Because categories are determined by your administrator, it is possible that your network does not provide categories or that some individual documents have not been assigned to any category. Most iPlanet Compass Servers have their own, unique set of categories that organize the documents they index. A category is a collection of documents grouped by common subject matter. It is possible for one document to be listed under multiple categories. One way to find information on your network is to go to the category that covers the subject you are interested in and view the list of documents in that category.
Categories can contain subcategories, forming a hierarchy of categories.
By browsing through this hierarchy, you can move to more specific categories, each containing documents concerning a more precisely defined subject. Your site administrator designs your category structure. For example, a company organized into various divisions might choose to categorize their documents by division. To view documents created by the Sales division, you would go to the Sales category. At any given moment, iPlanet Compass Server is oriented toward one particular category.