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Update: Document Sets in Modern Document Libraries
LincolnDeMaris LincolnDeMaris I've read through this whole post and all of the replies so I apologize if I missed something. It seems to me that the default view of the Document Set is simply the list view that the docs set came from. When I change the columns, the list view changes too. Seems simplified from your perspective but a document set is very different that a list view and needs special attention so a user can differentiate.
First of all, you need to clearly differentiate that container (Document Set) metadata from the individual document metadata. Right now it looks indiscriminately mixed and you can even falsely edit the container metadata at the document level without effect. My understanding is that this is even true in classic mode with is really bad. Why not fix this? You could color the container metadata in the in the individual document context and make it read only?
Also, it seems you really need to be able to configure different columns in the document set view than the list view? They simply don't suit each others purpose.
Am I missing something? What's the best way to independently configure the document set list view and individual document property editing within within the document set? It should be completely independent.
- Michael_SilversteinJun 08, 2019Brass Contributor
FrankJohnson The default view of the document set will be the "Welcome Page View" from the Document Set Settings (the view which showed up on the classic document set welcome page). You can find this by going to the Library Settings page, clicking on the document set's content type, and going to Document Set settings.
We currently list the welcome page columns before the other metadata on the document set, but I agree that we could do a better job of differentiating these columns. Thanks for the suggestions!