Setting Default Column Values for Document
I had the requirement to map the default column values of documents to the nested folder structure it is created/ uploaded into. As an example, a document uploaded into \Document Library\2018\Jan\DeptABC would have default column values accordingly: Year: 2018 Month: Jan Dept: DeptABC The column values (metadata) make searches effective and rather than to have users provide the metadata as a distinct step, we determine the metadata based on the logical (directory) location of the document. To manually configure this, go to [Library Settings] -> [Column default value settings] See here . However, if there are too many columns to configure, a quicker way to do so is to edit the mapping file directly. This file is found in the root of the library: " Forms\client_LocationBasedDefaults.html ". It is an XHTML file that isn't too difficult to comprehend. Do be careful and backup the file before editing.