Create and associate topics

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Create topics that you want to associate with the new or cloned taxonomy.

Before you begin

When you have a lot of topics, ensure you set up user criteria for your topics.

Role required: taxonomy_admin

User criteria required: Taxonomy Manager, Taxonomy Contributor, Topic Manager, Topic Contributor.

Procedure

Navigate to All > Content Taxonomy > Topics.
Click New.
On the form, fill in the fields.

For more information on the fields and description, see Topic form.

Note: For better topic discovery and search results, avoid special character / and ensure you re-index the content after topic name edits.
Select Enable user preference check to set topic-level visibility and security.

Important: The Topic-based access control is available for Yokohama family release and beyond. For more information, see Enable user criteria for topics.

[Omitted image "associate-topics-tabs.png"] Alt text: Associating topic to the related tabs

Note: This image is for illustration purpose only. Tab display depends on your implementation.

For more information, see Enable user criteria for topics.

Note: When you clone or move a topic, the associated guided self-service also is cloned or moved accordingly.
Click Submit.

Note: Topics are visible only when content is associated with it.

What to do next

Create child topics for the parent topic. For more information, see Create a child topic. Go to the tabs to associate the topic appropriately.

You can review and manage content updates and outdated connected content from the notification and tabs. For more information, see Manage connected content from topic pages.

Related topics

Taxonomy and connected content

Associate connected content to a topic

Enable user criteria for topics

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---
title: Create and associate topics
description: Create topics that you want to associate with the new or cloned taxonomy.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/create-topics-for-taxonomy.html
release: brazil
product: Employee Experience Foundation
classification: employee-experience-foundation
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [Unified Taxonomy for Employee Center, Setup Employee Center browse experience features, Configuring Employee Center, Employee Center, EmployeeWorks, Employee Service Management]
---

# Create and associate topics

Create topics that you want to associate with the new or cloned taxonomy.

## Before you begin

When you have a lot of topics, ensure you set up user criteria for your topics.

Role required: taxonomy\_admin

User criteria required: Taxonomy Manager, Taxonomy Contributor, Topic Manager, Topic Contributor.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **All** &gt; **Content Taxonomy** &gt; **Topics**.

2. Click **New**.

3. On the form, fill in the fields.

For more information on the fields and description, see [Topic form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/topic-form.md).

**Note:** For better topic discovery and search results, avoid special character **/** and ensure you re-index the content after topic name edits.

4. Select **Enable user preference check** to set topic-level visibility and security.

**Important:** The Topic-based access control is available for Yokohama family release and beyond. For more information, see [Enable user criteria for topics](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/enable-user-criteria-topics.md).

\[Omitted image "associate-topics-tabs.png"\] Alt text: Associating topic to the related tabs

**Note:** This image is for illustration purpose only. Tab display depends on your implementation.

For more information, see [Enable user criteria for topics](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/enable-user-criteria-topics.md).

**Note:** When you clone or move a topic, the associated guided self-service also is cloned or moved accordingly.

5. Click **Submit**.

**Note:** Topics are visible only when content is associated with it.

## What to do next

Create child topics for the parent topic. For more information, see [Create a child topic](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/create-child-topics-for-parent.md). Go to the tabs to associate the topic appropriately.

You can review and manage content updates and outdated connected content from the notification and tabs. For more information, see [Manage connected content from topic pages](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/mnge-content-topics.md).

**Related topics**

[Taxonomy and connected content](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/track-new-content.md)

[Associate connected content to a topic](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/associate-content-to-topics.md)

[Enable user criteria for topics](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/enable-user-criteria-topics.md)