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title: "Multiple-Condition Categorization"
description: "Multiple-condition categorization allows you to combine multiple conditions that evaluate infrastructure object properties for creating groups."
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# Multiple-Condition Categorization

Multiple-condition categorization allows you to combine multiple conditions that evaluate infrastructure object properties for creating groups. This method makes categories highly customizable, as each group within a category can have its own condition. Conditions can be based on different object properties and logical operators. For one group, you can specify one or more conditions and link them with the **AND** or **OR** operator.

Groups created with the multiple-condition method have dynamic membership. If the property value changes, the objects can be moved into another group or excluded from categorization when the next data collection runs.

For example, you can categorize VMs based on their power state, datacenter name and guest OS at the same time. If any of these properties change, the VM will be moved into another group or excluded from categorization.

To create groups using multiple conditions:

1. Open Veeam ONE Client.
2. In the inventory pane, navigate to the **Business View** node.
3. Launch the **Add Category** wizard:

   1. In the information pane, switch to the **Categories** tab.
   2. In the **Actions** pane, click **Add Category**.

   Alternatively, in the **Business View** tree, right-click the main node and select **Add Category**.

   [![Launching Categorization Wizard](images/launch_cat_wizard.png "Launching Categorization Wizard")](images/launch_cat_wizard.png){.toggle scale=57}

4. At the **Name and Object Type** step of the wizard, enter a category name and select an object type from the drop-down list.

   ![](images/name_object.png)

5. At the **Platform** step of the wizard, select the platform for which you want to categorize objects.

   [![Adding Categories](images/categorization_platform.png "Adding Categories")](images/categorization_platform.png){.toggle}

6. At the **Categorization Method** step of the wizard, select the **Multiple conditions** option.

   ![](images/multiple_condition.png)

7. At the **Grouping Criteria** step of the wizard, click **Add** to create groups based on multiple conditions. The **Add Group** wizard will open.

   ![](images/add_group.png)

8. At the **Group Name** step of the **Add Group** wizard, enter a group name and description.

   ![](images/new_group.png)

9. At the **Grouping Conditions** step of the **Add Group** wizard, set up categorization conditions:

   - From the **Property** drop-down list, select an object property.

     The list contains all infrastructure object properties that Veeam ONE collects from a hypervisor.

   - From the **Operator** drop-down list, select a conditional operator.

     The list contains the following operators: *Equals, Does not equal, Starts with, Ends with, Contains, and so on*.

   - In the **Value** field, specify a value that will be checked in the condition.

   The condition will be evaluated against discovered objects. To add another condition, click **Add Condition**.

   ![](images/add_conditions.png)

   By default, conditions are linked by the **AND** operator. That is, an object falls into a group when all specified conditions are met. You can change this behavior by linking conditions with the **OR** operator. In this case, an object will fall into a group when a condition for any of the linked rules is met.

   For example, you can create a group which will include VMs based on their power state, datacenter name and guest OS. If you want the group to include all powered on VMs that reside in the datacenter *Atlanta* or run Linux as their guest OS, you must link these conditions. The second and the third conditions will be linked to each other with the **OR** operator. The first condition will be linked to them with the **AND** operator.

   ::: note

   Linking supports 3 levels of nesting.

   :::

   To link conditions:

   1. Select check boxes next to the necessary conditions and click **Link**.
   2. In the **Rule condition** window, select a link operator and click **OK**.

   ![](images/link_conditions.png)

10. The **Notifications** step of the **Add Group** wizard does not apply to the categorization process in Orchestrator. Click **Save** to save the group configuration.

    ![](images/save_group.png)

    Group settings will appear in the **Add Category** wizard.

    ![](images/group_settings.png)

11. Repeat steps **6-9** for each group you want to configure in the category, and click **Save**.