The Microsoft Cloud Blog

Expert insights on Microsoft Azure, Cloud Architecture, and Enterprise Technology

SharePoint 2013: PowerShell to update a term sets Submission Policy

The following PowerShell can be used to update a terms sets submission policy to open or closed.

#Connect to Central Admin
$Session = new-object Microsoft.SharePoint.Taxonomy.TaxonomySession(“Central Admin URL”)

#Connect to Managed Metadata Service
$Store = $Session.TermStores[“Managed Metadata Service Name”]
#Get the group
$Group = $Store.Groups[“Group Name”];
#Get the Term Set
$TermSet = $Group.TermSets[“Term Set Name”];
#Update the Is Open property
$TermSet.IsOpenForTermCreation = $true;

#Commit changes
$Store.CommitAll();

Want more cloud insights? Listen to Cloudy with a Chance of Insights podcast:

Spotify | YouTube | Apple Podcasts

Like this article?

Comments

Loading comments...

Richard Hogan - Global Chief Architect, Microsoft Practice

Richard Hogan

Global Chief Architect, Microsoft Practice | IBM

Global Chief Architect, Microsoft Practice at IBM. 20+ years experience working at the intersection of cloud architecture, security, and emerging AI capabilities across Azure and the wider Microsoft ecosystem. Host of the Cloudy with a Chance of Insights podcast. Regular speaker at tech conferences and active contributor to the Microsoft Tech Community.

You might also like

Practical discussions on cloud engineering, architecture, and the reality behind the diagrams.

Bi-weekly reflections on cloud architecture, Azure, and the decisions teams wrestle with in practice.