# Entity-selector-dialog for categories

**URL:** <https://forum.litium.com/t/entity-selector-dialog-for-categories/1909>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** litium-7\
**Created:** [March 3, 2021, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.litium.com/t/entity-selector-dialog-for-categories/1909 "2021-03-03T12:01:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![adam.clettborn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.litium.com/adam.clettborn/32/956_2.png) [@adam.clettborn](https://forum.litium.com/u/adam.clettborn)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.litium.com/t/entity-selector-dialog-for-categories/1909/1 "2021-03-03T12:01:39Z")

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Hello,

I’m trying to open the entity-selector-dialog with “category” as the entityType, but it looks like isn’t supported. Is this correct, or am I missing something? It works in the frame: [/Litium/UI/frame/EntityTreeSelectorWrapper?entityMultiSelect=0&entityType=category](https://localhost/Litium/UI/frame/EntityTreeSelectorWrapper?entityMultiSelect=0&entityType=category), but I can’t get it to work when creating the component in my custom field component. The dialog is empty and the title just says “dialog.entity-selector-dialog.title.category”.

I guess I could use the iframe and listen for the button events, but it would be very convenient to just use the existing angular component.

Litium version: 7.6.1

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**Author:** ![ton.nguyen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.litium.com/ton.nguyen/32/989_2.png) [@ton.nguyen](https://forum.litium.com/u/ton.nguyen)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.litium.com/t/entity-selector-dialog-for-categories/1909/2 "2021-03-05T15:04:40Z")

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Yes you are right, entity-selector-dialog does not support “category” entity. It is only possible to use it via the iFrame approach.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/litium/original/1X/12eddac3b8b661de1db86af10ac8151b571e6fb9.png) [@system](https://forum.litium.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.litium.com/t/entity-selector-dialog-for-categories/1909/3 "2021-04-02T15:04:55Z")

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