf.resourceitem+json
<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='196164d2-58b6-4ba6-9a3d-109f91377fbe'>application/json</option>
</select>

```json
{
  "CatActiveFlag": "Y",
  "CatAvailableOnScFlag": null,
  "CatBillAccCode": null,
  "CatBillGroupCode": null,
  "CatBillingFlag": null,
  "CatBudgetFlag": null,
  "CatCcAccCode": null,
  "CatCode": "0010",
  "CatCompCode": "001",
  "CatCostFlag": null,
  "CatCostRollupCatCode": null,
  "CatCostTypeCode": null,
  "CatCtrlCode": "ALL",
  "CatDefaultBillingType": null,
  "CatDefaultBudmethCode": "A",
  "CatDefaultInvFormatCode": null,
  "CatEtimeFlag": "N",
  "CatExclCostBudgWip": "N",
  "CatExclCostWip": "N",
  "CatFwdLossOvrhPct": null,
  "CatHier": null,
  "CatIbAlternateWipAccCode": null,
  "CatInclInForecastFlag": "N",
  "CatIuCreateDate": null,
  "CatIuUpdateDate": null,
  "CatJbBackupCatColumnNum": null,
  "CatJcsCostType": null,
  "CatLabourForecastFlag": null,
  "CatLbcAccCode": null,
  "CatLtcAccCode": null,
  "CatName": "bobicus",
  "CatNonRecoverableFlag": "N",
  "CatProcurementFlag": null,
  "CatRate": null,
  "CatReserveRevAccCode": null,
  "CatUnbilledRevAccCode": null,
  "CatWbsvCode1": null,
  "CatWbsvCode2": null,
  "CatWbsvCode3": null,
  "CatWbsvCode4": null,
  "CatWbsvEditableFlag1": null,
  "CatWbsvEditableFlag2": null,
  "CatWbsvEditableFlag3": null,
  "CatWbsvEditableFlag4": null,
  "CatWbsvRequiredFlag1": null,
  "CatWbsvRequiredFlag2": null,
  "CatWbsvRequiredFlag3": null,
  "CatWbsvRequiredFlag4": null,
  "CatWipAccCode": null,
  "CatWmCode": "NA",
  "links": [
    {
      "rel": "self",
      "href": "http://mobtest.cmiccloudr12.com:80/cmictestrti/jc-rest-api/rest/1/jcmastercategories/0002000000043030313000000003303031",
      "name": "jcmastercategories",
      "kind": "item"
    },
    {
      "rel": "canonical",
      "href": "http://mobtest.cmiccloudr12.com:80/cmictestrti/jc-rest-api/rest/1/jcmastercategories/0002000000043030313000000003303031",
      "name": "jcmastercategories",
      "kind": "item"
    }
  ]
}
```

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