Document sets are essentially metadata-enabled folders, ideal for standardizing and bundling documents in a predefined folder structure, allowing people to manage their related assets as a single entity. Imagine HR onboarding a bunch of new hires. On their first day, HR creates a record for each person, then shares the item with the respective new … Continue reading SharePoint Online: Document Sets | Default Folders Only
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SharePoint Online: Metadata Scopes
[SharePoint Online] has a number of features and functionalities. Among these, there is robust support for metadata. But why support metadata? Because metadata helps flatten files, index content, and improve search results. And with this robust support, metadata can be created at several different levels. One way to visualize these scopes... Local Regional National Global … Continue reading SharePoint Online: Metadata Scopes
SharePoint: List Views (CAML Queries)
Collaborative Application Markup Language (CAML) is a schema used in SharePoint to query list data. Viewing, sorting, and grouping columns, that's straight-forward. One or two filter conditions, also straight-forward. But when three or more conditions are applied, the logic may get a bit murky. Because the UI hasn't really changed over the years, it still … Continue reading SharePoint: List Views (CAML Queries)