Special Edition Using Microsoft® SharePoint Portal Server

Managing Categories

Managing categories can be a fairly simple task if the appropriate management processes are put in place. You should establish standards and requirements around adding and removing categories, similar in approach to the change control/change management processes discussed in Chapter 20.

→ To read about change management as it applies to SharePoint Portal Server deployments, see “Addressing Change Management,” p. 536.

It is a good idea to create a change management procedure with your users and content owners as they request to add, delete, or make changes to the category structure and its attributes. SharePoint Portal Server only allows the Coordinator role to perform management functions on the category structure. All other ...