# Categories not global?

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/categories-not-global/7252>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [January 21, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/categories-not-global/7252 "2017-01-21T17:04:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![denispavliha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e0b2c6/32.png) [@denispavliha](https://forum.mautic.org/u/denispavliha)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/categories-not-global/7252/1 "2017-01-21T17:04:33Z")

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Hi,  
  
  
  
if I create categories under /s/categories these can only be used to categorize forms.  
  
  
  
If I try to categorize e.g. emails or campaigns, the categories I have created are not listed in the search input field.  
  
  
  
Any ideas?  
  
  
  
Thank you and Best,  
  
D.

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**Author:** ![denispavliha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e0b2c6/32.png) [@denispavliha](https://forum.mautic.org/u/denispavliha)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/categories-not-global/7252/2 "2017-01-21T17:04:34Z")

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Hi,

if I create categories under /s/categories these can only be used to categorize forms.

If I try to categorize e.g. emails or campaigns, the categories I have created are not listed in the search input field.

Any ideas?

Thank you and Best,  
D.

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**Author:** ![denispavliha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e0b2c6/32.png) [@denispavliha](https://forum.mautic.org/u/denispavliha)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/categories-not-global/7252/3 "2017-01-22T19:51:52Z")

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OK, got it

Under /s/categories the categories should have “Global” type instead of e.g. Form, which obviously does not make them chooseable by let’s say Segments. D’oh.