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New Library UI - non-required "Required" metadata
The new Library UI does not require metadata or content types to be filled out when uploading a document. This topic was well discussed in the Yammer network, but I feel it is important enough to m...
Thanks @Dan. Yes, we've been working on the required-but-not-required metadata situation for a while, and we've designed a solution that we're not ready to show just yet, but it IS coming. Having written the book on MD (literally), I care a lot about this, too.
Thanks Chris McNulty - The emphasis is often on on the most recently released stuff so those of us that want to leverage MMS and Content Types and Site Columns and Search, are not always sure if MSFT is committed to these techologies (supporting and improving). Yes - you did write a book on the subject and I still have the copy I got at the Puget Sound SharePoint User Group years ago. :-) - Greg