Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Unleashed

Adding Managed Metadata in a List

After the managed metadata term set has been created, as demonstrated in the previous section, it can be used in lists and libraries, as shown in the following steps:

1. Access a site collection and create a new list using the Discussion Board List template. Title the list ManagedMetadataTestDiscussion and click Create.
2. From the list, click List Settings from the List tab.
3. Click Create Column in the Columns section.
4. Title the column Client Codes and check the circle next to Managed Metadata.
5. Scroll down to the Term Set Settings section and enter the text DEF in the field under Find Term Sets that Include the Following Terms and click the binoculars button. As shown in Figure 22.27, the term set created in the previous ...