ITaxonomyManagerCreateCategory Method

ICategoryNode CreateCategory(
	string name,
	string description,
	string externalId,
	string typeName,
	ICategoryNode parentNode
)

Function CreateCategory ( 
	name As String,
	description As String,
	externalId As String,
	typeName As String,
	parentNode As ICategoryNode
) As ICategoryNode

ICategoryNode^ CreateCategory(
	String^ name, 
	String^ description, 
	String^ externalId, 
	String^ typeName, 
	ICategoryNode^ parentNode
)

abstract CreateCategory : 
        name : string * 
        description : string * 
        externalId : string * 
        typeName : string * 
        parentNode : ICategoryNode -> ICategoryNode 

Parameters

name  String

Name of new category

description  String

Description of new category

externalId  String

External ID of new category (for integration with another taxonomy system)

typeName  String

Type name of new category

parentNode  ICategoryNode

Parent node under which to place the new category; if not listed, creates new node as root category

Return Value

When the new Category Node is returned, it has not yet been stored in the database.

The operating user must have the rights to Manage Taxonomy System and also have full access to the specified parent node.

The taxonomy tree doesn't have the concept of orders.

The CreationLocale of the new category is the value of the CurrentLocale property.

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