[Yandex Cloud documentation](../../../index.md) > [Yandex MetaData Hub](../../index.md) > Data Catalog > Step-by-step guides > Terms > Creating a child term

# Creating a child term


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This feature is in the [Preview](../../../overview/concepts/launch-stages.md) stage.

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- Management console {#console}

  1. In the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud), select the [resource folder](../../../resource-manager/concepts/resources-hierarchy.md#folder) you created the metadata catalog in.
  1. [Go](../../../console/operations/select-service.md#select-service) to **Yandex MetaData Hub**.
  1. In the left-hand panel, select ![image](../../../_assets/console-icons/folder-magnifier.svg) **Data Catalog**.
  1. In the list that opens, select the metadata catalog you want to create a term in.
  1. In the left-hand panel, select ![image](../../../_assets/console-icons/book.svg) **Terms and glossaries**.
  1. Select the glossary containing the term you want to create a child term for.
  1. In the term list, click ![image](../../../_assets/console-icons/ellipsis.svg) next to the term and select **Create term**.

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      To find a term, enter its ID or name in the search bar above the list of terms.
      
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  1. Set up the term:

      * In the **Name** field, enter a unique term name.
      * Optionally, describe the term.
      * Optionally, in the **Synonyms** field, add one or more synonyms for the term. To remove an added synonym, click ![xmark](../../../_assets/console-icons/xmark.svg) to its right.
      
      * Optionally, in the **Linked terms** field, click **Add**; in the window that opens, select related terms from this glossary and click **Save**. To remove an added term, click ![xmark](../../../_assets/console-icons/xmark.svg) to its right.

  1. Click **Create**.

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