Create a taxonomy entry#

To create a new taxonomy entry:

In the left navigation bar, go to Data configuration > Taxonomies.
Select Create taxonomy + in the top left.
In the Name field, enter a name for the taxonomy entry. The name you specify here corresponds to the tag name you can assign to entities.
In the Description field, enter a short explanation of what the entry represents or refers to.
In the Parent field, select a parent taxonomy to set this taxonomy as a child.
Click Save to store your changes, or Cancel to discard them.

Parent-child taxonomies#

You can create hierarchical taxonomies by setting the Parent field when creating new taxonomies. That new taxonomy then becomes a “child” taxonomy of the specified “parent”.

Parent-child taxonomy name pairs must be unique. The parent taxonomy forms the “namespace” where its children reside. Children taxonomies within that namespace must be unique.

digraph {
node [shape=record,style="rounded,filled"]
splines=ortho
concentrate=true
compound=true
labelloc=b

subgraph cluster_parent {
rank=source
label="Parent"
labelloc=t
ransomware [label="Ransomware", color="deepskyblue1"];
}
{
rank=same
child_a_bad [label="Grandcrab", xlabel="❌", color="grey"];
subgraph cluster_children1 {
label="Children"
child_a [label="Grandcrab", color="gold1"];
child_b [label="GoldenEye", color="gold1"];
}
}

{
rank=same
grandchild_a_bad [label="Grandcrab", xlabel="❌", color="grey"];
subgraph cluster_grandchildren {
rank=same
label="Grandchildren"
grandchild_a [label="Grandcrab", color="darkolivegreen2"];
grandchild_b [label="GoldenEye", color="darkolivegreen2"];
}

}

point [shape=point]
point_2 [shape=point]

ransomware -> point -> child_a
ransomware -> point -> child_b
ransomware -> point -> child_a_bad [style=dashed,dir=none]
child_a -> point_2 -> grandchild_a
child_a -> point_2 -> grandchild_b
child_a -> point_2 -> grandchild_a_bad [style=dashed,dir=none]
} — Child taxonomies must be unique within the namespace of the parent taxonomy. #