Set up and manage autofill columns in Microsoft Syntex

The autofill columns service for Microsoft Syntex is set up in the Microsoft 365 admin center.

Prerequisites

Licensing

Before you can use autofill columns in Syntex, you must first link an Azure subscription in Syntex pay-as-you-go. Autofill columns in Syntex is billed based on the type and number of transactions.

Permissions

You must be a SharePoint Administrator or Global Administrator to be able to access the Microsoft 365 admin center and set up autofill columns.

Important

Microsoft recommends that you use roles with the fewest permissions. This helps improve security for your organization. Global Administrator is a highly privileged role that should be limited to emergency scenarios when you can't use an existing role.

Set up autofill columns

After an Azure subscription is linked to Microsoft Syntex, autofill columns is automatically set up and turned on for all SharePoint sites.

Manage sites

By default, autofill columns is turned on for libraries in all SharePoint sites. Follow these steps to limit which sites users can use autofill columns.

1. In the Microsoft 365 admin center, select Setup.

2. Under Files and content, select Automate content processes with Syntex.

3. On the Automate content processes with Syntex page, select Go to Syntex settings.

4. On the Syntex page, under Document & image services, select Autofill columns.

5. On the Autofill columns panel:

   a. Choose which site or sites this service should be enabled for.

   b. To restrict user access to this service, under Sites where autofill columns can be used when it's turned on, select Edit. On the Where can autofill columns be used? panel, change the setting from All sites to Selected sites (up to 100) or No sites. For selected sites, follow the instructions to select the sites or upload a CSV listing of the sites. You can then manage site access permissions for the sites you selected.

   c. Select Save.