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

Type: SystemString
Name of new category

description

Type: SystemString
Description of new category

externalId

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

typeName

Type: SystemString
Type name of new category

parentNode

Type: Ingeniux.CMSICategoryNode
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.

Reference