Use this article to create, edit, and deactivate taxonomy terms in Cirrus. For the conceptual background on taxonomies and when to use them, see Working with taxonomies.
Open the taxonomy admin
Open Admin > Taxonomies. The overview lists every taxonomy category on the tenant. A category groups a set of related terms; for example, a category called "Bloom's revised" contains the terms Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create.
Add a taxonomy
- Select a taxonomy category to open, or create a new one.
- The Add taxonomy screen opens.
- Fill in:
- Title of the category (top of the screen).
- Description (short, optional).
- Terms: add rows with the button on the right of the row.
Enter taxonomy terms in the order you want authors to see them. The term order cannot be changed after creation. Plan the sequence before you save.
- Use the + button to add more terms; use the trash icon to delete.
- Use the activate / deactivate toggle on a row to deactivate a single term.
Save the category when done.
Deactivate a term
When you deactivate a taxonomy term, the behaviour differs by area:
| Area | Behaviour |
|---|---|
| Library: item editor | The term is no longer selectable on new items. |
| Library: existing items | Existing items are not affected. The term stays on items that already use it. |
| Assessments: Blueprint | The category remains visible in the blueprint dropdown. Deactivated terms are still selectable in the blueprint matrix, because authors may legitimately want to use them for assessment building even after they are retired for new items. |
Use deactivation when you want to retire a term going forward without breaking existing items or blueprints that already rely on it.