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# Associate a knowledge article with a taxonomy category

# Associate a knowledge article with a taxonomy category {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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Associate a knowledge article with a taxonomy topics to create a uniform
classification structure across different kinds of content.

## Before you begin

You must have contribute access to the knowledge base that contains the knowledge
article.

Role required: knowledge

## About this task

The taxonomy feature enables you to link an article to one or more topics from multiple taxonomies. It helps you maintain a unified content categorization across content types such as catalog items, knowledge articles, and community posts. For more information, see [Unified taxonomy for Employee Center](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=config-taxonomy&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-employee-service-management&ft:locale=en-US)  
Note:  
You can associate only articles in the Draft, Review, or Published state.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllKnowledgeArticles.
2. On the article page, click the article you want to associate to a taxonomy topic.
3. In the Assigned Topics related list, click Add.  
   Note:  
   As an admin, you may need to configure the form to include the Connected Content → Knowledge in the related list. Click the form context menu icon ![context menu icon]() and navigate to ConfigureRelated Lists. Using slushbucket, add the Connected Content → Knowledge.
4. Select a Taxonomy category from the list in the topic picker dialog box.
5. Select a topic from a topic picker list and click OK.

## Result

The selected article is associated with a taxonomy category for better content browsing.

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