Office 365 – SharePoint – The Records Center – All the different elements

Introduction

In my previous post I mentioned how to create the records centre. Now I will look at the different elements in the record center.

In this series I will look at

1. Creating a records center
2. All the elements of the records center
3. How to work with the new document library within the record center

The lists and libraries

Within the left hand navigation there are 2 libraries visible:

• Record Library
• Drop Off Library

When you compare these two libraries in Office 365 it is very quickly clear that they are not the same. The Record Library only uses the old format library views whereas the Drop Off Library uses the new Style Library

The Drop Off Library

Ok, I’m first clicking on the Check it out button so that I’m getting the new look and I go through the 5 intro dialogs

The other dialogs explain:

• Edit Metadata quickly
• Save your views
• Pin files to the top
• Create links

The Record Library

When looking at the site content it is straightway clear why this library doesn’t use the new look:

This is not a normal document library. It looks like Microsoft has forgotten to include this library? Or maybe there is a good reason behind it.

Pieter Veenstra

Is your business still running on paper trails, sprawling Excel files, or ageing Access databases? There's a better way — and I can show you exactly what it looks like. I'm the Technical Director of Vantage 365, a Microsoft solutions consultancy working with clients across the UK, the Netherlands, and worldwide. For over 30 years I've been turning messy, manual business processes into clean, automated systems that save time, reduce errors, and give teams the visibility they need to make better decisions. You can contact me using contact@sharepains.com