Advanced managed metadata property editing

harmon.ie has a built-in property editor for editing managed metadata properties.

In some scenarios, it is advisable to use Microsoft’s managed metadata property editor instead:

  • When you have very large term sets (5000+ terms). In this case Microsoft’s property editor will load faster than harmon.ie’s.
  • If you want to allow your users to create new terms when editing properties.

How to configure harmon.ie to open Microsoft’s managed metadata property editor?

  1. Provision the UseManagedMetadataWebEditor registry key.
  2. Set the default value of the key to True, or to a semicolon separated list of termset IDs in which you want to open Microsoft’s property editor.

How to use Microsoft’s managed metadata property editor?

  1. Open the property editor, then click the ellipsis next to the managed metadata property you want to edit.
  2. To create a new term:
    1. Click the term under which you want to create the new term, or select the root element.
    2. Click Add New Item.
    3. Type the name of the term and click Select.
  3. To select an existing term, do one of the following:
    • Search for a term in the box. If synonyms are defined for a term, you can search for the synonym. Note that when you select a synonym, the base term is assigned with the property.
    • Click the up and down arrows to view the next/previous page of terms.
    • When you locate the term, click it and then click Select.

Tip: Hover over a term to view its description, if such is defined.