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title: Set up a category
description: A category represents a theme for evaluating a specific element of the quiz topic and contains questions pertaining to that theme.
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Create quizzes with forms, Using Quizzes, Quizzes, Assessments and Surveys, Exploring Service Administration, Service Administration, Manage service capabilities, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
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# Set up a category

A category represents a theme for evaluating a specific element of the quiz topic and contains questions pertaining to that theme.

## Before you begin

Role required: none

## About this task

When you create a quiz, the system creates a default category with the name of the quiz. You can use this category, modify it, or create additional categories as needed. Categories are records in the **Quiz view** of the Metric Category table.

Categories have [weighting values](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/c_AssessmentMetrics.md) that contribute to the overall score for the quiz. By default, all categories are given a weighting value of 10. You can assign any weight to your categories. To have any results, a category must contain scored questions.

## Procedure

1.  You can create a new category or edit an existing one from the **Metric Categories** related list of a quiz record.

    \[Omitted image "Metric\_Categories\_Related\_List.png"\] Alt text: Metric categories related list


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