Answers.Body: <p>Do you have a limit of 1 set for the number of categories? Selecting a child category (Pacific Northwest) selects the parent as well, and if there is a limit of 1, then only the parent end up selected.</p>
  
  <p>To work around this, you could model the regions with a structure rather than categories. Picking elements from a structure does not select the parent as well, so with a limit of 1 it would be possible to select Pacific Northwest.</p>
  
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Body: <p>In an entry, when selecting a child category, the parent is shown as the selected item. This prevents the use of any child categories. Any help would be appreciated.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Use Case:</strong>
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  <p><strong>Selection Modal:</strong>
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  <p><strong>Selection within the Entry</strong>
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Tags: <entries><categories>
Title: Child categories appear as their parent when selected
ThreadText: # Child categories appear as their parent when selected
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-03-08)
  
  In an entry, when selecting a child category, the parent is shown as the selected item. This prevents the use of any child categories. Any help would be appreciated.
  
  **Use Case:**
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/RRDkp.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/RRDkp.png)
  
  **Selection Modal:**
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/olwqH.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/olwqH.png)
  
  **Selection within the Entry**
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/h0L7P.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/h0L7P.png)
  
  **Tags:** entries, categories
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2016-03-08. Score: 3
  
  Do you have a limit of 1 set for the number of categories? Selecting a child category (Pacific Northwest) selects the parent as well, and if there is a limit of 1, then only the parent end up selected.
  
  To work around this, you could model the regions with a structure rather than categories. Picking elements from a structure does not select the parent as well, so with a limit of 1 it would be possible to select Pacific Northwest.
  
  
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