Categorization helps to classify information in a number of ways. Various technologies use various terminologies such as hierarchies, taxonomies, and ontology for the same concept.
In Alfresco, all content can be linked to one or more categories. Categories are defined and managed by administrators only. Categories can have sub-categories and there is no limitation on the number of categories or the depth of the hierarchy.
Categorization aids in searching and the advanced search form in Alfresco allows you to search the content filtered by various categories.
Follow the steps below to create two new categories called Technology and Products for your example application.
1. In any space, click on the Administration Console icon in the top tool bar. The Administration Console pane appears.
2. Click on the Category Management link. The Category Management pane appears as shown in the following screenshot. Notice the existing categories such as Software...