[SP2010] Taxonomy Web Service for Enterprise Keywords?

Question

I'm using the GetTermSets method in the TaxonomyCleintService web service to fetch all values in a term set.  This works just fine for managed term sets.  However, when I try to fetch all available Enterprise Keywords, I get an error:

System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException was unhandledServer was unable to process request. ---> 
Object reference not set to an instance of an object

The Term Set ID the only obvious difference between a managed term set vs. enterprise keywords (i.e. the ID for Enterprise Keywords is Guid.Empty).  How do I go about getting Enterprise Keywords through a web service?  Is their an alternative?

Answer 1

Hi,

It seems that the  termSetId for the Enterprise Keywords, their is Guid.Empty  in schemal xml.

For more information, please refer to:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-AU/sharepoint2010programming/thread/db9cbd16-8b70-4ff1-a4ee-e207eda6bc08

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepoint2010general/thread/0738d93d-e4b5-4feb-89af-cbf915068269

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepoint2010general/thread/d9e7b6bc-137e-4f2a-b0ce-d771427f35f4

http://sadomovalex.blogspot.com/2011/08/sharepoint-2010-bug-incorrect-wsdl-of.html

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Xue-mei Chang

TechNet Community Support

Answer 2

While the links are helpful, all they do is confirm that enterprise keywords are broken when using them via the Taxonomy web service.

Not the answer I was hoping for.