What is the use of document set in Sharepoint?
A Document Set is a group of related documents that you can manage as a single entity. You can create a Document Set in a single step, and then define its characteristics and metadata.
How do I create a Docset in Sharepoint?
Create a new Document Set content type
- On the Site Actions menu, click Site Settings.
- Under Galleries, click Site content types.
- On the Site Content Types page, click Create.
- In the Name and Description section, in the Name box, type the name you want to give to your new Document Set.
Can a file be added to a document set?
You can add only files that are of the same content types as those allowed within the Document Set. If the Document Set you are working with is not configured to automatically create default content when you create a new instance of a Document Set, you can add files to the Document Set manually.
What can you do with a document set?
After you add a Document Set content type to a library, site users can use familiar document management features and special Document Set features. Document Set authors can do any of the following tasks: Create new multi-document work products quickly and easily by using the New Document command in a document library.
How many items are in a document set?
When we first built one of the main libraries using Document Sets as the basis (with 14 different Content Type variants inheriting from Document Set and each other), we talked about how many items would ever be in the library. At the time, 5000 seemed like a huge and distant number.
Where do I find the document set settings?
Sure, it’s a setting on the Document Set settings page, but frankly, I’ve rarely noticed it. The setting isn’t visible in the Document Set settings page when you create the Content Type, because you aren’t yet in the context of a list. Once you have enabled the Content Type on a list, you’ll see the additional settings.