In this article we will be seeing how to delete Term, TermSet and Group in SharePoint.

In this article we will be seeing the following:
  • Delete a Term
  • Delete a TermSet
  • Delete a Group
Steps Involved:
  • Open visual studio 2010.
  • Create a new console application.
  • Add the following references.
    • Microsoft.SharePoint.dll
    • Microsoft.SharePoint.Taxonomy.dll
  • Add the following namespaces.
    • Using Microsoft.SharePoint;
    • Using Microsoft.Sharepoint.Taxonomy;
Delete a Term:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.SharePoint;
using Microsoft.SharePoint.Taxonomy;
namespace EMM
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
using (SPSite site = new SPSite("http://serverName:10/"))
{
TaxonomySession taxonomySession = new TaxonomySession(site);
TermStore termStore = taxonomySession.TermStores["MMS"];
Group group = termStore.Groups["SharePoint Group"];
TermSet termSet = group.TermSets["Word Automation Services"];
Term term = termSet.Terms["Conversion"];
term.Delete();
termStore.CommitAll();
}
}
}
}

Delete a TermSet:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.SharePoint;
using Microsoft.SharePoint.Taxonomy;
namespace EMM
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
using (SPSite site = new SPSite("http://servcerName:10/"))
{
TaxonomySession taxonomySession = new TaxonomySession(site);
TermStore termStore = taxonomySession.TermStores["MMS"];
Group group = termStore.Groups["SharePoint Group"];
TermSet termSet = group.TermSets["Word Automation Services"];
termSet.Delete();
termStore.CommitAll();
}
}
}
}

Delete a Group:

When you try to delete the group you will be getting the following error

Term1.gif