Deleting A Category

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Note: Categories can only be viewed and deleted by organizational users who have been granted relevant permissions

Step 1 - Select a Category For Deletion

Head to the Categories/Templates Page - via links available on the Left Navigation Bar. and navigate to the Categories Tab (if not already selected).

Super-categories and categories can now be deleted, in addition to sub-categories. To delete a specific category, right-click on it and click on the Delete or Shift Assets and Delete button. Confirm the resultant prompt to proceed.

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A super-category or category is only deletable once no assets are assigned anywhere underneath it. If assets are still assigned within its branch, the Delete option is greyed out and hovering it shows a tooltip stating how many assets are still assigned and that they must be removed or reassigned first. Sub-categories are never blocked this way - use the shift-assets flow below instead if they have assets assigned.

Step 2 - Deleting a Super-Category or Category That Still Has Sub-Categories

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This step is only relevant when deleting a super-category or category that still has child categories beneath it (and no assets assigned anywhere in that branch)

If the super-category or category you delete still contains sub-categories (or, for a super-category, categories), a confirmation prompt lists every category that will be removed along with it. Click Delete All to delete the category and its full branch, or Cancel to back out.

Step 3 - Shift Assets to Alternate Sub-Category

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This step is only relevant when deleting sub-categories that currently have assets assigned to them

In case a sub-category needs to be deleted that has assets assigned to it, user will be prompted with a slightly different confirmation dialog, informing that the current sub-category has asset assigned to it, and an alternate sub-category will have to be selected to shift the assets into. Confirming the prompt will return user to the category table.
Right-click on the desired alternate sub-category and click on the Select For Transfer option. Confirm the resultant prompt to delete the category and shift it's assets to the selected alternate sub-category.