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Adding Subcategories Manually

The instructions below are for adding each subcategory manually. If you want to import subcategory information, see Importing Subcategories.

To add a subcategory,

  1. Click PREFERENCES.
  2. Click Document Setup, and then click Categories.
  1. In the site list, click the site containing the category to which you want to add a subcategory.
  1. Click the desired category (can be a top-level category or subcategory).
  2. Click New, and then click New Subcategory.
  1. In the Name box, type a subcategory name.
  1. By default, the Reference ID box is auto-filled with the subcategory name you type. If you change the reference ID, be aware that it must be unique among all category IDs.
  2. (Optional) In the Description box, describe the type of document that should be added to this category.
  3. Click Add. The new subcategory appears in the Categories box.

Important: If you click Save without clicking Add first, the subcategory will not be saved. Only the subcategories added to the Categories box can be saved.

  1. (Optional) To create additional subcategories under the same category, repeat steps 6 through 9.

Note: You can click one of the subcategories in the Categories box to change that subcategory's properties. When you finish making changes, click OK to save them. To delete a subcategory, click it, and then click .

  1. When you are finished adding subcategories to the currently selected category, click Save.