Remove-SPEnterpriseSearchMetadataCategory

Deletes a crawled property category.

Syntax

Remove-SPEnterpriseSearchMetadataCategory
      [-Identity] <CategoryPipeBind>
      [-AssignmentCollection <SPAssignmentCollection>]
      [-Confirm]
      [-SearchApplication <SearchServiceApplicationPipeBind>]
      [-WhatIf]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Description

This cmdlet deletes a crawled property category. You should use this cmdlet after a crawl to delete unused or unwanted categories from the metadata property schema.

For permissions and the most current information about Windows PowerShell for SharePoint Products, see the online documentation at SharePoint Server Cmdlets.

Examples

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$searchapp = Get-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceApplication 
Remove-SPEnterpriseSearchMetadataCategory -Identity MyCategory -SearchApplication $searchapp

This example removes the metadata category named MyCategory for the default search service application.

Parameters

-AssignmentCollection

Manages objects for the purpose of proper disposal. Use of objects, such as SPWeb or SPSite, can use large amounts of memory and use of these objects in Windows PowerShell scripts requires proper memory management. Using the SPAssignment object, you can assign objects to a variable and dispose of the objects after they are needed to free up memory. When SPWeb, SPSite, or SPSiteAdministration objects are used, the objects are automatically disposed of if an assignment collection or the Global parameter is not used.

When the Global parameter is used, all objects are contained in the global store. If objects are not immediately used, or disposed of by using the Stop-SPAssignment command, an out-of-memory scenario can occur.

Type:SPAssignmentCollection
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint Server 2013, SharePoint Server 2016, SharePoint Server 2019

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before executing the command. For more information, type the following command: get-help about_commonparameters

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:cf
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint Server 2013, SharePoint Server 2016, SharePoint Server 2019

-Identity

Specifies the metadata category to delete.

The type must be a valid GUID, in the form 12345678-90ab-cdef-1234-567890bcdefgh, a valid name of a metadata category, for example, MetadataCategory1, or an instance of a valid Category object.

Note that if only a name for a category is specified, a SearchApplication must also be specified.

Type:CategoryPipeBind
Position:1
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint Server 2013, SharePoint Server 2016, SharePoint Server 2019

-SearchApplication

Specifies the search application that contains the enterprise search metadata property schema.

The type must be a valid GUID, in the form 12345678-90ab-cdef-1234-567890bcdefgh, a valid search application name, for example, SearchApp1, or an instance of a valid SearchServiceApplication object.

Type:SearchServiceApplicationPipeBind
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint Server 2013, SharePoint Server 2016, SharePoint Server 2019

-WhatIf

Displays a message that describes the effect of the command instead of executing the command. For more information, type the following command: get-help about_commonparameters

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:wi
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint Server 2013, SharePoint Server 2016, SharePoint Server 2019