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title: Associate content categories to topics
description: Associate content from multiple content categories to a topic in the taxonomy.
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# Associate content categories to topics

Associate content from multiple content categories to a topic in the taxonomy.

## Before you begin

Role required: knowledge\_admin, taxonomy\_admin

User criteria required: Taxonomy Manager.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Content Taxonomy** > **Topics**.

2.  Select the topic where you want to associate a content category.

3.  Select the **Add/remove content from categories** related link.

4.  Select one of the following **Content types**

    -   Knowledge Categories
    -   Catalog item Categories
5.  In the corresponding collection list window, do one of the following actions:

    -   Select a category and then click the right arrow icon \(\[Omitted image "right-arrow-icon.png"\] Alt text: Right-arrow icon.\) icon.
    -   Double-click a category.
    **Note:** In the Collection list, you can search for knowledge or catalog categories by entering the category name or by using wild cards \(\*\).

6.  Click **Save**.

    When you associate a category to a topic, all the Knowledge Base articles or Service Catalog items belonging to the selected categories are associated with the topic.

    **Note:** The time taken to associate all the content with a topic depends on the number of Knowledge Base articles or Service Catalog items that a category contains. This is a one-time activity.


## What to do next

For more information, see [Taxonomy and connected content](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/track-new-content.md).

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