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title: Modify Default Data Category Visibility
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description: You can edit the default data category visibility.
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# Modify Default Data Category Visibility

You can edit the default data category visibility.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col style="width:100%"></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience. <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=service.service_editions_reference.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">View supported editions</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small permission">
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            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d19833e59">User
              Permissions Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d19833e59 ">To view categories:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d19833e59 ">View Data Categories in Setup</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d19833e59 ">To manage data categories:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d19833e59 ">
              <p>Manage Data Categories</p>
              <p>AND</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">View Data Categories in Setup</p>
            </td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d19833e59 ">To assign default category groups:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d19833e59 ">Manage Data Categories</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d19833e59 ">To modify category group visibility for users:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d19833e59 ">Manage Users</td>

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1. From Setup, enter Default Data Category Visibility in the Quick Find box, then select **Default Data Category Visibility**.
    
    All active and inactive category groups are listed.
2. Pick a category group and click **Edit**.
3. To make all the categories in the category group visible by default, select **All Categories**. To make none of the categories visible by default, select **None**. To make some of the categories visible by default, select **Custom**.
4. If you chose Custom, move categories from the Available Categories area to the Selected Categories area as needed. Selecting a category implicitly includes its child and parent categories as well. Move categories from the Selected Categories area back to the Available Categories area to remove default visibility.