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John1055
Copper Contributor
Dec 05, 2024

Different columns for folders and subfolders on SharePoint

Hello,

Please i need your help on this issue

Here is the summary of what we want to achieve:

We are facing an issue with customizing columns in SharePoint.

We created a subfolder named "Project" and "Project Images" within your SharePoint library.

In this subfolder, we added a custom column called "Marina Test" with specific choices.

However, this column is also appearing in the parent folder and throughout the entire library, which is not what we intended.

So therefore our goal is to have the "Marina Test" column visible only in the specific subfolder and not in the parent folder or other parts of the library.

Additionally, We want the flexibility to create different custom columns in other subfolders as needed.

This customization should be accessible to all users with the current permissions.

  • The only way to do this is to create different views of the library & folders with the columns you want/don't want in each view. But that won't prevent a user selecting another view.

  • Rob_Elliott's avatar
    Rob_Elliott
    Bronze Contributor

    The only way to do this is to create different views of the library & folders with the columns you want/don't want in each view. But that won't prevent a user selecting another view.

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