Published: July 16, 2012

Summary: Find links to articles about managed metadata and taxonomy in SharePoint Server 2013.

Applies to:  SharePoint Server 2013 

The following articles on TechNet and related resources provide information about managed metadata planning in SharePoint Server 2013.

Managed metadata is a hierarchical collection of centrally managed terms that you can define and then use as attributes for items in SharePoint Server 2013. The first articles in this section explain key concepts about managed metadata in SharePoint Server 2013. Additional articles in the section provide guidance about how to identify managed metadata for your solution, and how to determine the managed metadata services and connections that you will have to have to implement your solution.

TechNet articles about managed metadata planning

The following articles about managed metadata are available to view online. Writers update articles on a continuing basis as new information becomes available and as users provide feedback.

	Content	Description
	Overview of managed metadata in SharePoint Server 2013	Learn about managed metadata including terms, term sets, and enterprise keywords.
	Overview of managed metadata service applications in SharePoint Server 2013	Learn about the SharePoint managed metadata service application, managed metadata connections, and the permissions that are required to access managed metadata.
	Plan terms and term sets in SharePoint Server 2013	Learn how to plan a SharePoint managed metadata taxonomy, how to determine and organize term sets, and how to define terms.
	Plan to share term sets and content types in SharePoint Server 2013	Figure out how many SharePoint managed metadata services and connections to the services you must have to meet your business requirements.