This post includes comments on most of Mike Doane’s video course, “Integrating Taxonomies in SharePoint 2010 — Part One. One of the reasons for building taxonomies for SharePoint 2010 is to use Term Sets, and, as required, to create custom term sets that can be applied to Document Libraries by selecting a set of terms […]
Using Site Columns to Successfully Reuse Terms in SharePoint 2010 to Support Planned Taxonomies
These comments apply to the remainder of a video training course on Taxonomy for SharePoint 2010, offered by Rehmani Consulting, Inc. on SharePoint-Videos dot com: “Integrating Taxonomies in SharePoint 2010 — Part One.” The author of this series, and a subject matter expert on this topic, is Mike Doane, principal at Term Management, LLC. Mike […]
Terms can be Merged, Deprecated and Moved with the Term Store Management Tool for SharePoint 2010
With this post we wrap up our commentary on the seventh video course included in our SharePoint 2010 curriculum, Manage Enterprise Metadata with Taxonomy Management in SharePoint 2010. The title of this course is Building Taxonomies in SharePoint 2010 – Part Two. Access to this video course on building taxonomies for SharePoint 2010 is restricted […]
Taxonomies for SharePoint 2010 Must be Secured Against Inadvertent Disruption from Unauthorized Changes, or Reuse of Terms
The change and/or reuse functions provided by the Term Store Management Tool for SharePoint 2010 should also be manage under a taxonomy governance plan. Copying terms is an easy process. Once again, one simply right clicks on a term and selects “copy”. However, it is important to note that the copied term will not appear […]
It Makes Sense to Build a Governance Policy for Taxonomies in SharePoint 2010
Organizations that opt to implement taxonomy as a method of organizing text data stored in SharePoint 2010 should produce a governance policy for taxonomy, itself. In all likelihood, the Term Store Management Tool that is provided with SharePoint 2010 will be used to build, manage, modify and othewise work with term groups, and terms for […]
Developing a Familiarity with the Term Store Tool is an Important Component of a Successful Implementation Plan for Taxonomy for SharePoint 2010
It makes sense for implementation planning teams for organization-specific taxonomies for SharePoint 2010 to develop familiarity with the workings of the Taxonomy Term Store tool included with the product. As we noted in an earlier post to this blog, any draft taxonomy can be developed with an Excel spreadsheet. Once the draft taxonomy is ready […]
How to Quickly Jump Start a Custom Taxonomy for SharePoint 2010
Where the amount of time required to implement a custom taxonomy for SharePoint 2010 is an important consideration, it makes sense to consider methods of hastening the development of this feature. There can be a number of factors driving a sense of urgency about this task, not the least of which may be a need […]
Which Business Roles Should be Consider for an Architect for a Taxonomy Implementation Plan for SharePoint 2010?
Obviously an important consideration within an overall implementation plan for a custom taxonomy to provide a foundation for SharePoint 2010 is the question of assigning team members to specific project roles. It makes sense when grappling with a role assignment challenge to start with a choice for taxonomy architects. Mike Doane, author of a video […]
An Implementation Plan for Taxonomies for SharePoint 2010 Should Contain a Content Audit
As Mike Doane notes, a successful implementation plan for supporting SharePoint 2010 with taxonomies should include a content audit. Mike Doane is the author of a set of video training content on Managing Enterprise Metadata with Taxonomy Management in SharePoint 2010, which is available for purchase on our web site, SharePoint-Videos dot com. This content […]
Gathering Information from Users is an Important Step in a Successful Implementation of Taxonomies for SharePoint 2010
This is the seventh post in our present series on successfully implementing taxonomies in SharePoint 2010. These posts amount to a commentary on a set of video training courses, Manage Enterprise Metadata With Taxonomy Management in SharePoint 2010, authored by Mike Doane, which can be accessed either via an unlimited subscription to SharePoint-Videos dot com, […]