Categories are the headings under which documents are categorized. Depending on their definition, categories can be exclusive and as simple as Confidential, Internal, Public. Categories can also be cumulative and documents can match an unlimited number of categories.
The taxonomy in which a category is created determines the following default settings:
The default category class.
The default on-target and candidate threshold values.
The category class selected for a category determines the following default settings:
CIS treats the category name as an evidence term for the category.
Set the default rules for using evidence from child or parent categories.
This configuration can be overridden in the category definition.
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