Modern Sharepoint online - Custom Document Library template

Question

Hello,

I had a query on the creation of Document Libraries and custom templates.

Is it possible that I can make a custom template that will have specific columns added into the base library (including one that I created), so that when users of the SharePoint will always have those columns added in when they create a new Document Library.

So for example, currently when I create a new Document Library, the below columns are automatically populated:

But would it be possible to have that when I click create a new document library that it automatically creates the new columns as well like in the image below:

Answer 1

Hi @Hamish ,

You can make it by Save document library as template.

Go to Library Settings, click Save document library as template under the Permissions and Management section.

This is the library I used:

• If you cannot find it, please Enable Custom Script in SharePoint Online .
  1. Sign in to Office 365 and go to the SharePoint Online Admin Center as an admin.
  2. Click on Settings from the left navigation >> Scroll down to the “Custom Script” section.
  3. Under the Custom Script section, Set “Allow users to run custom script on personal site” and “Allow
     users to run custom script on self-service created sites” options. 
  4. Click on “OK” to save your changes.
  This enables custom scripts in SharePoint Online. However, this change may take up to 24 hours to reflect. To enable scripting on a particular site collection immediately, use this PowerShell script through SharePoint Online Management Shell.

   #Variables for Admin Center and Site Collection URL
   $AdminCenterURL = "https://crescent-admin.sharepoint.com/"
   $SiteURL="https://crescent.sharepoint.com/Sites/marketing"
    
   #Connect to SharePoint Online
   Connect-SPOService -url $AdminCenterURL -Credential (Get-Credential)
    
   #Disable DenyAddAndCustomizePages Flag
   Set-SPOSite $SiteURL -DenyAddAndCustomizePages $False
   

Note: The Group-connected Root site’s “Documents” (Shared Documents) library comes with the “Save document library as template” disabled by default, even if the custom scripts are enabled.

In your case, not select Include Content.

Then the template is created successfully.

Through New-->app to create a document library use the template:

And the new library just like this:

NOTES:

1. Above method does not work on Communication sites or Team sites connected to an Office 365 Group.
2. You have to be a Site Owner (Full Control) at the site level to perform the above steps.

For more information, please refer to:

https://sharepointmaven.com/5-ways-to-store-and-reuse-document-templates-in-sharepoint/

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