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lgonyea
Jun 08, 2021Iron Contributor
Description Column in Libraries
The Description column has recently appeared in all existing and new libraries in our tenant. A Description column is commonly used in Lists, but rarely in Document libraries. We do not see added val...
lgonyea
Jun 08, 2021Iron Contributor
Exactly - it's just so random ... acting like a system column like Created/Modified. Again, lists make sense, but rarely in a library at least in our humble opinions 😉
Kaboodle_Colin
Jun 08, 2021Brass Contributor
Yes, we need an explanation for this please. Things get even more confusing when you use Document Sets because you end up with 2 columns called Description, one attached to the Doc Set Content Type and the other free floating. I have just been deleting the free-floating one
- lgonyeaJun 09, 2021Iron Contributor
Kaboodle_Colin This was a very concern as well of the possible impact of an existing Description column in a library ... As you've confirmed, there are not 2 and that is primary for potential errors!