Category Component 25.3
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# CategorySuggestFromCategory

Allows you to specify a category and return other categories that are similar to this category.

## Example

    http://12.3.4.56:9020/action=CategorySuggestFromCategory&Category=32349987602210557106

This action requests categories that are conceptually similar to the category with the ID `32349987602210557106`.

## Required Parameters

The following action parameters are required.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
Category | The ID of the category to suggest on.

## Optional Parameters

This action accepts the following optional parameters.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
AnyLanguage | Whether to retrieve categories that were stored in all languages.
Databases | Restricts results to a specific category database.
DocRef | The reference of the document to suggest on.
FullPathOnly | Whether to return only the full path from the schema root to the category. This parameter applies only when you set ShowCategoryPath to `True`.
IncludeTopLevel | Whether to include the top level category in a path that shows the position of the category. This parameter applies only when you set ShowCategoryPath to `True`.
NumResults | The number of results to return.
Params | `Query` action parameters to add.
PrintFields | The category fields to display in the results.
Schema | The ID of the category to set as the root for the hierarchy, to restrict the results to this category and its descendants.
ShowCategoryPath | Whether to show each returned category in its place in the category hierarchy.
TaxonomyName | The name of the taxonomy to restrict results to.
Threshold | The relevance threshold of result categories.
UserName | The name of the user that sends the action.
Values | Values for the specified Params.

This action accepts the following standard ACI action parameters.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
ActionID | A string to use to identify an ACI action.
FileName | The file to write output to.
ForceTemplateRefresh | Forces the server to load the template from disk.
Output | Writes output to a file.
ResponseFormat | The format of the action output.
Template | The template to use for the action output.
TemplateParamCSVs | A list of variables to use for the specified template.

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Product: Knowledge Discovery Category Component 25.3

Topic Title: CategorySuggestFromCategory