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title: Edit categories
description: Update categories for a PaCE policy as required. You can also update categories for Active policies.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/servicenow-platform/policy-as-code-engine-pace/pace-edit-category.html
release: australia
product: Policy as Code Engine \(PaCE\)
classification: policy-as-code-engine-pace
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Manage PaCE categories, Manage categories and tags, Administer PaCE policies, Policy as Code Engine \(PaCE\), Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
---

# Edit categories

Update categories for a PaCE policy as required. You can also update categories for Active policies.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_pace.policy\_editor

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Categories** > **All Categories**.

    \[Omitted image "pace-all-categories-2.jpg"\] Alt text: All Categories form.

2.  Click the name of the category that you want to edit.

3.  In the Details form for the selected category, edit the category **Name** and **Description** fields, as required.

    When updating a category name, the update is applied to all policies assigned with that category, whatever their state.

4.  Click **Save**.

    The edited category is updated in the All Categories form.

    **Note:** You can also delete a category, as long as the category is not assigned to an Active policy. To delete a category, in the Details form for the selected category, click **Delete**.