Categories can be bootstrapped via an XML file.
Your categories bootstrap XML file must contain only cm:generalclassifiable categories. An example of the XML file is provided below:
<view:view xmlns:view="http://www.alfresco.org/view/repository/1.0" xmlns:sys="http://www.alfresco.org/model/system/1.0" xmlns:cm="http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0"> <cm:category> <cm:name>Your Root Category</cm:name> <cm:subcategories> <cm:category> <cm:name>Your Parent Category</cm:name> <cm:subcategories> <cm:category> <cm:name>Your Child Category</cm:name> </cm:category> </cm:subcategories> </cm:category> </cm:subcategories> </cm:category> </view:view>