---
title: "Table 5722 Item Category"
author: "Jonas Paprotka"
url: https://jonas-paprotka.de/ref/table/5722-item-category/
type: table
id: 5722
name: "Item Category"
app: "Base Application"
namespace: Microsoft.Inventory.Item
versions: "17-28"
build: 28.5.54151.54365
source: "https://jonas-paprotka.de/ref/table/5722-item-category/source/29/"
checked: 2026-09-20
subject: "Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central"
license: "Content © 2026 Jonas Paprotka. Quote freely with attribution and a link."
---

# Table 5722 Item Category

Jonas Paprotka, https://jonas-paprotka.de/ref/table/5722-item-category/

| | |
| --- | --- |
| App | Base Application |
| Namespace | Microsoft.Inventory.Item |
| Versions | 17-28 |
| Source file | Inventory/Item/ItemCategory.Table.al |

## Fields

| Id | Name | Type | Versions | Obsolete | Reason |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Code | Code[20] | 17-28 | - | - |
| 2 | Parent Category | Code[20] | 17-28 | - | - |
| 3 | Description | Text[100] | 17-28 | - | - |
| 9 | Indentation | Integer | 17-28 | - | - |
| 10 | Presentation Order | Integer | 17-28 | - | - |
| 11 | Has Children | Boolean | 17-28 | - | - |
| 12 | Last Modified Date Time | DateTime | 17-28 | - | - |
| 8000 | Id | Guid | 17-25 | Removed 22.0 | This functionality will be replaced by the systemID field |

## Keys

| Name | Fields | Versions |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Key1, clustered | Code | 17-28 |
| Key2 | Parent Category | 17-28 |
| Key3 | Presentation Order | 17-28 |
| Key4 | Indentation, Code, Description | 22-28 |

## Procedures

| Name | Parameters | Returns | Access | Versions | Obsolete | Reason |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HasChildren | () | Boolean | public | 17-28 | - | - |
| GetStyleText | () | Text | public | 17-28 | - | - |
| UpdateIndentationTree | (Integer) | - | public | 17-28 | - | - |

## Source

Symbols: Microsoft.BaseApplication.symbols.437dbf0e-84ff-417a-965d-ed2bb9650972, https://dynamicssmb2.pkgs.visualstudio.com/DynamicsBCPublicFeeds/_packaging/MSSymbols/nuget/v3/index.json, highest build per major on 2026-09-20.
AL source 29: https://github.com/microsoft/BCApps, MIT, releases/29.x at a66254c3b8b5bb1cea290dc8f9d097aec4381153.

Jonas Paprotka, 2026-09-20.