SharePoint 2010: 'Access Denied' when using Managed Metadata Service terms in custom list
Background: the Managed Metadata Service and TaxonomyHiddenList SharePoint 2010 introduced the Managed Metadata Service as a way to define a centralised, hierarchical taxonomy of terms that could be reused across site collections. Instead of every site re-creating its own dropdown choices, an information-architecture team could maintain a global term store and let lists and document libraries reference it through a Managed Metadata column. It was a real step up for enterprise content management, especially for organisations standardising on terms across regions, departments, or product lines. ...