What is Managed Path in SharePoint ?

What is Managed Path ?

By default, every WebApp comes with a wildcard managed path called "sites".

Example: So I could create http://myserver:7676/sites/team1

Why to create Managed Path ?

To have a specific URL other than /site we would have to create a Managed Path.

When we create a Managed Path, we have two options:   Explicit Inclusion

                                                                                              Wildcard Inclusion

Explicit inclusion :

When we are not planning to create further site collections under a specified managed path, then we use this option.

Explicit Inclusion Managed paths allows in creation of only one site collection at the exact given URL.

Example : http://myserver:7676/IT

Wildcard Inclusion :

When we want to create more than one site collection under a specific managed path, we use this option. Wildcard Inclusion Managed Paths allow unlimited site collection to be created under a given URL.

Example: http://myserver:7676/TataGroup

                http://myserver:7676/TataGroup/TCS

                https://myserver:7676/TataGroup/BPO

                https://myserver:7676/TataGroup/TataMotors

Adding Managed Path

1) Go to Central Admin->Manage Web Application ->Select the desired Web Application -> Select Managed Path from Ribbon

2) In add a new Path textbox enter  ->      \IT

Select Explicit Inclusion – Click on Add Path

3) In add a new Path textbox enter ->        \tatagroup

Select Wildcard Inclusion – Click on Add Path

Image shows how to add a Explicit inclusion Managed Path

   How this works :

  Wildcard inclusion: What happens when I try to create a site collection

   

After the managed path term”tatagroup” we created,I add a name corresponding to my subsite.I can keep creating as many site collections I want.

E     Explicit inclusion 

When I try to create a site collection with the managed path ”it” there is no textbox which indicates that I can have only 1 site collection and no further site collections can be created a with the managed path”it”

Reference : 

http://www.sharepointpitstop.com/2012/11/managedpath-explicit-wildcard-inclusions.html