Flattening Categories

When you have a hierarchical category structure with categories and subcategories, you can flatten your structure. When you flatten a category, all of the descriptors in the subcategories of that category are moved into the selected category and the now empty subcategories are deleted. In this way, all of the documents that used to match the subcategories are now categorized into the selected category.

To Flatten a Category

1. In the Categories pane, select a category (top level or subcategory) that you would like to flatten.
2. From the menus, choose Categories > Flatten Categories. The subcategories are removed and the descriptors are merged into the selected category.