# How to choose category at activation

**URL:** <https://community.blippa.com/t/how-to-choose-category-at-activation/255>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Tags:** template, category\
**Created:** [June 4, 2025, 5:47am UTC](https://community.blippa.com/t/how-to-choose-category-at-activation/255 "2025-06-04T05:47:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mrunhem](https://community.blippa.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@mrunhem](https://community.blippa.com/u/mrunhem)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 5:47am UTC](https://community.blippa.com/t/how-to-choose-category-at-activation/255/1 "2025-06-04T05:47:01Z")

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When creating objects manually, using a Template, it is sometime useful to be able to select what category the created object shall be connected to.

Now, we have added the possibility to do this using the ”iterate” option in a Dropdown (in the Template-Activation settngs):

Note: Use $iter:name$ for Title and Key

 ![Screenshot 2026-10-22 at 15.03.14](https://community.blippa.com/uploads/default/original/1X/31362e37f0743e655a6bc878d51eec4ff80790f8.png)

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**Author:** ![mrunhem](https://community.blippa.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@mrunhem](https://community.blippa.com/u/mrunhem)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 6:25am UTC](https://community.blippa.com/t/how-to-choose-category-at-activation/255/2 "2026-09-11T06:25:47Z")

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You can also use this in a Form:

 ![IMG_1386](https://community.blippa.com/uploads/default/original/1X/a977b7dbfb5913b6d5b1dc478b607827bb0948b8.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_1385](https://community.blippa.com/uploads/default/original/1X/ef5eb63a9085ef9704fe5e98ba394c459e9c5f5a.jpeg)