Sharepoint Developers Harness The Potential Of Taxonomy Extension

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The Taxonomy Extension from SharePointXXL enables SharePoint developers in India to organize documents and list items cross-site as part of a connected network model. It is undoubtedly an extremely well thought-out product that harnesses the advantage of the intrinsic structure of SharePoint so that it can produce more functionality that is usually not considered by other taxonomy systems.
It is quite evident that SharePoint developers have not only architected the solution but have also used to extensively because the features definitely capture most of the functionalities that a taxonomy manager will need on a daily basis. Although, SharePoint developers have focused in great detail on adding all kinds of functionalities to the taxanomy extension, yet it can be enhanced furthermore with the addition of two specific features.
One feature is the capability to cross-reference multiple tags, which would make this system much more powerful and the second one is to be able to customize the site template in a more simplified manner. Presently taxonomy features built-in category templates and even the most proficient SharePoint ...
... developers will find editing the onet.xml file a bit too difficult and tedious due to the SharePoint poor debugging tools.
Advantages of Taxonomy Extension
Here is a closer look at the various advantages that the taxonomy extension provides to SharePoint developers:
It is possible for SharePoint developers to individually filter categories under standard SharePoint lists
Since taxonomy is linked therefore this enables centralized management where the tags can be renamed or moved and it will instantly be updated in content
All the master categories lists are displayed in a hierarchy sorted format thereby making it simple for Sharepoint developers to add new categories under taxonomy
This extension also supports import and export of taxonomies through an XML format, which makes it simple to synchronize through a master taxonomy schema
It is possible to auto-select parent categories during the tagging process therefore ensuring it is much more simple to execute a selected filtering model
A site can customize the presentation and organization of tag pages in one comprehensive place and even publish it out through the centralized tag page temples
The category list is displayed as Related Items field that shows content related through categories automatically in the standard view mode
The count of associated content is always displayed when categories are chosen or viewed as part of category-based tree view.
This extension also features a built-in Taxonomy Administration site that contains a diverse assortment of tools for publishing, recalculating and synchronizing categories across sites to ensure it is always updated.
It is also possible to filter category index through a particular node in the hierarchy
Some of the built-in logging contain logging of info, debug messages, errors and warning
Initially it may be difficult to comprehend the concepts, however, during the post-installation phase, the available features make it possible for users to completely understand the new functionality
This taxonomy extension is designed to lend support tags that are based on evaluation of content. SharePoint developers can upgrade from the default regular expression categorizer to accommodate rules-based mode, an automatic categorizer or even a semantic model.
There are just some of the features that highlight the significance of Taxonomy extensions and which SharePoint developers in India can harness its capabilities and use it to their advantage.

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