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Metadata navigation enables Microsoft SharePoint users to filter and find content in lists and libraries by using a navigation tree. You can also apply Key Filters, which work in combination with the navigation tree to refine the list of items that display.
What are metadata columns?
A Managed Metadata column is a new column type that can be added to lists, libraries, or content types to enable site users to select values from a specific term set of managed terms and apply these values to their content.
What is a metadata in SharePoint?
In SharePoint, metadata is additional information about your files such as the author, file name, creation date, content type and file size to name a few, which make it easier to locate, retrieve and organise your enterprise content.
Enable metadata navigation and filtering 1 Click Settings , and then click Site Settings. 2 Under Site Actions, click Manage site features. 3 In the Features list, find Metadata Navigation and Filtering, and then click Activate. More
Metadata filtering helps filtering the item / documents in large SharePoint lists and document libraries. Filtered SharePoint list and library items based on metadata are available in the SharePoint list and also filtered based on columns in the list.
How to enable filtering and navigation in SharePoint?
Now, let’s enable metadata navigation and filtering for the list. Go to List -> List Settings ->General Settings ->Click Metadata Navigation Settings. Here, the added fields will appear in the Tree View for filtering items in the SharePoint list and libraries.
Can you use managed metadata in a list?
You can set up and use metadata navigation for lists and libraries even if these lists and libraries do not use managed metadata columns. In addition, you can use some column types as fields in a metadata navigation hierarchy, such as Content Type and Single-value Choice.