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Metadata navigation enables Microsoft SharePoint users to filter and find content in lists and libraries by using a navigation tree. When you set up metadata navigation, you can determine which columns from the library appear in the tree, and specify Key Filters.
How do I organize metadata?
5 Top Ways to Get Organized with Metadata
- Search. Defining a metadata schema is a delicate balance; a large number of data fields provides more search options for end-users but also increases production efforts as all that metadata needs to be entered into the system.
- Keywords.
- Rights.
- User-Experience.
- Taxonomy.
How to set up metadata navigation and filtering?
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
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.
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.
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.