Select categories for a Service version

You can add Service categories to improve the organization and discoverability of Services in the APIM 3.0 Developer Portal. A Service can belong to multiple categories or none. Defined categories display in the APIM 3.0 Developer Portal and Service consumers can use them to browse Services by functional area, business domain, team, or any organizational structure defined by the API publisher. For example, categories such as "Finance", "Customer Management", "Orders", or "Internal APIs" can group related Services together. Service categories don't grant or restrict access to Services.

Important: Changes made to the categories in any Service version propagate to the Developer Portal. We recommend choosing a classification method for Services and assigning one person to create the categories and avoid inconsistent naming and confusion. For example, alphabetized descriptive categories improve scannability.

Select the category for a Service

To select APIM 3.0 Developer Portal categories:

  1. Open the Service version.
  2. Select the Documentation tab.
  3. In the Service categories box, click a category to select or unselect it. Selected categories are highlighted.
  4. Click Submit.