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Document Sets stuck in Classic View
I have two custom document sets, "Project" and "Quote", which appear to be stuck in the classic view. Both document sets exist on separate document libraries. Both document libraries are configured t...
Hello btombari
go to the edit mode and you can see differences to your new document set.
My edit mode in a ootb document set homepage looks like this:
Other: Is the "exit to classic mode" deactivated?
Look at this: https://www.sharepointdiary.com/2021/06/how-to-disable-return-to-classic-sharepoint-in-sharepoint-online.html
Regards, Dave
It looks like this document set welcome page was edited in the past, as the image was removed and the Properties section was moved to Zone 3. Is there a way to reset the home page back to the default version?
btombari I've found an easy way to reset the document home page.
In the ContentTypes section of the site collection, look for "Document Set" default CT.
- Edit configuration
- In the "Customize Welcome Page" (DO NOT CUSTOMIZE THE PAGE) just check "Update the Welcome Page of Document Sets inheriting from this content type"
- When the update is finished the experience should be changed to modern
I've just tested and It works!
- This worked well for me. I had migrated a classic library and document set CT from SP2013 to SP Online using ShareGate Migration Tool. As discussed above, everything works except my classic Welcome page was appearing when I click on a Doc Set folder link. Incidentally, I did have some customizations on my classic Welcome page. Following your steps above, the Welcome page was reverted to its default configuration. Now my modern doc set behaves properly, opens the folder and displays the metadata side panel instead of a Welcome page. Thanks!
- Unfortunately, I get an unexpected error when I check that box and click on the Save button.
I have verified that I can convert the affected document type to a new document type with the modern view. I just need to find the time to set up a test group of sets to make sure everything works the way we need it to.
Hello btombari
I am not aware of this. You can try it in SharePoint Designer, but be careful, you can also break a lot there.
Regards, Dave
