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Custom Views on Specific Folders

Yes, you can create folder-specific views in a SharePoint document library (like /documents/HR or /documents/IT) using metadata filtering or JSON view formatting. Here's how you can approach it:

Option 1: Use Metadata Columns (Recommended)

This is the most flexible and user-friendly method.

Steps:

Add a metadata column (e.g., "Department") to your document library.
Tag each folder or file with the appropriate value (e.g., HR, IT).
Create a custom view for each department:
- Go to the document library.
- Click "Create view".
- Set a filter: Department is equal to HR.
- Save the view as "HR View".
Use Power Automate or a script to auto-tag files based on folder path (optional but helpful).

Result:

When users navigate to the HR folder, you can use Power Automate or custom scripting to redirect them to the "HR View".

Option 2: JSON View Formatting (Advanced)

You can use JSON to conditionally format views based on folder name.

Example:

{

"schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/view-formatting.schema.json",

"hideColumnHeader": true,

"rowFormatter": {

"elmType": "div",

"style": {

"display": "=if([$FileDirRef] == '/sites/yoursite/Shared Documents/HR', 'block', 'none')"

"children": [

{

"elmType": "span",

"txtContent": "[$FileLeafRef]"

}

]

}

This hides rows that don’t belong to the HR folder.

Option 3: Power Pages or Power Apps Integration

If you're building a custom UI (e.g., Power Pages), you can:

Use the folder path as a filter in your Dataverse or SharePoint connector.
Dynamically load different views based on the folder selected.

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