Data Categorization
Categorizing data is a pre-requisite to data compliance as it enables to deduce the external and internal regulations that apply to data items.
The Hopex Data Architecture and Hopex Data Governance Solutions provide a list of categories used to categorize data.
You can complete this list by importing the Sample Privacy Management Content module or by creating your own categories. For more information on importing a module, see Importing a Module into Hopex.Examples of data classification:
• Sensitive data
• Reference data
• Confidential data
Accessing Data Categories
In Hopex Data Architecture
To access data categories in Hopex Data Architecture:
1. Click the Dictionaries navigation menu.
2. Click Browse 
then Dictionnaires.
then Dictionnaires.3. Unfold the Data Categories folder.
In Hopex Data Governance
To access data categories in Hopex Data Governance:
1. Click the Architecture navigation.
2. Click the Browse associated to Data Dictionaries.
associated to Data Dictionaries.3. Clich the Dictionaries tab.
4. In the edit area, unfold the Data Categories folder.
Creating a Data Category
To create a data category:
1. See Accessing Data Categories.
2. In the edit area, right-click the Data Categories folder.
3. Click New > Data Category.
4. In the creation wizard specify the name of the category and the owner if appropriate.
5. Click OK.
The category appears in the list. You can enter a description.
Defining a Category on Business Data
A data item can belong to one or more data categories.
To indicate which category a data item belongs to:
1. Open the properties of the data item in question.
2. Click the Characteristics page.
3. In the Data Categories section, select the relevant category.
Associating a Data Category with a Regulatory Framework
You can indicate that a regulatory framework relates to a data category, for example, "sensitive" data. All data that falls into this category is subject to the regulatory framework.
To define a data category on a regulatory framework:
1. Click the Dictionaries navigation menu then the Dictionairies tab.
In Hopex Data Governance, click the Compliance > Regulatory Frameworks navigation menu.2. Open the regulatory frameworks properties.
3. Click the Constrained Data Categories page.
4. Click New to create a category or Connect to connect an existing category.
You can also define categories in Hopex from data imported via an Excel file.