Removing Category Assignments

If needed, you can remove a category from a template or from a content item.

Remove a Category From a Template

  1. Click Settings & Tools > Content Setup, and then click Templates.
  2. Click the first template in the list to open it.
  3. On the Properties Wizard tab, click Visibility to display the list of all top-level categories.
  4. Find the top-level category that contains or is the same as the category you want to remove. If the category is selected, click to clear its check box.
  5. Click Save and Close.

Remove a Category From a Content Item

  1. Click Settings & Tools > Content Setup, and then click Bulk Edit.
  2. Click Launch Bulk Edit. The Bulk Editor opens in a separate browser window.
  3. In the Bulk Editor page, do the following:
    • For Content Type, select Documents, Assessments, or Campaigns.
    • For Status, select the current workflow status of the content items you want to check. (Each status must be selected separately.)
    • For Site, select a site. (Each site must be selected separately.)
    • For Select By, select the top-level category that contains or is the same as the category you want to unassign.
  4. Click the Modify Properties tab.
  5. Click Visibility, and then select the subcategory you want to unassign.

    Note: If you need to unassign multiple sub-categories under the same parent category, and the parent category has been set to allow only one subcategory selection at a time, you will need to repeat these steps and select each category individually to unassign it.

  6. Click Remove from Selected Content.
  7. Details display of what was done to each document. Click OK.