View Category Details

Tasks

To view the details of a category:

Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

From the Launchpad, click the Categories application. The Categories view is displayed.

Tip To filter the list of categories that are displayed, type the search criteria. Only the categories that meet the search criteria are displayed.

Optional: To navigate through all of the subcategories within a category, expand the categories (left area). This is useful to identify unnecessary subcategories, such as duplicates due to alphabetic case differences.

Optional: Click on the parent category in the expanded category hierarchy (left area).

To view the details of a category, click the category in the main list.

The details of the category are displayed, including Name, Description, and Parent Category properties.

The category hierarchy is displayed at the top of the page. Click one of the other categories to see its details.

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