Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Inside Out

Chapter 11. Managing documents

Document management locations

Site columns, content types, and the content type hub

Managed metadata service for documents

Managing document sets

The importance of SharePoint Search in document management

Summary

COMPANIES used to share important information with staff by creating copies and placing them on the employees’ desks. This worked so long as there were no mistakes. If a mistake was found, then another round of copies would have to go out. Then, rich email systems allowed for digital copies to be sent to employees. While the document would have to be re-sent if there were mistakes, it would take only a few seconds instead of hand-delivering each copy. However, sending a large file throughout a large organization ...