Create a Managed Metadata Site Column with Your Taxonomy

Modified on Sat, 18 Feb, 2023 at 11:34 AM

1. Navigate to Site contents.

The Contents page is displayed.

2. Click Site settings.

The Site Settings page is displayed.

3. Click Site columns.

The Site Settings > Site Columns page is displayed.

4. Click Create.

The Site Columns > Create Column page is displayed.

5. Enter/select the required values in the fields. Refer to the table below for field names and descriptions:

Note: The fields with * are mandatory for saving the changes.

Fields	Description
Column Name	The name of the column
The type of information in this column	The information type stored in the column
Group	Specify the column group to categorize them or create a new group so that the users can find them easily.

6. Under Additional Column Settings, enter/select the required values in the fields. Refer to the table below for field names and descriptions:

Fields	Description
Description	Information about the column
Require that this column contains information	Option to mandate the column information
Enforce unique values	Option to compel unique values
Column Formatting	Change the display of this column by adding JSON in the box provided. Remove the text from the box to clear the custom formatting. Learn more about formatting columns with JSON

7. Select the required values in the fields for column setting. Refer to the table below for field names and descriptions:

Fields	Description
Multiple Value field	Option to allow more than one value in the column Note: Allowing multiple values will prevent sorting in list views.
Display format	Display of the value selected from the term set can either be a single value or with the full hierarchical path.
Term Set Settings	Enter one or more terms, separated by semicolons, and select Find to filter the options to only include those which contain the desired values.
Allow Fill-in	Option to allow users to add values to the term set. Note: Only open term sets will allow 'Fill-in'
Default Value	Default value for column

8. Click Ok.

The column is created and listed in the Site Settings > Site Columns.