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Multi-level Group By in Document Libraries
Hi, I've just watched a youtube screencast by Lincoln DeMaris taken from this year's Ignite - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJzR2SL0qFs. In it Lincoln talks about the roll-out of 'multi-level ...
Hi Lincoln,
Ideally there wouldn't be a limit on it (which in effect means it's limited by the number of columns you have).
At the moment the use case I have is around migration and taking an organisation who has used SharePoint libraries as a direct replacement for a file system and implementing a flat structure which uses metadata to aid with findability. To help those users who are wedded to their folder approach to document browsing, multi-level group by allows the creation of a 'virtual folder' hierarchy which can replicate any folder structure.
Offering search based UI, filter based UI and folder-based browsing UI means we can offer a really rich experience that meets lots of different users needs/desires rather than forcing people to change their habits overnight.
Thanks,
Phil
LincolnDeMaris
Microsoft
MicrosoftThanks for your feedback. I'm glad you see it this way: cool metadata features help share the benefit of SharePoint above flat files and folders in a file share. We should focus on features that help ordinary users realize this value.
If you're in first release, you should give the new Smart Filters feature a try and let us know what you think! https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Use-smart-filters-to-find-your-file-or-list-item-293561ed-fb2e-4fb2-9a9f-8a21e299e323
2 more would cover 80% of all my requests. It would perfectly emulate old folders structures and help people stop using folders and move into the metadata world. So, how are we looking on the ETA?