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Transaction Categories let you create reusable groupings of reasons (templates) for awarding and deducting points. They feed the dropdowns you see on the Award/Deduct flows and on Quick Buttons. Classroom settings transaction categories section with category and template controls
Open from Settings → Classroom Settings → Transaction Categories. URL: /settings/classroom/transaction-categories.

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Default Categories

ClassCents ships with three default categories so you have something to start with:
  • Academic — homework completion, test performance, helping a peer with schoolwork
  • Social-Emotional — kindness, teamwork, conflict resolution
  • Behavioral — following directions, on-task behavior, classroom expectations

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Adding a Category

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Click Add Category

Top right of the Transaction Categories page.
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Name and color

Give the category a clear name and pick a color so it’s easy to spot in dropdowns.
3

Add templates

Each category holds a list of templates — the actual reasons you’ll pick when awarding/deducting. Examples for Academic: “Completed homework”, “Aced quiz”, “Brought materials to class”.
4

Save

Save the category. It now appears in the reason dropdowns wherever you award or deduct points.

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Restoring Defaults

If you’ve deleted the built-in categories or want them back, click Restore Defaults at the top of the page.
Restoring defaults adds the three default categories back but does not delete any custom categories you’ve created.

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How They’re Used

  • Award/Deduct dialogs — The reason dropdown shows your templates grouped by category.
  • Quick Buttons — When configuring Quick Buttons, you can attach a template so the button records a consistent reason.
  • Reports & filtering — Reason notes saved with transactions make the Activity Feed and Transactions page easier to scan.