What are SharePoint document sets?

What are SharePoint document sets?

Document Sets are a feature in SharePoint Server that enables an organization to manage a single deliverable, or work product, which can include multiple documents or files. A Document Set content type can then define approved content types, attributes, default items, columns, workflows, and policies.

How do I create a document content type in SharePoint?

Create a new Document Set content type

1. On the Site Actions menu, click Site Settings.
2. Under Galleries, click Site content types.
3. On the Site Content Types page, click Create.
4. In the Name and Description section, in the Name box, type the name you want to give to your new Document Set.

How to set default document types in SharePoint?

Specify default content that you want to have automatically created and included in each new instance of the Document Set. You can have certain documents automatically included, and you can control the templates that people use. You can be certain that the default documents are the correct content types.

How to create a new document in SharePoint?

Create new multi-document work products quickly and easily by using the New Document command in a document library. Capture a version history snapshot of the current properties and documents within the Document Set.

What do you mean by 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.

What happens when you create a new document set?

When you create a new Document Set, you actually create a new content type. The content type becomes available across the site collection, and you can configure a new Document Set content type for each different multi-document work product.