Create a site column so the same metadata is reusable across multiple libraries

by admin | Jul 18, 2026 | Lists & Metadata, Wiki | 0 comments

Go to Site settings → Site columns → Create. Define the column once at the site level, then in any library → Library settings → Add from existing site columns to reuse it. Site columns keep metadata consistent across libraries and feed into search schema more cleanly than per-library columns.

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