SharePoint document set has a limitation: two document sets can’t layer naturally and metadata is encouraged.
This enforced a hard coded rule: top layer folder -> one layer document sets plus metadata columns -> files.
From a product dev point, this is a tough feature limitation to make, considering the audience of Office and Windows are accustomed to multiple folder layers.
In the implementation phase, I learned to be extra curious for both motive and detail in order to keep the boundary.
- How do you plan to manage keep duplicate files up to date?
- If the folders are deleted periodically, then what happens when users want to find old documents?
I know about the metadata and web apps that users are less likely to, I am responsible to help them get around.