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Jasun565
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Jun 11, 2024

Document Set Shared Columns not showing any data

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone knew why a custom document set (parent is document set) I created which has Shared Columns enabled for, say Column A and Column B, does not show data for those columns below the document set structure?

At the top level my document set shows data for Column A and Column B, but when I click into the document set, which has a bunch of folders and files, Column A and Column B does not contain any information. I thought this data was inherited from the Document set for any files in the set?


Thank you in advance.

  • Shared columns in the content type settings for the Document Set. When you check the boxes in Shared Columns, those columns are synced to the files that you add to the document set.
  • Document Set columns do not automatically inherit. You need to explicitly define which fields are inherited into the files that are added to the Document Set in the Document Set settings.
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      Jasun565
      Copper Contributor
      Hi Susan, thanks for the reply. The only options I am aware of in the Document Set settings are to check off the columns I want to be "Shared" in the "Shared Column" section of settings. Which settings are you referring to? Thanks.
      • Shared columns in the content type settings for the Document Set. When you check the boxes in Shared Columns, those columns are synced to the files that you add to the document set.

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