In the Name field, enter the name you want for this instance of the validation

Managing Knowledge-Based Authentication 7-25 The Search Results table displays a summary of categories that match the criteria specified. In the Search Results table, click the hyperlinked category you interested in to view more details. The Category Details page appears.

7.7.2 Creating a New Category

If the out-of-the-box categories do not meet your needs, create categories that can hold relevant questions you plan to create. To create a new category

1. Navigate to the Categories Search page, as described in

Section 7.4, Accessing Configurations in KBA Administration.

2. From the Categories Search page, click the New Category button or the New icon.

Alternative methods to open create pages are listed in Section 3.9, Search, Create, and Import. The New Category page appears where you can enter details to create a new category.

3. Type the new category in the Category field.

4. Enter a description.

5. Click Apply.

The Category Details page appears for the newly created category.

7.7.3 Editing a Category

The Category Details page enables you to changed the status, name, and description for an existing category. To edit a category

1. Navigate to the Categories Search page, as described in

Section 7.4, Accessing Configurations in KBA Administration.

2. In the Categories Search page, search for the category you are interested in.

3. Click the hyperlinked category you want to edit. The Category Details page appears. 4. Make the changes you want. Category name edits do not affect the questions already registered or new registrations.

5. Click Apply to save the changes or Revert to discard them.

Table 7–6 Question Search Criteria Field Description Category The category name. For example: education, pets, sports and so on. Status The status of the category. Created Date A timeframe within which the category was created or modified. Update Time A timeframe within which the category was updated 7-26 Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide for Oracle Adaptive Access Manager If you click Revert, the edited details revert to the initial state. If questions that belonged to a category are moved to the new category, the user would be presented with the same questions.

7.7.4 Deleting Categories

To delete a category, follow these instructions.

1. Navigate to the Categories Search page, as described in

Section 7.4, Accessing Configurations in KBA Administration.

2. In the Categories Search page, search for the categories you want to delete.

3. Select the rows corresponding to the categories you want and click Delete.

A dialog is displayed asking if you want to delete the categories.

4. Click Delete to confirm.

A dialog is displayed with a message that the categories were deleted successfully.

5. Click OK to dismiss the dialog.

You can delete a category if it is not referenced by questions. If the category is referenced by a question, an error message appears.

7.7.5 Activating Categories

To activate categories:

1. Navigate to the Categories Search page, as described in

Section 7.4, Accessing Configurations in KBA Administration.

2. In the Categories Search page, search for the categories you want to activate.

3. Select the row for each category you want to activate.

4. Press the Activate button.

A dialog is displayed with a message that the category was activated successfully.

5. Click OK to dismiss the dialog.

7.7.6 Deactivating Categories

The deactivated category is not used to generate a new question set. All questions in the deactivated category are replaced with questions from a new category that has not been used to generate a current question set at re-registration or the changing of user preferences for users with the question in their question set. For users with the questions registered, the questions from the deactivated category continue to be active. If the user is re-registering or changing user preferences, all questions in the deactivated category are replaced with questions from a new category that has not been used to generate current question set. To deactivate categories:

1. Navigate to the Categories Search page, as described in

Section 7.4, Accessing Configurations in KBA Administration.

2. In the Categories Search page, search for the categories you are interested in.

3. Select the row for each category you want to deactivate.

4. Press the Deactivate button.