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Categories and rules

Categories and rules - Vault Tutorial

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Categories and rules

- [Voiceover] Categorization of files and folders enabled them to have rules applied. Each category can be assigned to a folder or file and a Rule will assign that category. Categories drive the easier to find Properties, Lifecycles and Revisions. In the Vault Settings, the Behaviors tab does not even exist in the Vault Basic edition. So you may have not have seen this if you've seen any other videos in this course. In the Categories area, you'll see that there are Categories and Rules to be applied. Categories are the most important feature inside the Behaviors. In fact, you should always do Categories first and then do the Rules. To assign Categories, simply click the Categories Button. Categories are the root of all the Rules, the Revision, the Lifecycles, and the Properties across the board within Vault. We configuring Folder Categories or File Categories, you can change them in the drop down box at the top of the screen. Notice for the Folder Category, you can see the name and…

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