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[Mapping Citations](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/mapper-guides#mapping-citations) - [Tagging Citations](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/mapper-guides#tagging-citations) - [Adding Terms](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/mapper-guides#adding-terms) - [Matching Citations](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/mapper-guides#matching-citations) - [API Developers](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/api-developers) - [Example API Calls](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/api-developers#example-api-calls) - [API Developer FAQs](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/api-developers#api-developer-faqs) - [Basic CCH API Usage](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/api-developers#basic-cch-api-usage) - [UC ControlSight](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/api-developers#uc-controlsight) - [Contact Support](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/contact-support) # Mapper Guides ###### Everything you need to know before you begin using the UCF Mapper #### General ###### - [Term Definition Standardization](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/migrated/term-definition-standardization) - [Can I edit my Private Authority Document?](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/migrated/can-i-edit-my-private-authority-document) - [Can I create a New Version of my Private Document?](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/migrated/can-i-create-a-new-version-of-my-private-document) - [Transition of language: Prevalence of terms in language and usage](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/migrated/transition-of-language-prevalence-of-terms-in-language-and-usage) - [How do I edit my Private Document mapping?](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/migrated/how-do-i-edit-my-private-document-mapping) - [What happens when a New Control request is cancelled?](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/migrated/what-happens-when-a-new-control-request-is-cancelled) - [What is the difference between Public and Private Authority Documents?](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/migrated/what-is-the-difference-between-public-and-private-authority-documents) - [What is the New Task dropdown in Citation Mapping Projects?](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/migrated/what-is-the-new-task-dropdown-in-citation-mapping-projects) See more #### Cataloging Authority Documents ###### - [Subject Matter](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/migrated/subject-matter) - [Authority Document Types](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/migrated/authority-document-types) - [Category Types](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/migrated/category-types) #### Mapping Citations ###### - [Citation Rules of Thumb](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/migrated/citation-rules-of-thumb) - [What is the difference between a stub, informational, and information gathering citation?](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/migrated/what-is-the-difference-between-a-stub-informational-and-information-gathering-citation) - [What are the criteria for distinguishing mandates from informational content?](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/migrated/what-are-the-criteria-for-distinguishing-mandates-from-informational-content-1) #### Tagging Citations ###### - [Citation Tagging Best Practices](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/migrated/citation-tagging-best-practices) - [When to add a nonstandard term vs additional guidance?](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/migrated/when-to-add-a-nonstandard-term-vs-additional-guidance) #### Adding Terms ###### - [Other forms - Helping Verbs](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/migrated/other-forms-helping-verbs) - [Definitions with Bullets and Numbers](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/migrated/definitions-with-bullets-and-numbers) - [Term Designators and Element Types](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/migrated/term-designators-and-element-types) - [Relationship Types](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/migrated/relationship-types) - [Other Forms - Verbs](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/migrated/other-forms-verbs) - [Other Forms - Nouns](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/migrated/other-forms-nouns) - [Other Forms - Organizational Tasks & Triggering Events](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/migrated/other-forms-organizational-tasks-triggering-events) - [How do I enter gerunds into the Dictionary?](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/migrated/how-do-i-enter-gerunds-into-the-dictionary) - [What is a nonstandard term?](https://support.unifiedcompliance.com/migrated/what-is-a-nonstandard-term) See more #### Matching Citations ###### - 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