Transforming Document Management with GPT-Powered Autofill Columns in SharePoint

SharePoint Premium comes with a lot of features, and one of the standout additions is the Autofill columns powered by GPT. This feature uses the power of generative AI to classify , extract or summarize.

What Are GPT-Powered Autofill Columns?

They are simple SharePoint columns like single line of text or multiline text , which has AutoFill functionality setup. The power lies in the AutoFill setup , where its backed up by GPT 4.0 and the column gets filled by the prompt.

How to Get Started

Autofill columns come with Pay-as-you-go setup , syntex licensed users may not have access to this feature.

Setting up Admin Center

Nearly , all of the SharePoint Premium / Syntex settings are available only of they are enabled.

To enable autofill columns,

  1. Navigate to admin Center
  2. Ensure your pay as you go is setup , as these do not work for Syntex Licensed versions global admin center
  3. Navigate to Syntex services Syntex Services
  4. Ensure the status is set to on Syntex Services

Extracting data from Document

If you are familar with Syntex extraction models and thier setup , here is a easy way to do this without using any of the models and training. Though I dont absolutely call it is a model replacement , but an easier way to do . :)

Extracting Invoice number from documents

  1. Here is a sample Invoice from which I am trying to extract a data Syntex Services
  2. Setup Columns for data extraction: Column Setup
  3. Choose the prompt and test it on existing document Column Setup
  4. Upload your document , and wait for the column to be populated. Column Setup

Extracting from existing documents

If you have any existing documents which are added to the library before the setup , Autofill columns , Column Setup

You will recieve a notification , but definitely data outputs within few minutes

Column Setup

Few things to note

  1. Each column works with a single prompt
  2. Its GPT4-Turbo powered
  3. This works with both structured and unstructured documents
  4. Use it responsibly :)