**Related issue:** Resolves#48064
Adds a new default self-service software category, rendered as **🛟
Support**, alongside the existing six defaults (Browsers, Communication,
Developer tools, Productivity, Security, Utilities).
## What changed
**Backend (Go)**
- `server/fleet/software.go` — added `🛟 Support` to
`DefaultSelfServiceCategoryNames` (seeds new fleets) and `"Support": "🛟
Support"` to `LegacySoftwareCategoryNames` (so GitOps/FMA manifests can
reference the non-emoji `Support`).
- New migration `20260619120000_AddSupportSoftwareCategory` — inserts
the global default (`team_id=0`) and backfills every existing fleet.
Timestamps pinned for deterministic schema dumps; `INSERT IGNORE` guards
the `(team_id, name)` unique key.
- `schema.sql` regenerated via `tools/dbutils`.
- `cmd/maintained-apps/main.go` — added `Support` to the FMA validator
allowlist.
**Frontend**
- `frontend/interfaces/software.ts` — added `"Support"` to the
`SoftwareCategory` union.
- `frontend/pages/hosts/details/cards/Software/SelfService/helpers.ts` —
added `{ label: "🛟 Support", value: "Support" }` to the fallback list.
**Docs**
- `docs/Configuration/yaml-files.md` — documented `Support` as a
supported GitOps category.
## Note on sort order
`ListSoftwareCategories` does `ORDER BY name` under
`utf8mb4_unicode_ci`, which sorts by the word after the (ignorable)
emoji. `🛟 Support` is therefore placed between `🔐 Security` and `🛠️
Utilities`.
# Checklist for submitter
- [x] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`.
- [x] Input data is properly validated, `SELECT *` is avoided, SQL
injection is prevented (using placeholders for values in statements), JS
inline code is prevented especially for url redirects, and untrusted
data interpolated into shell scripts/commands is validated against shell
metacharacters.
## Testing
- [x] Added/updated automated tests
- [x] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually
Verified against a dockerized MySQL:
- Migration test `TestUp_20260619120000`
- `TestSoftware/SoftwareCategoryCRUD` (order-sensitive assertion)
- `TestSelfServiceCategoriesCRUD` + `TestDeviceSelfServiceCategories`
integration tests
- `cmd/maintained-apps` tests, ee categories test, `go vet`, `make
lint-go-incremental` (0 issues)
- `tools/dbutils` schema regeneration matches
## Database migrations
- [x] Checked schema for all modified table for columns that will
auto-update timestamps during migration.
- [x] Confirmed that updating the timestamps is acceptable, and will not
cause unwanted side effects.
- [x] Ensured the correct collation is explicitly set for character
columns (`COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci`).
## New Fleet configuration settings
- [x] Verified the setting is documented (GitOps `categories` supported
values in `docs/Configuration/yaml-files.md`).
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **New Features**
* Introduced the "🛟 Support" category as a new self-service software
classification option. Users can now better organize support-related
applications within their software catalog. The category is available
globally across all teams, providing improved organization and discovery
capabilities for support applications alongside utilities and other
existing software categories.
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Allen Houchins
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