.. _Manage_RootOfClassHierarchyPanel:

Manage > Root of Class Hierarchy Panel
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This feature from the :ref:`ManageTab` can be used to select the root class of the :ref:`ClassHierarchyPanel`.
The root class defaults to Thing (``owl:Thing``) which is typically a good choice for domain ontologies.
However, it can be set if you don't want to show the superclasses of your main custom class, for example
when your whole ontology has its own dedicated root class.


**See Also**

* :ref:`ClassHierarchyPanel`

**Further Reading on TopBraid**

* :ref:`introduction`